Harris Corp. and PrecisionHawk have agreed to expand their alliance in an effort to launch platforms designed to meet situational awareness and operational requirements of unmanned aerial system pilots. The companies will use the PrecisionHawk-built Low Altitude Traffic and Airspace Safety platform to develop and deploy tools that will work to support airspace management operations […] More

Harris Corp. has secured a contract to provide U.K.-based air navigation services provider NATS a cloud-based voice over Internet protocol communications platform to support air traffic management operations in the U.K. and Europe. The contract covers the installation of the Harris-built Voice Communications System for the 21st Century at three NATS-run facilities in the U.K. […] More

Ed Sayadian, president of mission networks at Harris Corp., has said Congress should continue to advance long-term investments in the Federal Aviation Administration’s NextGen programs and other aviation modernization initiatives. “Without this investment, the significant and important modernization gains will be threatened, subjecting passengers to unnecessary delays and sustaining aviation operations that are less environmentally […] More

Exelis has partnered with UrsaNav, the U.S. Coast Guard and the Department of Homeland Security to demonstrate a potential alternative to USCG’s decommissioned Loran-C radio navigation system. Exelis, UrsaNav, USCG and DHS signed a cooperative agreement to test the eLoran low-frequency technology as a backup for GPS infrastructure being used by the public and private […] More

Exelis has completed a series of factory acceptance tests for the Aireon-built aircraft surveillance data processing and distribution ground system. Ed Sayadian, vice president of civil and aerospace systems at Exelis, said Monday the company conducted the factory acceptance test to confirm that the Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast surveillance technology meets all requirements and interfaces. […] More

Exelis has signed an agreement with four Federal Aviation Administration-designated test facilities to study the integration of unmanned aircraft systems into U.S. civilian airspace. The sites will use Exelis’ Symphony RangeVue sense-and-avoid tool for operators and test personnel to access real-time and historical aircraft surveillance data via a Web platform, Exelis said Tuesday. Symphony RangeVue is designed to […] More

Exelis has unveiled an airspace technology for U.S. unmanned aerial system and test range operators to monitor UAS flights from multiple locations. The Symphony RangeVue system is designed to help users access drone surveillance data through a web hosting service and alert them when a drone approaches boundary or another aircraft enters a UAS vicinity, […] More

Exelis will soon release a surveillance system that works to track drones flying at low altitudes beyond the line of sight to perform tasks such as land surveys and delivery of packages, Reuters reported Tuesday. Alwyn Scott writes that Exelis is working with NASA and other partners to develop the system, which could work around current Federal Aviation Administration […] More

Ed Sayadian serves as vice president of civil and aerospace systems within Exelis’ information systems division, where he oversees performance, strategy and customer relations. Sayadian leads Exelis’ initiatives to manage the Federal Aviation Administration’s Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcasting program, part of the FAA’s effort to fulfill air transportation needs in the U.S. He also supervises NASA’s space […] More

Exelis is set to launch the company’s new global aviation services business and exhibit a suite of integrated services at the 2015 World ATM Congress from March 10 to 12 in Madrid, Spain. The new aviation business spans voice-over-Internet-protocol communication products, air traffic queue optimization service, airport and airlines operations management tools, terrestrial aircraft surveillance […] More

Harris has been selected to provide a voice over internet protocol communication system in support of an air traffic management program in Turkey. The company said Thursday it will provide the cloud-based Voice Communication System for the 21st Century platform for Turkey’s air navigation service provider known as Devlet Hava Meydanlari Isletmesi. Harris will install VCS21 system at seven facilities in the country. VCS21 works […] More