MilitaryCollins Aerospace to Modernize Pentagon Test Range Systems Collins Aerospace Systems, a division of United Technologies Corp., is set to modernize test range systems for the U.S. Air Force, Navy and Army under a $7.6 million Air Force contract vehicle…
RegulationAmazon Seeks FAA Approval for Prime Air Drone Delivery Amazon has formally requested FAA approval to operate as a Part 135 unmanned air carrier to conduct commercial drone deliveries in the United States. The 29-page letter sent by Amazon also…
MilitaryNew Demonstration Shows F-35's Data Sharing Capability Stakeholders recently demonstrated the ability to integrate F-35 Joint Strike Fighter track data into the Army’s Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Battle Command System (IBCS) during the June Orange Flag Evaluation…
UnmannedDrone Delivery Crash in Switzerland Raises Safety Concerns As UPS Forms Subsidiary Swiss Post’s drone delivery service has been indefinitely suspended after a drone crashed not far from a group of kindergarten children. The program, which ferries healthcare items like lab samples between hospitals…
CommercialDaedalean is Developing a Neural Network for Future Air Taxi Avionics Daedalean, a Zürich, Switzerland-based startup, has amassed $12 million in funding toward the development of the aviation industry’s first autopilot system to feature an advanced form of artificial intelligence (AI) known as…
ATM ModernizationFCC Aims to Streamline Licensing for Small Satellites, Some To Be Used for Aircraft Tracking Last week, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) established a new, optional licensing process under Part 25 of FCC regulations for small satellites to speed their fielding for commercial applications—a process that is likely…
CommercialEuropean Airlines to Meet June 2020 ADS-B Deadline, With Some Exceptions The number of aircraft operated by European airlines in compliance with EASA’s June 7, 2020 ADS-B Out mandate has doubled to more than 40 percent since October 2018, according to a…
ATM ModernizationSwitzerland Connects Drone Operators to ATM with Nationwide System Switzerland is a step closer to rolling out an unmanned traffic management system nationwide. A partnership between Swiss ANSP Skyguide and airspace intelligence provider AirMap, has led to the deployment of a…