Sagetech-Built Transponder Helps ‘Resolute Eagle’ UAS Operate in Civil Airspace
A PAE–American Operations Corp.–Battlespace Flight Services joint venture demonstrated an unmanned aircraft system equipped with Sagetech-built transponder during a civil airspace flight operation....
View ArticleFAA Approves Boeing KC-46 Tanker Configuration
Boeing has obtained an amended type certificate from the Federal Aviation Administration for the 767-2C airframe configuration of company-built KC-46 military tanker aircraft. The company said Thursday...
View ArticleMatt Desch: Aireon System on Iridium NEXT Satellites Could Transform Air...
Matt Desch, CEO of Iridium Communications, told CNBC in an interview published Friday the Aireon system payload aboard NEXT satellites aims to help air traffic controllers track an aircraft’s position...
View ArticleBoeing Gets FAA Registration Number for MQ-25 Tanker Drone Offering
Boeing has secured a registration number from the Federal Aviation Administration for its proposed unmanned aircraft system for the U.S. Navy’s MQ-25 Stingray carrier-based tanker drone program,...
View ArticleWorkhorse Gets FAA OK to Test-Fly Electric Hybrid Helicopter
Workhorse Group has received an Experimental Airworthiness Certificate from the Federal Aviation Administration to conduct test flights of an electric hybrid helicopter platform. Workhorse said...
View ArticleResearch and Markets: Manufacturing Tech Advancement to Drive Global Drone...
Research and Markets has projected that technological advancements in the production of military and commercial drones will help fuel the worldwide drone market’s growth to $16.7 billion in value by...
View ArticleFAA Records 1M Civilian Drone Users Through CSRA-Built Registry Platform
A CSRA-developed online registry platform has helped the Federal Aviation Administration document more than 1 million owners of civilian drones throughout the U.S. CSRA said Wednesday more than 870,000...
View ArticleGen. Carlton Everhart: Boeing-Built KC-46 Tanker On Track for Military...
Gen. Carlton Everhart, head of the U.S. Air Force‘s Air Mobility Command, has said that the Boeing-built KC-46 tanker aircraft is slated to obtain approval for its military equipment, Military Times...
View ArticleReport: SpaceX Gets FAA License for Inaugural Falcon Heavy Launch
SpaceX has received a launch license from the Federal Aviation Administration for the maiden flight of its Falcon Heavy rocket that is set to take off Tuesday, Feb. 6, SpaceX reported Saturday. Falcon...
View ArticleTetra Tech to Help FAA Build Aerospace Medical Info System
Tetra Tech has received a potential five-year, $40 million contract to develop an aviation personnel medical information tracking system for the Federal Aviation Administration. The company said...
View ArticleLeidos, New Zealand-Based Company Develop Air Traffic Mgmt System
Leidos has collaborated with Airways New Zealand to develop an air traffic management system designed to facilitate exchange of information between airports, airlines and an air navigation service...
View ArticleThales, NASA Team Up on Drone Traffic Management Tech Development
Thales and NASA have agreed to work together to advance the development of an unmanned aircraft system traffic management platform designed to advance the integration of drones into the national...
View ArticleBoeing Completes Fuel On-Load Tests for KC-46 Tanker Supplemental Type...
Boeing has completed fuel on-load tests needed for Federal Aviation Administration certification of the company’s refueling tanker aircraft. KC-46 received 540,600 pounds of fuel and performed 68...
View ArticleIntelsat General to Help Leidos Build Satellite Navigation Payload for FAA
Intelsat General, a U.S. subsidiary of the Luxembourg-based satellite services provider, will participate in a Leidos-led consortium that won a potential $117 million task order to Orbital ATK develop...
View ArticleDARPA Introduces Payload Launch Competition; Todd Master Comments
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has unveiled a prize competition that aims to shorten the timeline of payload launch operations. The DARPA Launch Challenge will require multiple teams to...
View ArticleSikorsky Gets Canada’s OK for S-92 Helicopter Gross Weight Expansion
Lockheed Martin‘s Sikorsky subsidiary has received approval from Canadian regulators for a gross weight expansion of the S-92 helicopter platform. The company said Tuesday the certification allows...
View ArticleDoD, Dedrone Partner to Experiment With UAS Detection Tech
The Defense Department has partnered with Dedrone to test a company-built technology’s capacity to assess, measure and responding to unmanned aerial systems that may pose threats to base security and...
View ArticleBoeing Completes KC-46 Tanker Flight Test for FAA Supplemental Type Certificate
Boeing has completed the flight tests of its KC-46 aircraft for a Federal Aviation Administration certificate after a refueling and communications exercise with a C-17 Globemaster III. The company said...
View ArticleSagetech to Provide Transponder for NASA’s UAS Safety Research Project
NASA has selected Sagetech to provide a transponder technology in support of the agency’s initiative to explore detect-and-avoid methods to ensure safety of unmanned aircraft system operations in...
View ArticleInsitu to Provide UAS Curriculum Training, Support for University of North...
The University of North Dakota has expanded a partnership with Boeing‘s Insitu subsidiary in a move to expand UND’s unmanned aircraft system curriculum and fleet. Insitu said Wednesday the university...
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