UnmannedStratospheric Data-Collection UAS Completes First Flight at 20,000 Feet The high-altitude HiDRON unmanned glider by UAVOS and Stratodynamics Aviation completed its first test flight earlier this month, UAVOS revealed Thursday. The HiDRON's first flight lasted 90 minutes within an undisclosed location, and approached…
MilitaryF-16 Getting GPS Anti-Jam from Rockwell Collins The U.S. Defense Department has given Rockwell Collins a $30 million contract to upgrade F-16s with the company's digital GPS anti-jam receiver (DIGAR) for the U.S. Air Force Reserves and National Guard.…
CommercialAurora's Solar-Powered UAS Can 'Fly Indefinitely' Boeing-owned Aurora Flight Sciences’ new Odysseus unmanned aircraft system (UAS) “can effectively fly indefinitely,” according to the company, capable of months-long flights as it gathers data for climate research. The Odysseus is…
Business & GAGarmin Gets Autopilot STCs for Cessna 208B, 210 Garmin autopilots are available for more Cessna aircraft in the wake of supplemental type certificate (STC) approvals by the FAA. The GFC 600 has been approved for use with the cargo pod-equipped…
Business & GAIS&S Brings FADEC-Like Autothrottle to King Air Innovative Solutions & Support (IS&S) is bringing its autothrottle technology from the Pilatus PC12 to the King Air. The company expects the supplemental type certificate (STC) for the Beech King Air B200…
Embedded AvionicsCobham to Contribute ADS-B Out for T-6A Trainers Cobham will provide ADS-B Out solutions for the T-6A trainer upgrades that Scientific Research Corporation (SRC) is undertaking for the Defense Department. The total contract is worth over $15 million with Cobham's…
CommercialFlyht's Typical Third-Quarter Numbers Bely the Change to Come In the wake of the company's October acquisition of Panasonic Weather Solutions (PWS), Flyht's third-quarter earnings are in line with recent quarters and years: $3.1 million in total revenue, down 4 percent year…
MilitaryArmy Contracts Rockwell Collins to Upgrade Chinook Avionics on Five-Year Deal The U.S. Army has contracted Rockwell Collins to upgrade the common avionics architecture system (CAAS) on its CH-47F Chinook helicopter fleet. Under a five-year, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity deal with the U.S. Army Aviation…