Air traffic control

Cavan Solutions Inc. Awarded the FAA Program Support Services (PSS) Contract

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Thursday, July 22, 2021
Aviation, Federal Aviation Administration, Human activities, Air Traffic Organization, Human behavior, Air traffic control, Lockheed Martin, Next Generation Air Transportation System, Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center

WASHINGTON, July 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Cavan Solutions Inc., a proven provider of highly technical support services to the FAA and NASA, is pleased to announce they have been awarded the FAA Program Support Services (PSS) Contract No.

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  • WASHINGTON, July 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Cavan Solutions Inc., a proven provider of highly technical support services to the FAA and NASA, is pleased to announce they have been awarded the FAA Program Support Services (PSS) Contract No.
  • Cavan Solutions Inc. is pleased to announce they have been awarded the FAA Program Support Services (PSS) contract.
  • The exceptional team that Cavan has assembled will provide a broad range of technical and professional services to the FAA Air Traffic Organization's Program Management Organization.
  • These critical support services span FAA strategic programs in Air Traffic Management; Decision Support Systems; Surveillance and Navigation Services; Terminal, EnRoute, and Oceanic Automation Systems; Communications, Information, and Network Programs; Aviation Weather and Aeronautical Services.

Aloft Patents UTM Platform Technology to Accelerate Safe and Compliant Adoption of Drone Operations and Delivery

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Tuesday, July 20, 2021
Aviation, Air traffic control, Technology, Avionics, Human activities, Robotics, Unmanned aerial vehicle, Framework Programmes for Research and Technological Development, Airspace

SAN FRANCISCO, June 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Aloft (formerly Kittyhawk), the leader in drone operations and airspace management solutions, has been awarded another patent for their industry leading Dynamic Airspace platform.

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  • SAN FRANCISCO, June 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Aloft (formerly Kittyhawk), the leader in drone operations and airspace management solutions, has been awarded another patent for their industry leading Dynamic Airspace platform.
  • Aloft's Dynamic Airspace platform powers the entire Aloft UTM platform as well as the FAA's B4UFLY application.
  • The IP we've created from Remote ID to Dynamic Airspace to UTM forms the building blocks of an ecosystem where drone operations can scale without compromising safety or compliance," says Aloft CTO Joshua Ziering.
  • Working with a select group of beta customers, Aloft has begun offering API data services on top of their airspace platform.

Global Surveillance Radars Markets Report 2020-2028: Detection and Search, Targeting, Instrumentation, Fuzes and Triggers, Weather Sensing System, Navigational Mapping

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Wednesday, July 14, 2021
Telecommunications engineering, Wireless, Air traffic control, Radar, Technology, Airport infrastructure, Airport surveillance radar, ASR, Radar configurations and types, ASR-11

Surveillance Radars are a crucial part of border security operations carried out within the defense sector.

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  • Surveillance Radars are a crucial part of border security operations carried out within the defense sector.
  • Technical advancements like Doppler Shift and moving target radars are also expected to augment the growth of this sector positively.
  • The positive multiplier effect hereafter accounts for growth in economic development and GDP contribution by the surveillance radar market.
  • Surveillance Radars are vastly used as primary and secondary detection radars as a part of ASR (Airport Surveillance Radar).

Intermap Awarded Government Contract to Map Borneo, the Largest Island in Asia and Third Largest Island in the World

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Tuesday, July 13, 2021
Technology, Science and technology, Telecommunications engineering, Air traffic control, Avionics, Radar, Targeting

This marks the Company's second complete mapping program of Malaysia and its seventh deployment to Borneo, including previous mapping projects for Indonesia's territory on the island.

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  • This marks the Company's second complete mapping program of Malaysia and its seventh deployment to Borneo, including previous mapping projects for Indonesia's territory on the island.
  • The Company will deploy its recently upgraded multi-frequency radar to collect cloud-free imagery and detect features through dense tropical canopy.
  • These unique sensors operate beyond the visual range of the electromagnetic spectrum, providing situational awareness not available from narrow-spectrum cameras.
  • Operations for this contract will employ local personnel, including for advanced project responsibilities such as data processing, field surveys and project management.

NASA Selects AURA for Advanced Air Mobility National Campaign for Integrating Air Taxis, Cargo Delivery Aircraft and Other New Air Vehicle Concepts into the National Airspace System

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Monday, July 12, 2021
Aviation, Air traffic control, General aviation, Human activities, Federal Aviation Administration, National Airspace System, Human behavior, Airspace, Urban air mobility

McLean, VA, July 12, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has selected AURA Network Systems as an agency partner for its Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) projects National Campaign to continue work towards integrating air taxis, cargo delivery aircraft and other new air vehicle concepts into the national airspace system (NAS).

