ConnectivityUS Army Plans Addition of Ka Band for Gray Eagle to Bolster Communications The U.S. Army plans to add Ka-band satellite communications capability for its fleet of General Atomics MQ-1C Gray Eagle UAVs, the military service said on Aug. 13. General Atomics is to award…
ConnectivitySmartSky Networks Partners with Mosaic ATM, Expanding Skytelligence SmartSky’s Skytelligence platform for in-flight connectivity applications now counts Mosaic ATM as a partner, adding new data streams, data processing and fusion techniques. The partnership with Mosaic ATM enhances Skytelligence’s framework infrastructure…
ConnectivityIs Forge The Data Analytics Platform Airlines Have Been Craving? A new unified analytics-based software platform, Forge for Airlines, was able to reduce delays and cancellations by 30 percent for Cathay Pacific, according to Honeywell Aerospace. Could it be the centralized access point…
Business & GAAvionics Sales for Business, General Aviation Increase 14 Percent, AEA Says The more than $1.5 billion in sales of avionics for business and general aviation over the first six months of this year represents a 14 percent increase over the first half of…
Business & GAGulfstream G600 On Track for 2019 Entry into Service Gulfstream’s G600 business jet is on track to enter into service next year, after the Savannah, Georgia-based manufacturer announced the first delivery of the G600 Thursday. FAA type and production certificates were…
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…