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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

General Atomics Completes First Flight of 'Certifiable' Predator B

The manufacturer plans to begin delivering the MQ-9 Reaper variant to the UK Royal Air Force in late 2018.
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Aircraft

Lockheed Martin Lands Upgrade Contract for South Korea F-16s

The manufacturer will upgrade 134 Republic of Korea Air Force F-16s to the F-16V configuration.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

AIN Blog: The Story Behind Part 107, the Small UAS Rule

There were multiple attempts to draft the small UAS regulation dating to around 2003.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

European Parliament Clears Way For Drone Ops Rules In 2017

The Parliament's transport committee agreed on amendments that would introduce European Union-wide requirements for drones.
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Regulations and Government

Trump Will Take a Tougher Line With Adversaries, Senator Says

U.S. senator and war veteran Cotton is among names the president-elect was considering to head the Pentagon.
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Aircraft

Maintainers Fix F-22 Weapons System Issue, Air Force Says

The unspecified 'in-flight weapons system maintenance issue' on one F-22 affected its radar cross section.
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ATC

After U.S. Election, Battle Resumes Over ATC Restructuring

House Republicans and Democrats used different reports by federal government offices to argue their cases for reforming the ATC system.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

'Angel One' Predator C Avenger Made Available for Aid Missions

General Atomics said the jet-powered Predator C can drop humanitarian aid rations from its internal payload bay.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

General Atomics Predator C Avenger ER Makes First Flight

The extended-wing variant of the jet-powered Avenger increases endurance to 20 hours, the manufacturer says.
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Airports

FAA Will Evaluate 'Counter-UAS' Technology at Denver Airport

The agency aims to develop a concept of operations to protect airports against the threat of rogue drones by next year.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Pentagon Assigns First F-35 Component Repair Facilities

The initial assignments cover 8 percent of the repairable work the Department of Defense plans to make available outside of the U.S.
Aircraft

GAO: Air Force Was 'Reasonable' in Awarding B-21 Contract

The government watchdog agency released a declassified version of its February decison denying Boeing's protest of the B-21 contract award.
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Regulations and Government

A4A Applauds ICAO's Carbon Emissions Offsetting Scheme

The cost of complying with the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation is considered 'manageable,' association says.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

U.S. Services Outline Future Plans for Unmanned Aircraft

The U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, Army and Air Force each have plans to acquire new unmanned aircraft systems in the future.
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Aircraft

United Airlines Describes Effort To Introduce Aviation Biofuels

The carrier made history in March when it started using 'commercial-scale' volumes of biofuel at Los Angeles International Airport.
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Avionics

Prepare For Coming Mandates, Rockwell Collins Advises

Prepare for coming mandates, Rockwell Collins advises
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myDuncan Customer Portal Turns 10, Adds Features

Duncan Aviation’s web-based aircraft project management system—myDuncan—recently marked its 10th birthday.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Corporate Aviation Ponders the Drone Tidal Wave

Flight departments are sources of expertise that will be needed to help companies launch drone operations.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Vision Systems Forms New ‘Smart Lite’ Division

The new division enables Vision Systems to serve other industry segments more efficiently.
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Training and Workforce

Unmanned Safety Institute, Florida Police Sponsor Workshop

Unmanned Safety Institute, Florida police sponsor workshop
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ATC

The Weather Company Draws From a Richer Set of Forecasting Information

IBM’s new unit, The Weather Company, is leveraging the Internet of Things to improve weather forecasting.
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Safety

Containment Kits Protect Against Lithium Battery Fires

Containment Kits Protect Against Lithium Battery Fires
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Aircraft

Cobham Develops MV-22B Aerial Refueling Capability

The company said it will begin delivering the palletized V-22 Aerial Refueling System to the U.S. Marine Corps in 2018.
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Avionics

Lightspeed Enhances Tango Interface to Charge Spare Battery

The LEMO version of the wireless Lightspeed Tango headset can now charge a spare battery from ship’s power.
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ATC

Passur, AirMap Enter Drone Alert Partnership

The partnership integrates Passur’s live flight data with AirMap’s drone traffic alert system.
ATC

Airbus Subsidiary Updates Military ATC at German Airfields

Airbus DS Electronics and Border Security is replacing 30-year-old radars at 20 airfields with the ASR aerodrome surveillance radar.
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Aircraft

Raytheon Names U.S. Site for Assembling T-100 Trainers

The manufacturer would assemble the M-346 Master variant in Meridian, Miss., if it wins the U.S. Air Force's T-X competition.
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ATC

FAA Declares Steady Progress on NextGen ATC Modernization

The agency says the U.S. national airspace system is becoming more efficient as a result of the long-running NextGen ATC modernization effort.
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ATC

Raytheon Advances JPALS Landing System for F-35B/Cs

The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps plan to reach early operational capability of the Joint Precision Approach and Landing System in 2018.
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Aircraft

BAE Plans To Ramp Up Production of Laser Guidance Sections

With a new order from the Navy, the company has enlarged production capacity in New Hampshire of its Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System.
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