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  • McLean, VA, July 12, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has selected AURA Network Systems as an agency partner for its Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) projects National Campaign to continue work towards integrating air taxis, cargo delivery aircraft and other new air vehicle concepts into the national airspace system (NAS).
  • The National Campaign team is excited to conduct operational flight demonstrations with the first Advanced Air Mobility integrated experimental ecosystem for the urban environment that connects airspace providers, infrastructure services, and a UAM vehicle in real time, said Starr Ginn, AAM National Campaign lead.
  • AURA Network Systems provides voice, data and navigation capabilities designed specifically for manned and unmanned aviation use cases.
  • AURAs mission is to deliver a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)-compliant nationwide network utilizing unique, licensed aviation spectrum to enable advanced levels of autonomy in the National Airspace System (NAS).

Article - Single European Sky: lowering emissions and reducing delays

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Wednesday, July 7, 2021
Organizations, Climate change in the European Union, Articles, Continents, Single European Sky, Air traffic control, European Union

Updating Single European Sky rules should help the aviation sector become more efficient, ensuring shorter flights through more direct routes and thus lowering greenhouse gas emissions, say MEPs.

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  • Updating Single European Sky rules should help the aviation sector become more efficient, ensuring shorter flights through more direct routes and thus lowering greenhouse gas emissions, say MEPs.
  • The Single European Sky initiative was launched in 1999, in a period marked by a large increase in flights and growing delays that highlighted the need for better coordination.
  • MEPs want the rules to be reformed to make EU airspace less fragmented and improve air traffic management.
  • Background

    Current Single European Sky rules date from 2009.

Fortem Technologies Selected to Join Federal Aviation Administration's Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC)

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Thursday, June 17, 2021
Aviation, Human activities, Human behavior, Air traffic control, Adam Robertson, Airspace, Federal Aviation Administration, Unmanned aerial vehicle

Pleasant Grove, UT, June 17, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Fortem Technologies , a leader in airspace security and defense for detecting and defeating dangerous drones, announced today that Adam Robertson, co-founder and CTO of the company, will serve on the Federal Aviation Administrations (FAA) Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC).

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  • Pleasant Grove, UT, June 17, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Fortem Technologies , a leader in airspace security and defense for detecting and defeating dangerous drones, announced today that Adam Robertson, co-founder and CTO of the company, will serve on the Federal Aviation Administrations (FAA) Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC).
  • Adam brings over 24 years of industry experience to the committee, with a specialization in radar technology.
  • To learn more information about the FAAs Aviation Rulemaking Committee, please visit https://www.faa.gov/ .
  • Fortem Technologies is the leader in airspace awareness, security, and defense for detecting and defeating dangerous drones.

Global Digital Solutions Executes Statement of Work for Vertical Stacking Air Traffic Management System (VSAT)

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Thursday, June 17, 2021
Telecommunications, Satellite Internet access, Telecommunications equipment, Ground stations, Air traffic control, Automatic Dependent Surveillance–Broadcast, Avionics, Very-small-aperture terminal, Network-attached storage

Under the agreement, JDA will provide an independent analysis and assessment of the patent pending (PP) Vertical Stacking Air Traffic (VSAT) Management System and its potential application in the National Airspace System (NAS) for Global Digital Solutions, Inc., (GDSI).

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  • Under the agreement, JDA will provide an independent analysis and assessment of the patent pending (PP) Vertical Stacking Air Traffic (VSAT) Management System and its potential application in the National Airspace System (NAS) for Global Digital Solutions, Inc., (GDSI).
  • GDSI has entered into this agreement with JDA to assess the potential application of VSAT, a new concept in air traffic management, specific to arrivals at airports.
  • VSAT takes advantage of the Automatic Dependent SurveillanceBroadcast(ADSB) surveillance technology coupled with the PALS situational awareness IR visual system for safety verification.
  • Global Digital Solutions, Inc. ( OTC:GDSI ), a Company that is positioning itself as a leader in Automotive and Aviation Technology Solutions, continues to enhance shareholder value in these areas.

GomSpace has been chosen to develop advanced satellites for global air traffic management by Indra and Enaira's Startical consortium

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Thursday, May 27, 2021
Geography of Denmark, GomSpace, Automatic Dependent Surveillance–Broadcast, Indra Sistemas, Aalborg, Air traffic control, Companies

The contract GomSpace disclosed on May 10with Indra, which is estimated to be at a value of EUR 14.5 million, is regarding the Startical project.

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  • The contract GomSpace disclosed on May 10with Indra, which is estimated to be at a value of EUR 14.5 million, is regarding the Startical project.
  • The Startical project was announced by Indra and Enaira on May 18.
  • The project is part of Indra and Enaira's plan to establish a novel global air traffic management service from space, allowing aircraft everywhere to coordinate with air traffic managers using VHF and ADS-B technologies.
  • The company's business operations are mainly conducted through the wholly-owned Danish subsidiary, GomSpace A/S, with operational office in Aalborg, Denmark.