The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) selected Honeywell to provide the JetWave satellite communications system for 70 C-17 aircraft as a part of the Fixed Installation Satellite Antenna program. The beyond-line-of-sight communications system aims to support and improve the en route communication capabilities for the U.S. Air Force's fleet of C-17 Globemaster III aircraft. JetWave's Ka-band hardware…

Honeywell selected Gilat Satellite Networks' Taurus In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) modem for its JetWave satellite communication system. The integration of Gilat's aero-modem aims to enable Honeywell to offer its JetWave solution within territories as well as to roam in-and-out of territories where Gilat's ground network is deployed. The Honeywell-Gilat solution will first be deployed in China over China's…

SoftBank is developing an aircraft that delivers telecommunications connectivity from the stratosphere. The company launched a High Altitude Platform Station (HAPS) business through HAPSMobile, a joint venture between SoftBank and U.S.-based company AeroVironment. With the aim of constructing a HAPS system that delivers telecommunications network connectivity from the sky for a global business, HAPSMobile developed “HAWK30,”…

Gogo and Phasor revealed that their development partnership has achieved its initial core-technology performance objectives and will progress to the productization phase. During the next phase, the technology will be packaged as an airborne terminal to address the commercial aviation market. Phasor's very low-profile Electronically Steerable Antenna (ESA) aims to enhance the delivery of high-bandwidth airborne…