Latest Articles by Nick Zazulia

Nick is assistant editor of Avionics. He received his master’s degree in journalism from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. He previously served in a research role for ESPN and was also an intern at U.S. News & World Report. His work as an independent journalist has been featured in UPI and USA Today. Nick ran his own marketing consulting firm, which focused on building small businesses’ online presence and publicity.

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Regulation

European Parliament OKs EU-Wide Drone Rules

European Members of Parliament have approved a deal for common EU-wide safety standards for drone manufacture and operation. Under the new rules, drones would need to be designed so that they can…

Military

Raytheon Picked to Produce F-35 Sensor

Lockheed Marin chose Raytheon to develop and deliver the next-generation distributed aperture system (DAS) for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, replacing incumbent Northrop Grumman. Lockheed Martin said that the change in provider will reduce…

Connectivity

Inmarsat Snubs Initial EchoStar Acquisition Bid

Inmarsat has rejected an initial acquisition approach from EchoStar, Inmarsat confirmed in a statement issued late last week saying the “highly preliminary” proposal “significantly undervalued” the company. Inmarsat is one of the jewels in…

Commercial

FAA Puts $677M Toward Infrastructure at 214 Airports

The FAA is awarding $677 million in infrastructure grants to airports around the country, U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao confirmed, as the first part of $3.18 billion in funding…

Unmanned

GA-ASI Detect and Avoid Tech Enables FAA-Approved Flight

A detect-and-avoid (DAA) avionics system developed by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) helped enable an unmanned flight through the National Airspace System (NAS) after taking off from Southern California today. The DAA…