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  • General Atomics-Built Avionics Tech Installed on NASA UAS; Linden Blue Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Atomics-Built Avionics Tech Installed on NASA UAS; Linden Blue Comments

    A NASA-owned unmanned aircraft system that flew Tuesday was equipped with a detect-and-avoid avionics system from General Atomics‘ aeronautical systems business. General Atomics said Tuesday Ikhana, a modified version of the Predator B/MQ-9 UAS platform, used the DAA system that features a collision avoidance technology built to help pilots “see and avoid” other airspace users. NASA’s Ikhana took off Tuesday from southern […] More

  • Noblis VP Mile Corrigan Earns Women in Technology Recognition - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Noblis VP Mile Corrigan Earns Women in Technology Recognition

    Mile Corrigan, vice president of Noblis‘ federal civilian solutions business, has received Women in Technology recognition in the “corporate mid-market sector” category. She is one of the nine category winners, which include six government contracting industry executives, honored with the WIT Leadership Awards, Noblis said Tuesday. Corrigan said she believes communities and organizations should implement efforts to […] More

  • PAE ISR to Equip 'Resolute Eagle' UAS With Sagetech Transponder; Jake Jacobs Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    PAE ISR to Equip ‘Resolute Eagle’ UAS With Sagetech Transponder; Jake Jacobs Comments

    Sagetech has been chosen to provide a transponder system for integration into a PAE ISR-made unmanned aerial system. The PAE–American Operations Corp.–Battlespace Flight Services joint venture will equip the Resolute Eagle UAS platform with MX transponders, Sagetech said Tuesday. Jake Jacobs, chief technology officer at PAE ISR, said the transponder will work to increase Resolute Eagle’s aircraft detection and avoidance capacity. Jacobs added the […] More

  • Echodyne to Provide Radar Tech for DOT UAS Integration Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Echodyne to Provide Radar Tech for DOT UAS Integration Program

    Echodyne has been selected to provide radars to the North Dakota Department of Transportation under a federal project that aims to test drone integration into the national airspace. NDDOT will use the Metamaterial Electronically Scanning Array technology for weather detection and tracking as part of the state’s Integration Pilot Program, Echodyne said Thursday. The U.S. Transportation Department selected […] More

  • Insitu, University Team Up to Support FAA UAS Integration Pilot Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Insitu, University Team Up to Support FAA UAS Integration Pilot Program

    Boeing‘s Insitu subsidiary has partnered with the University of Alaska Fairbanks for an effort to help state, local and tribal governments integrate the use of unmanned aircraft systems into the country’s airspace. The partnership will work to support the Federal Aviation Administration‘s UAS Integration Pilot Program, which aims to develop new aviation regulations for unmanned aircraft usage, Insitu said Tuesday. The […] More

  • AT&T to Provide LTE Network Coverage for DOT's UAS Integration Pilot Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AT&T to Provide LTE Network Coverage for DOT’s UAS Integration Pilot Program

    AT&T will offer long-term evolution network coverage for a Transportation Department pilot program that aims to test unmanned aerial systems as part of the U.S. government’s push to integrate drones into the national airspace, Fierce Wireless reported Friday. The company will deploy its Flying Cell on Wings technology to support LTE cellular coverage in remote areas […] More

  • Harris Gets $141M Contract to Support India's Air Traffic Mgmt Comms Tech Modernization - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Harris Gets $141M Contract to Support India’s Air Traffic Mgmt Comms Tech Modernization

    Harris has secured a potential $15-year, $141 million contract from the Airports Authority of India to help modernize the country’s air traffic management communications system. The company said Thursday it aims to help AAI update network operations and security measures as well as increase the performance, quality and reliability of the Indian ATM infrastructure through the Futuristic Telecommunications Infrastructure […] More

  • AeroVironment Gets Quality Management System Certification - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AeroVironment Gets Quality Management System Certification

    AeroVironment has received ISO 9001:2015/AS9100D certification for the quality management system the company uses across its unmanned aircraft, tactical missile, electric vehicle charging and power cycling and test systems businesses. SAI Global issued the certificate that covers AeroVironment’s design, development, operational performance, production and support processes, the UAS manufacturer said Friday. Wahid Nawabi, president and CEO of AeroVironment, […] More

  • Raytheon to Help Build NY Airspace Corridor for Drone Test - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon to Help Build NY Airspace Corridor for Drone Test

    Raytheon has been chosen to help the Northeast UAS Airspace Integration Research Alliance design, develop and support an airspace corridor in New York state to facilitate testing of unmanned aircraft systems. The company said Thursday the new airspace corridor will serve as a venue for companies to test drones and platforms designed for air traffic management […] More

  • Insitu to Provide UAS Curriculum Training, Support for University of North Dakota - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Insitu to Provide UAS Curriculum Training, Support for University of North Dakota

    The University of North Dakota has expanded a partnership with Boeing‘s Insitu subsidiary in a move to expand UND’s unmanned aircraft system curriculum and fleet. Insitu said Wednesday the university will incorporate Catalina, INEXA Control and TacitView software platforms into its aviation program by fall 2019, UND also intends to adopt the ScanEagle 3 platform to augment the university’s current fleet of more […] More

  • Sagetech to Provide Transponder for NASA's UAS Safety Research Project - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Sagetech to Provide Transponder for NASA’s UAS Safety Research Project

    NASA has selected Sagetech to provide a transponder technology in support of the agency’s initiative to explore detect-and-avoid methods to ensure safety of unmanned aircraft system operations in national airspace. Sagetech said Monday it will provide the company’s MXS transponder for the Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration in the National Airspace System Project of NASA with other government […] More

  • Boeing Completes KC-46 Tanker Flight Test for FAA Supplemental Type Certificate - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing Completes KC-46 Tanker Flight Test for FAA Supplemental Type Certificate

    Boeing has completed the flight tests of its KC-46 aircraft for a Federal Aviation Administration certificate after a refueling and communications exercise with a C-17 Globemaster III. The company said Thursday it will submit the flight test data and results for the FAA’s review for the award of the Supplemental Type Certificate. The STC tests for […] More