Long in the making, space-based optical communications is finally joining the mainstream.

Cyberactivity targeting the aerospace and defense industry is intense, and the ecosystem that must be protected is more complex than ever.

With commercial LEO satellite constellations growing tenfold and governments eager to tap new-space, lasers comms’ have arrived.

Private equity firm DC Capital Partners has bought uAvionix, a seven-year-old developer and manufacturer of miniature avionics for communications, navigation and surveillance applications, including for unmanned aircraft.

UK startup Stratospheric Platforms has demonstrated the ability to transmit 5G cell phone signals from a high altitude. 

Italy’s Manta Aircraft has named partners in development of the ANN2 hybrid-electric ducted-fan eVTOL, aiming for certification in 2025.

The air navigation service providers of the UK and Canada are to abolish the use of the North Atlantic Organized Track Structure (OTS) for flights below FL330 (33,000 ft.) from March 1.

The air cargo industry needs to ramp up digitalization, but it’s a slow path.