Southwest Emerg Landing Pilot a Pioneer with ‘Nerves of Steel’
By Doug Stranglin, USA TODAY
As one of the first female fighter pilots in the U.S. military, Tammie Jo Shults, is no stranger to displaying 'nerves of steel."
Cool, calm and deliberate, Shults...
DroneShield Keeps Hostile UAVs Away from NASCAR Events (Video)
DroneShield products were utilized by the Texas State Department of Public Safety, the Denton County Sheriff, the Fort Worth Police Department, the Texas Forest Service, and the Texas Rangers for the...
New Reward for Fugitive in 1996 ValuJet Crash (Learn More, Video)
By the FBI
For more than 20 years, the FBI’s Miami Field Office has been searching for a fugitive airline mechanic who may have had a role in the fatal crash of...
CA Air National Guard Receives HC-130J Combat King II (See in Action)
Lockheed Martin fulfilled delivery of the first HC-130J Combat King II combat search and rescue tanker to the California Air National Guard on April 5th.
This HC-130J will be operated by the 129th Rescue...
GA-ASI Predator-Series Aircraft Pass 5M Flight Hour Mark (See in Action)
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI), has announced that its Predator®-series family of Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA), which includes the Predator, Predator B, Gray Eagle, and Avenger® lines, has achieved a historic industry...
Honeywell Launches Aspire 400 for Inflight Connectivity (Multi-Video)
Honeywell's newest satellite communications system, the Aspire 400, which provides aircraft flight crews and passengers with access to worldwide voice and data connectivity and provides pilots with critical cockpit safety services.
The compact...
DARPA Seeks Swarm Sprinters for Second “Swarm Sprint” (Multi-Video)
Second Swarm Sprint Focus: Swarm Autonomy
DARPA’s OFFensive Swarm-Enabled Tactics (OFFSET) program envisions future small-unit infantry forces using small unmanned aircraft systems (UASs) and/or small unmanned ground systems (UGSs) in swarms of 250 robots...
Calling All Drones: FAA LAANC Drone Program (Learn More, Multi-Video)
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is looking for a few good suppliers – for the Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability (LAANC).
In October 2017, the FAA deployed LAANC (pronounced “LANCE”) at several...
Leidos GEO 7 Award to Help Enhance US Air Traffic System (Learn How)
Leidos has been awarded a task order by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to develop the 7th Generation geostationary earth orbit (GEO) satellite used for the FAA Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS).
The...
Elbit Highlights Adv Sensor & Data Fusion for Navy & Marine Corps
Bringing enhanced situational awareness to US Navy and Marine Corps missions is a priority for Elbit Systems of America, a 2016 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards Program Winner.
Elbit Systems of America will...
