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Woodrow Bellamy III is the editor-in-chief of Avionics. Over the past five years, he has been covering a wide range of topics, including aircraft internet connectivity, next-generation airspace modernization and federally mandated avionics equipage for Avionics. In June 2017, he was recognized with The Bill Gunston Technology Writer of the Year Award.

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NASA Reveals Partnerships Advancing Moon, Mars Tech

NASA selected 10 U.S. companies for 19 partnerships to mature industry-developed space technologies. As NASA prepares to land humans on the Moon by 2024 with the Artemis program, commercial companies are developing new technologies,…

Business & GA

Avionics Manufacturers Anticipate Late Surge in Helicopter ADS-B Demand

While misconceptions about the Federal Aviation Administration’s Jan. 1, 2020 mandate to install digital transponders have slowed helicopter operators’ adoption of Automatic Dependence Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) Out technologies, equipment suppliers, helicopter manufacturers and…

ATM Modernization

India to Start Using Space-based ADS-B by End of 2019

The Airports Authority of India (AAI) will become the first air navigation service provider (ANSP) in South Asia to start operating space-based ADS-B, after signing a new contract with Aireon. Under the…

Connectivity

OneWeb, Airbus Open High-Volume Satellite Production Facility

OneWeb Satellites – a joint venture of OneWeb and Airbus – opened a high-volume, high-speed satellite production facility in Merrit Island, Florida, near the Kennedy Space Center. The 105,500 square foot production facility, which has two production lines…