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Commercial

Sense and Avoid Avionics Evaluated in New FAA Test

The FAA and partners Northrop Grumman and ACSS, announced a series of successful flight tests of the sense-and-avoid avionics system for Unmanned Aerial Systems (UASs). The flight tests led by Northrop Grumman…

Embedded Avionics

Kaney Aerospace Acquires BVR Technologies from Esterline

Illinois-based aerospace engineering and manufacturing company Kaney Aerospace has completed its acquisition of BVR Technologies Co. from Esterline Corp. The combined company will operate as Kaney Aerospace with a workforce of over…

Military

F-35 Pilots to Begin Training in New BAE Simulator

BAE Systems’ Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II flight engineering simulator is up and running, the company said. Pilots can now prepare for flight trials on the U.K.’s new Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft…

Connectivity

SmartSky Secures Funding to Deploy 4G ATG Network

SmartSky Networks has officially raised enough equity funding to achieve the deployment of its nationwide air-to-ground 4G network. The Charlotte, North Carolina-based inflight Internet provider’s latest round of funding features the company’s…