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March 23, 2015

Airborne 03.23.15: Amazon Gets UAV OK, 10K ADS-B Equipped A/C, CS100 FTV5 Flies!

Also: White House UAV Update, AVW: Glider Looping, Rockwell Collins, UAV v News Helis, ERAU Award, Leonov's Spacewalk Remembered

The FAA has issued an experimental airworthiness certificate to an Amazon Logistics unmanned aircraft design that the company will use for research and development and crew training. Much like any experimental airworthiness certificate, it comes with some restrictions. All flight operations must be conducted at 400 feet or below during daylight hours in visual meteorological conditions. The UAS must always remain within visual line-of-sight of the pilot and observer, and the pilot actually flying the aircraft must have at least a private pilot’s certificate and current medical certification. The march towards the overhaul of the national airspace

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Jeff Johnson To Lead Boeing Military Aircraft Business Development

Successor To Be Named In Coming Weeks

Boeing has named Jeff Johnson, vice president, Business Development, Boeing Military Aircraft (BMA). He succeeds Tim Norgart, who recently retired from Boeing. Johnson will be based in St. Louis, Missouri, and report to BMA President Shelley Lavender.

Software Developed For F/A-18 Flight Controls

Engineers and test pilots at the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division have transitioned the newly-developed F/A-18 flight control software called MAGIC CARPET from the virtual world of the simulator to the blue skies above the Chesapeake Bay.

State Department Notifies Congress Of Potential Sale

The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Mexico for UH-60M Black Hawk Helicopters and associated equipment, parts, training and logistical support for an estimated cost of $110 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale on March 16, 2015.

Department Of Defense Award Salutes Company’s Work With Small, Disadvantaged Businesses

Boeing and Huntsville, AL-based Victory Solutions Inc. are among 14 pairs of contractor-supplier partners selected by the U.S. Department of Defense for the prestigious Nunn-Perry Award. The honor, named for former U.S. Sen. Sam Nunn and former Defense Secretary William Perry, recognizes companies who mentor small businesses, sharing expertise that enables them to grow by successfully competing for government contract awards and commercial work.

Predator/Gray Eagle Series Also Sets Record For 2014 Flight Hours

The Predator B/MQ-9 Reaper RPA fleet has achieved a historic milestone of one million cumulative flight hours, with almost 90-percent of all missions flown in combat, according to a news release from General Atomics.