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  • FAA Grants Experimental Certificate to General Atomics-built Predator C Avenger - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    FAA Grants Experimental Certificate to General Atomics-built Predator C Avenger

    General Atomics has received an experimental certificate from the Federal Aviation Administration for its Predator C Avenger remotely piloted aircraft. The FAA certificate would allow the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems-built Avenger system to operate in the U.S. National Airspace System, the company said Monday. The Avenger unmanned aerial vehicle has an electro-optical/infrared sensor, Lynx radar […] More

  • FAA Buys Thales Navigation Aids for National Airspace System; Tony Lo Brutto Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    FAA Buys Thales Navigation Aids for National Airspace System; Tony Lo Brutto Comments

    The Federal Aviation Administration has purchased five Thales-built navigational aids for the U.S. National Airspace System under a five-year contract between the agency and company. “As the FAA transitions to NextGen, Thales will continue to help support and modernize the FAA’s inventory of navigational aids,” Tony Lo Brutto, vice president of Thales’ U.S. air traffic management unit, said Monday. The […] More