To Be Held At AUVSI XPONENTIAL 2020 In Boston

The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems Association (AUVSI), a non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of unmanned systems and robotics, have announced the first co-located program for AUVSI XPONENTIAL 2020, the world’s largest unmanned systems event.

Full Power Demonstration Conducted On The Hall Thruster

NASA and Aerojet Rocketdyne recently demonstrated an Advanced Electric Propulsion System (AEPS) thruster at full power for the first time, achieving an important program milestone. Aerojet Rocketdyne-developed AEPS thrusters are slated to be used on the Power and Propulsion Element of NASA’s Gateway, the agency’s orbiting lunar outpost for robotic and human exploration operations in deep space.

Allows Upgrade To Honeywell Primus II Avionics Suite

The FAA has approved the latest automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) Out developed by CMC Electronics and DAC International for aircraft equipped with Honeywell’s Primus II avionics suite.

The ‘NG’ Family Is A New Generation Of COTS Ballard Boxes For Avionics Interfacing And Computing

Astronics Corporation is launching a new family of flexible, compact, 64-bit avionics I/O computing platforms for problem-solving and tech insertion in areas such as mission computing, distributed control and avionics data conversion.

Conducted With The Collaboration Of The Canadian Space Agency

A team of sixteen Project PoSSUM citizen-scientists recently completed a series of gravity-offset tests and evaluations of an Extravehicular Activity (EVA) space suit prototype at the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) headquarters near Montreal, Quebec. The space suit was developed by Final Frontier Design of Brooklyn, NY and these series of tests mark the first gravity-offset tests of a commercial EVA space suit, an essential step towards its certification.

Work To Be Performed In Jacksonville, FL

Kaman Aerospace Group has been awarded an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract by The Boeing Company. This new work package is for the manufacture of wing control surfaces and structural assemblies in support of the U.S Air Force (USAF) A-10 Thunderbolt Advanced Wing Continuation Kitting (ATTACK) program. Work for this program will be performed in its Jacksonville, FL facility.

App Offers A Quick And Simple Booking Experience To Connect Users To Helicopter Operators In Europe

Cheesecake Labs, a web and mobile design and development company, has returned from WebSummit 2019 in Lisbon, where it helped FindHeli launch a helicopter booking app. The platform, which is available on iOS and Web, is the pioneer in Europe to offer this service and currently operates with 10 helicopter operators in Switzerland, France, UK, Portugal, Italy, and Germany.

Update: We've Moved!

Aero-News recently relocated its Global Headquarters from one aviation centric location... near Northeast Florida Regional Airport in St. Augustine... to a spot near both Cecil Field and Herlong Airport. So ...for anyone needing to contact ANN via snail mail, here is our updated address: Aero-News Network 1335 Kingsley Ave., #831, Orange Park, FL, 32067.

"The completion of the 50-mile drone corridor is a groundbreaking achievement that caps a key strategy laid out in our CNY Rising plan to make Central New York and the Mohawk Valley a global center for UAS testing and innovation." Source: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo.

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