… On September 24th, Platform Aerospace launched Vanilla Unmanned and recovered the UAV 8 days, 50 minutes, and 47 seconds later on October 2nd, breaking the FAI world record for unrefueled, internal combustion endurance of an unmanned aircraft. SKYTRAC Systems Ltd. (SKYTRAC), provider of intelligent connectivity solutions for aviation, announced that Platform Aerospace, an industry provider in unmanned […]
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Altitude Angel Is First To Join Inmarsat’s New Partner Network For Velaris Connectivity Solution
Inmarsat will develop an array of end-to-end UAV solutions and capabilities, while working alongside a notable ecosystem of partners. Inmarsat, provider of global, mobile satellite communications, has a new partnership network for its ground-breaking Velaris connectivity solution and confirmed the first member is set to be Altitude Angel, the world’s leading Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM) technology provider. […]
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 […]
Blending Competencies Are TXMission + Arralis Technologies For Comm Products
TXMission has signed a technology, sales and distribution agreement with Arralis Technologies Ltd., a leading, advanced millimeter-wave communications solution provider. The companies will jointly develop a suite of communication products for smallsat, HAPS, UAV and airborne applications that require high-performance and extremely low size, weight and power. Development will initially focus on a range of […]
Hughes And SES Demonstrate First Multi-Orbit SATCOM For Remotely Piloted Aircraft
Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES) and SES announced the successful first demonstration of a new multi-orbit satellite communications (SATCOM) capability for remotely piloted aircraft. Conducted for General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), the demonstration paired Hughes HM series software-defined modems and Resource Management System (RMS) with SES’s satellites that operate in geosynchronous (GEO) and medium Earth (MEO) […]
Boeing To Build The First Operational, Carrier-Based Unmanned Aircraft For The U.S. Navy
Boeing [NYSE: BA] will build the Navy’s newest carrier-based aircraft at a new high-tech facility in Illinois, bringing the benefits of digital aircraft design and production to the Navy and as many as 300 advanced manufacturing jobs to the greater St. Louis region. The new 300,000 square-foot facility at MidAmerica St. Louis Airport, scheduled for […]
ViaLite’s Yeoman’s Accomplishment Provides Security To World’s Largest Gathering Of Defense And Security Community
Exhibitors at DSEI, the world’s largest gathering of the defense and security community, appreciate ViaLite Communications and FalTech GPS for routing GPS/GNSS signals into the heart of ExCeL London’s exhibition halls. The signals were a Ministry of Defence (MOD) requirement for connecting aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) systems to live GPS signals to enable […]
ELERA Global IoT Network From Inmarsat Makes Its Market Entrance
In its second major announcement in two weeks, Inmarsat has unveiled Inmarsat ELERA; a global, narrowband network that is ideally suited to the rapidly evolving world of the Internet of Things (IoT) and for global mobility customers, including aviation, maritime, governments and select enterprises. ELERA builds on Inmarsat’s Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) and will be […]
Aviation History: Boeing MQ-25 T1 UAV Refuels A USN F/A-18 Super Hornet In Flight
For the first time in history, the U.S. Navy and Boeing [NYSE: BA] have demonstrated air-to-air refueling using an unmanned aircraft – the Boeing-owned MQ-25™ T1 test asset – to refuel another aircraft. During a test flight June 4, MQ-25 T1 successfully extended the hose and drogue from its U.S. Navy-issued aerial refueling store (ARS) […]
Partnership Formed By Nordic Unmanned + SKYTRAC For UAV SATCOM System
SKYTRAC Systems Ltd. (SKYTRAC) recently launched Integrated Mission System 350 (IMS-350) SATCOM terminal has been selected by Nordic Unmanned for installation on a Staaker BG-200 UAV, enabling Command and Control (C2) capabilities during mapping, photogrammetry, LiDAR scanning flight operations, and logistical operations. Nordic Unmanned’s Staaker BG-200 will gain live video streaming and mission control updates […]