Viasat, Inc., a world chief in satellite tv for pc communications, at present announce collaboration with uAvionix, a pioneer within the growth of licensed avionics for crewed and uncrewed aviation. uAvionix will be part of Viasat’s Velaris Associate Community.
Following a strategic alliance settlement between the businesses to develop services and products for the uncrewed aerial automobile (UAV) market, uAvionix has begun integrating Viasat’s Velaris module into its compact muLTElink airborne radio system. Powered by Viasat’s international L-band community, Velaris offers safe, resilient, L-band, communications for industrial UAVs. Velaris permits real-time monitoring for Past Visible Line of Sight (BVLOS) UAV operations, with seamless integration into industrial airspace.
uAvionix’s system combines C-band, LTE, ISM and Viasat L-band, and thoroughly screens and manages every knowledge hyperlink utilizing a DO-377A Hyperlink Govt Supervisor (LEM) whereas mechanically registering plane with uAvionix’s SkyLine Cloud Managed BVLOS service.
SkyLine is the primary cloud-based command and management community that mixes fleet administration, community well being monitoring, detect & keep away from, and seamless make-before-break roaming between a number of radio networks and floor stations and is objective constructed to allow Past Visible Line of Sight (BVLOS) security circumstances.
Throughout system integration testing in 2023, uAvionix configured and built-in a Velaris growth terminal with its SkyLine system and established a “very secure streaming connection” in a matter of simply days.
Cyriel Kronenburg, VP Aviation Networks at uAvionix mentioned: “uAvionix efficiently flew with Velaris connectivity in northern Montana. Notably, the place the LTE radio had good efficiency on the bottom earlier than take-off, and the SkyLink C-band ISM radios had good efficiency whereas in our space of operations, the satcom allow us to shut the hole by offering phenomenal efficiency with a really secure streaming connection whereas enroute from the airport to our deployed SkyStations. It’s an enormous testomony to the benefit of use of satcom and the way supportive the Viasat crew has been.”
Joel Klooster, SVP, Flight Security and AAM at Viasat, mentioned: “uAvionix is a extremely revered and modern avionics and software program firm. This partnership formalizes various initiatives and packages the 2 corporations are collaborating on, and we stay up for future initiatives. uAvionix has a confirmed monitor report of creating cutting-edge know-how for the aviation trade, and our mixed experience will result in much more developments within the area.”
