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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

UAV Flights Begin at Fourth National Test Site

Granted authorization last week by the FAA, Texas A&M flies its first UAV mission along the Gulf Coast.
Aircraft

Boeing Touts King Air-based 'Ramis' Surveillance Aircraft

Ramis combines imagery intelligence, electronic intelligence, signals intelligence and communications intelligence.
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Aircraft

F-35A Flights at Eglin Suspended After Fighter Catches Fire

The pilot of the Joint Strike Fighter conventional takeoff and landing variant aborted the takeoff “due to a fire in the back end of the aircraft.”
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ATC

Sweden's Transport Agency Approves 'Remote Tower' Ops

The remote tower concept combines the ATC functions of small airports at one centrally located facility.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

MQ-8B Fire Scout Flies with New Surveillance Radar

The multi-mode radar will increase situational awareness and threat warning in a high-traffic littoral environment, according to the company.
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ATC

Nav Canada Nears Completion of Nationwide ILS Upgrade

When completed, the program will comprise 110 ILS systems at new locations and replace ILS legacy systems.
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ATC

India Completes ADS-B Ground Network Installation

The Airports Authority of India commissioned the installation of ADS-B at 14 of the nation's airport in 2014.
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Rotorcraft

State Department Awaits Delivery of Sikorsky S-61Ts

Reasons for delays in the delivery of S-61T helicopters for use in Afghanistan remain unclear.
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Regulations and Government

Bill Would Give Congress a Say in U.S. Customs Facilities

Airline groups praise bill, which requires the any new location to be served by a U.S. carrier and prior consultation with stakeholders.
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FBI, Airline Pilots Extend Anti-Laser Outreach

Last year, authorities received 3,960 reports of laser strikes against aircraft.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

U.S. Marines Deploy Blackjack UAS to Afghanistan

The initial operational test and evaluation period is expected to be complete this year.
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Aircraft

Northrop Grumman Wins B-2 Work; Plans for LRS-B

The contract has a five-year base period to May 2, 2019, with an option to extend to 2024.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Pirker Case Casts Shadow over Unmanned Systems Conference

UAS industry industry growing increasingly impatient with the FAA’s regulatory and policy containment of unmanned aircraft systems.

U.S. Airline Industry In 'Survival Mode,' Says Pilots Union

U.S. airlines are operating in a “hypercompetitive” environment against foreign carriers that are either state-owned or heavily state subsidized.
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Rotorcraft

UK Military Orders BAE's 'Gen 3' Missile Warning System

The order represents the first direct commercial sale of the latest generation countermeasures suite, BAE said.
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Regulations and Government

FAA's New 'Interagency Planning Office' Replaces JPDO

The office “will plan, identify and prioritize key multi-agency research to drive consensus in the development and decisions related to NextGen.
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ATC

New York Tracon Will Not Be FAA's 'Integrated' Facility

The FAA will rebuild the New York Tracon in Westbury, N.Y., and consider later upgrades at Ronkonkoma.
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EasyJet Plans To Deploy Unmanned Aircraft To Inspect Fleet

The UK carrier expects to introduce remotely piloted UAS into operations next year.
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ATC

Sesar Pushes Ahead With Single European Sky Research

The European Parliament has approved further funding for the Single European Sky ATM Research program.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

No Clear Plan for Triton 'Due Regard' Radar, Navy Says

Due-regard rader will make the Triton capable of detecting aircraft not equipped with a transponder or not using it to avoid detection.
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After Pirker Setback, FAA Plans UAS Policy Notice

Agency seeks to reaffirm its authority to regulate the use of small unmanned aircraft.

Congress, FAA Look to Speed UAS Access To Airspace

FAA’s lead UAS executive said the agency will use a provision to allow limited commercial use of unmanned aircraft.
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Manufacturers Must Prove Commercial UAS Flight Safety Says FAA

At “Civilian Applications for UAS” workshop attendees question agency progress in opening NAS to commercial UAS operations.
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Spectators Far Removed from Florida UAV Demonstration

As companies and universities flew their fixed- and rotary-wing models, spectators watched on screens installed in a tent nearby.
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