John Croft
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Max-Viz expects engineering boost under Astronics
Enhanced vision systems from Max-Viz should come to market faster in the wake of the company's acquisition by in-seat power and lighting specialist Astronics in August for $10 million.
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AUVSI: Jail time puts teeth in fake parts policing
Companies involved in the electronic parts supply chain are getting more serious about the growing problem of counterfeiting, particularly where national...
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AUVSI: Navy Seal gives pointers from a 'professional gunfighter'
Navy Seal and nascent movie actor Lt Cmdr Rorke Denver gave hard-earned advice on how to develop top performing teams to a packed AUVSI opening session yesterday.
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AUVSI: FreeWave wireless radios are Spartan
FreeWave Technologies has introduced the Spartan Series of wireless radios with advanced encryption technology for secure long-range communications for the...
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AUVSI: UAVs 'here to stay' - Nevada adjutant general
Advocacy for unmanned vehicles is high in the first state to issue a license to test a driverless car on the streets - Nevada. "This technology is here to...
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AUVSI: ICAO details framework for UAS freedom
A UAS study group under the auspices of ICAO will publish progressively more liberating standards and guidance for operating the vehicles in civil airspace...
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AUVSI: FAA optimistic on 2015 UAS integration mandate
Acting US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) administrator Michael Huerta says he's "quite optimistic" the agency can meet a 2015 deadline imposed by...
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AUVSI: SBG gets Smart with inertial systems
France-based SBG Systems (booth 4029) is marketing its SmartFusion solution at AUVSI, an algorithm-based upgrade that can boost the accuracy of a low-cost...
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AUVSI: Army preps for 24h UAS operations stateside
The US Army plans to certify a ground-based sense-and-avoid (GBSAA) system for General Atomics (booth 2854) Gray Eagle UAS at five training locations in...
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AUVSI: Props for Lockheed Martin Procerus quad
Lockheed Martin (booth 1657) has unveiled a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) unmanned vehicle for extended hover and perch-and-stare operations. Called...
NewsNTSB investigates missing Avantair P180 elevator
The two pilots of an Avantair Piaggio P180 Avanti II that landed at the Henderson Executive airport in Nevada the morning of 28 July discovered during a...
NewsFAA: Loss of separation but no head-on for DCA planes
US officials say two regional jets that departed Washington Reagan National airport the afternoon of 31 July were at no time on a head-on collision course...
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Embraer proofs Legacy 500 cabin while FBW challenges remain
Embraer has established industry-leading risk reduction projects for the Legacy 500 midsize...
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Kestrel wants feedback on potty idea
Always the innovator, Alan Klapmeier is testing out new ideas for the interior of the Kestrel single-engine turboprop that he expects to bring to market...
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Bombardier to suspend Learjet 60XR production
Bombardier will halt production of the $13.7 million Learjet 60XR midsize business jet later this year because of lack of demand, but will continue to deliver...
NewsBoeing clarifies 777 lap joint directive
Boeing says there have been no reports of lap joint fatigue cracks in sections 41, 43 and 44 of the in-service Boeing 777-200 and -300 fleet, though it agrees...
NewsBelly-up incidents drive FAA approach change
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will tighten requirements for aircraft making visual approaches to parallel runways starting in September based...
NewsOSHKOSH: Diamond reveals production DJet lines
Diamond has frozen the aerodynamic configuration of the D-Jet single-engined personal jet, which now includes new upswept wing tips the company says have...
NewsOSHKOSH: Cessna set for new direction on singles
Cessna has unveiled a new variant of its turbocharged Lycoming TIO-540-powered 182 Skylane. Called the NXT, the piston single will be powered by a 230hp...
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OSHKOSH: Cessna ponders new entrant to executive turboprop sector
Competition in the six- to eight-seat business aviation turboprop market could soon hot up as Cessna ponders whether to launch a single that would compete...