Eclipse Global Connectivity, Smiths Interconnect and ST Engineering iDirect (iDirect) are collaborating to deliver an integrated airborne Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (A-ISR) satellite communications (SATCOM) capability for military and government aircraft. The solution, drawing on the extensive expertise of the three companies, will initially address the beyond-line-of-sight connectivity requirements for an EMEA government unmanned platform. […]
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Business Segments Streamlined By L3Harris
L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX) has incorporated a new alignment and organization of core businesses, moving from four to three focused segments: Integrated Mission Systems, Space and Airborne Systems and Communication Systems. In 2019, L3Harris began a portfolio shaping process with an emphasis on high-growth, technology-differentiated businesses. The positive results of that work enabled the new, streamlined […]
Inmarsat’s Celebration Of The Fifth Anniversay Of GX Aviation
Inmarsat, provider of global, mobile satellite communications, recently celebrated the fifth anniversary of GX Aviation, its most successful passenger inflight broadband service to date. Since entering commercial service in 2016, the award-winning solution has been selected by more than 35 airlines worldwide, with a total order book of over 1,500 aircraft, approximately 550 of which are […]
SAUDIA’s Passengers Appreciate Inmarsat’s and GDC’s High-Speed Inflight Broadband Advanced Technology
SAUDIA, the national flag carrier of Saudi Arabia, announced its upcoming fleet of 35 Airbus A321neo and Airbus A321XLR aircraft will offer the award-winning GX Aviation high-speed inflight broadband solution by Inmarsat, provider of global, mobile satellite communications. The aircraft will connect to GX Aviation using an ultra-high performance terminal by GDC Advanced Technology, an industry leader […]
HD Video Streaming Via Iridium Certus For Aircraft Bring SKYTRAC and AnsuR Partnership Into Fruition
SKYTRAC Systems has announced a Letter of Intent (LOI) with AnsuR Technologies to enable the High-Definition (HD) video streaming using SKYTRAC’s Iridium Certus SATCOM terminals. AnsuR’s innovative software solution, ASMIRA, will be integrated with SKYTRAC’s Iridium Certus terminals to enable HD and 4K video streaming over the Iridium satellite network. This will result in drastically […]
AeroVironment Delivers Advanced ISR for Nighttime UAS Operations
AeroVironment, Inc. has introduced the Mantis™ i45 N, a multi-sensor nighttime imaging payload compatible with Puma™ 2 AE, Puma™ 3 AE and Puma™ LE small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). Lightweight (905 g) and compact, the new Mantis i45 N joins AeroVironment’s expansive Mantis product line of micro-gimbals delivering high-quality video and imagery downlink to UAS […]
Horizon Technologies + Airborne Technologies To Produce Surveillance Pods For Satellite Intercept System
Horizon Technologies and Airborne Technologies GmbH have agreed to work together on the design of surveillance pods specifically geared toward the ISR market to carry the successor of the well-known FlyingFish™ satellite intercept system, BlackFish™. This marks another interesting addition to the Airborne Technologies’ SCAR-Pod family for day and night ISR missions. The agreement will […]
General Atomics ASI Completes Transfer Of MQ-9A Reaper UAS To The U.S.M.C.
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has completed the transfer of two, MQ-9A Reaper Block 5 Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) to the U.S. Marine Corps — the two aircraft have been operated by the USMC since 2018 under a Company Owned/Company Operated (COCO) lease agreement in support of an Urgent Operational Need. The Reapers represent […]
Mynaric And H3 HATS’ Successes With World’s First Industrialized Optical Communications Terminal for Airborne Applications
Mynaric and H3 HATS today announced the successful start of a joint demonstration campaign to showcase laser communication capabilities for high-altitude long endurance aircraft using industrialized optical communications terminals. Initial flights of the campaign demonstrated key performance criteria of Mynaric’s HAWK product currently in pre-series production onboard one of H3 HATS’ aircraft. Where previous tests […]
Voyager Space Acquires Valley Tech Systems
Voyager Space (Voyager) has acquired Valley Tech Systems (VTS), a technology company focused on developing controllable solid hypersonic propulsion and open architecture ISR (intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance) technologies. Voyager’s acquisition of Valley Tech Systems highlights the company’s intent to further expand its defense capabilities and apply these technologies to support Voyager Space’s existing complementary capabilities […]