uAvionix Accelerates FAA Surface Awareness Initiative with Rapid Deployment of FlightLine Capability
uAvionix accelerates delivery of its FlightLine surface situational awareness system at 6 additional major U.S. airports across Florida.
uAvionix Achieves FAA TSO Certification for ping200XR Combined Transponder and GPS Receiver, Expanding Airspace Access for UAS
Bigfork, MT 12 August 2024 - uAvionix, a leader in avionics technology for Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS), today announced that the ping200XR Mode S ADS-B transponder with integral aviation GPS, has received Technical Standard Order (TSO) certification from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). This milestone is the latest major TSO certification for uAvionix and offers [...]
uAvionix Awarded FAA Contract to Advance BVLOS Operations
Bigfork, MT 19 December 2023 - uAvionix, a leading provider of avionics solutions and infrastructure services for uncrewed and crewed aircraft, has been awarded a contract by Oklahoma Aerospace Institute for Research and Education (OAIRE) to develop the Skyway UAS range near Tulsa, Oklahoma. Through its system integration efforts, uAvionix will deploy centrally managed, networked [...]
uAvionix FlightLine Surveillance Services Demonstrated Within Volant Autonomy’s Integrated Traffic Management
Bigfork, MT and Bath, UK, July 22nd, 2024 – uAvionix, a leader in aviation surveillance solutions, announces the integration of its FlightLine surveillance services with Volant Autonomy’s advanced ITM (Integrated Traffic Management) system for ALIAS (Agile and Integrated Airspace System), a leading-edge UK Government $5M Future Flight Phase III project. The collaboration, showcased in the Channel [...]
Mode S and the Ghosts of Equipment Past
In consultation with uAvionix, the FAA has just released a SAFO (Safety Alert for Operators) regarding the pairing of Mode S transponders with skyBeacon and tailBeacon. Although the SAFO is short and to the point, and impacts less than 1% of installed skyBeacon and tailBeacons, it merits explanation as to why it exists. It is [...]
uAvionix and Capital Sciences Deliver First Surface Situational Awareness Systems for Major U.S. Airports
uAvionix announces the successful delivery and approval of its surface situational awareness systems at two major U.S. airports: Indianapolis International Airport (IND) and Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS).
FAA Approves Drone as First Responder Program BVLOS Operations for Oswego City Police Department
FAA Approves Drone as First Responder Program BVLOS Operations for Oswego City Police Department with uAvionix Casia G Detect & Avoid System
uAvionix Achieves AIMS Certification of World’s First Mode 5 Micro-IFF Combined Transponder Receiver (CTR)
uAvionix announces the AIMS Mk XIIB certification of the RT-2087/ZPX-1 (ZPX-1), the World’s first AIMS-certified Mode 5 Micro-IFF (Identification Friend or Foe) Combined Transponder Receiver (CTR) and the first ever Mode 5 CTR to be AIMS-certified when paired to the newly certified KIV-79.
uAvionix to Provide Surface Situational Awareness to Air Traffic Control Towers at U.S. Airports
Bigfork, MT April 17 2024 - Today, uAvionix announces its FlightLine ADS-B surveillance and situational awareness system has been selected by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as a qualified product for Air Traffic Control (ATC) use for reducing the risk of runway incursions at U.S. airports. FlightLine is a cost-effective solution that can be used [...]
DataBeacon and uAvionix Collaborate to Deliver Low-latency, Cloud Situational Awareness with Romeo5 Flight Information Display Solution
Madrid, Spain and Bigfork, MT 14 March 2024 – DataBeacon and uAvionix, announced today, the planned availability of uAvionix’s validated FlightLine ADS-B data from cooperative aircraft as a sensor feed for DataBeacon’s Romeo5 airport and Air Navigation Service Provider (ANSP) Flight Information Display solution. The data provides enhanced situational awareness to air traffic service providers [...]
uAvionix Awarded Contract as Primary Systems Integrator for Skyway UAS Range in Tulsa
Bigfork, MT 19 December 2023 - uAvionix, a leading provider of avionics solutions and infrastructure services for uncrewed and crewed aircraft, has been awarded a contract by Oklahoma Aerospace Institute for Research and Education (OAIRE) to develop the Skyway UAS range near Tulsa, Oklahoma. Through its system integration efforts, uAvionix will deploy centrally managed, networked [...]
