UPS Aviation Technologies (UPS AT) plans to develop a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver capable of using existing signals from the US Federal Aviation Administration's Wide Area Augmentation ...

Raytheon Technologies Corp.’s RTX business segment, Raytheon Intelligence & Space (RI&S), recently won a contract to provide technical refresh and Dual Frequency Operation (DFO) upgrades to the FAA's ...

The Federal Aviation Administration has issued a new 10-year contract to Raytheon Intelligence & Space that will provide a technical refresh for the Wide-Area Augmentation System (WAAS)—a space-based ...

Once the subject of criticism, WAAS is on the majority of general aviation aircraft The FAA now has nearly 5,000 WAAS LPV and LP approaches. (Image: The FAA) ...

An official evaluation of Advanced RAIM (ARAIM), a GPS technique used in aviation receivers for safer landings and take-offs, is being conducted by the William J. Hughes Technical Center (WJHTC) of ...

Avionics manufacturer Rockwell Collins is introducing a GPS receiver with wide-area augmentation system (WAAS) capability to allow business aircraft operators to take advantage of the growing number ...

A ConVairCar, Model 118 flying car during a test-flight, California, November 1947. The hybrid vehicle was designed by Theodore P. Hall for the Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Company of San Diego, ...

MON (Minimum Operational Network) airports are designated on IFR charts to provide at least one instrument approach that does not rely on GPS or DME, serving as a critical backup during GPS outages.