The U.S. Navy has awarded BAE Systems $30 million to refresh the AN/APX-123A(V) Common Transponder (CXP), which provides time-critical insights that help prevent friendly fire incidents. The refreshed CXP will […]
Aircraft
American Airlines and AT&T to provide complimentary inflight Wi-Fi
American Airlines and AT&T — two American companies who connect customers will go to new heights, offering complimentary inflight Wi-Fi1 across more than two million American flights a year, beginning […]
Intelsat to line fit factory install multi-orbit service on Embraer E2
Intelsat, operator of integrated satellite and terrestrial networks, and provider of in-flight connectivity (IFC), will soon launch high-speed, reliable multi-orbit connectivity service on Embraer E2 aircraft on the day the […]
United’s FAA certification for Starlink aircraft with first commercial flight for May 2025
United today announced the FAA has approved its first Starlink-equipped aircraft type and that the first commercial flight is planned for May, less than eight months after the deal was first […]
UAE contemplating LEO constellation
The world already has a pair of successful low Earth orbiting (LEO) mega-constellations in the form of SpaceX’s Starlink and the Eutelsat/OneWeb fleet. Also on the near-horizon is the Jeff […]
Philippine Space Agency – Advisory on the Long March 7A rocket launch
The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) confirms the launch of the Long March 7A rocket from the People’s Republic of China. Expected debris from the rocket launch was projected to have […]
Gilat expands In-Flight Connectivity capabilities with more than $3 Million in orders from IFC Service Provider
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ, TASE: GILT), a worldwide provider in satellite networking technology, solutions, and services, announced a leading IFC Service Provider is expanding its In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) capabilities […]
Skydweller Aero successfully completes 1st unmanned/uncrewed flight of large scale solar-powered aircraft in the U.S.
Skydweller, an uncrewed solar-powered aircraft from Skydweller Aero, has a wingspan greater than a 747 and leaves zero carbon footprint — the aircraft just completed the world’s first successful autonomous/unmanned/uncrewed […]
ALOFT AeroArchitects to equip private Boeing business jet aircraft with Eutelsat OneWeb’s LEO satellite connectivity service
ALOFT AeroArchitects has selected Eutelsat OneWeb to deliver high-speed, low-latency broadband connectivity aboard their client’s aircraft. Under the agreement, ALOFT will equip a private BBJ aircraft with Eutelsat OneWeb’s LEO […]
EarthCARE goes west for launch as ESA’s most complex Earth Explorer mission
The Airbus-built EarthCARE (Earth Clouds, Aerosols and Radiation Explorer) spacecraft has left Munich, Germany, and is now on its way aboard an aircraft to its launch site in Vandenberg, California. […]