Connecting the Cockpit
Ryan Braun - uAvionix Managing Director, Crewed Aviation As a technology enthusiast and consummate early adopter, it grates on me how quickly things become outdated, outmoded, and incompatible. Some of these challenges are a result of the march of progress. I get that HDTV and digital video connections are far superior to old analog TV [...]
Electronic Conspicuity vs. TABS
The Right of Way Discussion Hey FAA, AOPA, NAAA, HAI, and Drone Industry at Large… We have to talk about this. Last year when the BVLOS ARC came out with its recommendations, one of them created what I can only call a sh*t-storm of controversy. It all has to do with expanded use of ADS-B [...]
A New Era for Aviation Safety and Efficiency: uAvionix Acquires Iris Automation
Jon Damush appointed uAvionix CEO Bigfork, MT 24 October 2023 – uAvionix, a leader in communications, navigation, and surveillance (CNS) solutions for the safe integration of Crewed and Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS), has announced its acquisition of Iris Automation™, provider of optical Detect and Avoid (DAA) technology. This strategic move combines uAvionix's extensive CNS and [...]
Kongsberg Geospatial Integrates uAvionix FlightLine truSky™ ADS-B Data for IRIS Terminal Customers
Bigfork, MT and Ottawa, ON 14 September 2023 – Kongsberg Geospatial and uAvionix, each leading providers of software services for UAS Command and Control (C2) and Uncrewed Air Traffic Management (UTM) systems respectively, announced today, the planned availability of uAvionix’s validated FlightLine ADS-B data from cooperative aircraft as an optional sensor feed for Kongsberg Geospatial [...]
uAvionix and Iris Automation Form Strategic Partnership for Low Altitude, Wide Area BVLOS Operations
Iris’ Casia G detect and avoid data to feed uAvionix’s SkyLine services Bigfork, MT and Reno, NV September 7, 2023 – Iris Automation and uAvionix today announced a strategic partnership to integrate Iris’ Casia G ground-based collision avoidance data into uAvionix’s SkyLine services for combined Command and Control (C2) and Detect and Avoid (DAA) services. [...]
Civil Air Patrol and uAvionix Partner to Expand Low Altitude Aircraft Data Availability for Its Emergency Services Mission
Seattle, WA 18 August 2023 - Civil Air Patrol and uAvionix Corporation, have successfully partnered to deploy a DO-260B compliant dual band ADS-B receiver network to compliment FAA sensor data with low altitude aircraft positions in support of the National Radar Analysis Team (NRAT) mission to shorten the crash to rescue time in Search & [...]
uAvionix pingStation drives first ever approved UK CAA ADS-B Flight Information Display
Barton Aerodrome, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom 18 July 2023 – The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has formally approved Manchester Barton Aerodrome’s ADS-B Flight Information Display (FID) using the uAvionix pingStation to receive ADS-B position data from aircraft on the ground and flying in the vicinity of the airfield. The low-cost safety system provides real-time [...]
BT Group Drone SIM and uAvionix SkyLine Deliver Firsts for UK UAS Operations with SkyLift Demonstration Flights
Bentwaters Park, Suffolk, United Kingdom, 27 June 2023 - BT Group and SkyLift, a leading provider of turnkey Uncrewed Aerial System (UAS) solutions for logistical and time-critical operations, successfully conducted demonstration flights using uAvionix’s SkyLine cloud-based command and control (C2) system communicating over C-Band and LTE. The flights achieve two UK firsts for UAS operations; [...]
uAvionix Announces FAA Qualification of Airport Vehicle ADS-B Transmitter
Bigfork, MT December 9, 2019 uAvionix, designer and manufacturer of communications, navigation, and surveillance (CNS) equipment for unmanned and manned aircraft, today announced Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approval of the Vehicle Tracking Unit (VTU-20) Automatic Dependent Surveillance - Broadcast (ADS-B) transmitter for airport surface management. Adhering to the performance and design assurance specifications [...]