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November 10, 2009 Avionics
SYSGO Product DO-178B Certified
SYSGO, of Mainz, Germany, announced that its first software-based AFDX (Avionic Full-Duplex Switched Ethernet) (ARINC-664) system received DO-178B Level C certification. This implementation is part of an engine monitoring unit (EMU) developed by Vibro-Meter...
November 9, 2009 Air Safety Week
Accidents & Incidents
Date Aircraft Type Narrative Death/Injury Remarks Oct 03, 2009 Jones Creek, TX BEECH E18S N797SB A/c substantially damaged when struck radio tower and impacted terrain while maneuvering near Lake Jackson. . Local mosquito control flight originated at Brazoria...
November 9, 2009 Avionics
Northrop Grumman Signs AHRS Contract
Northrop Grumman was awarded a contract by Saab Aerosystems to deliver Attitude and Heading Reference Systems (AHRS) for the NEURON European unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) demonstrator. The LCR-100 AHRS...
November 9, 2009 Rotor & Wing
Two Pilots Die in Iraq Helo Crash
The U.S. military has confirmed that two American pilots were killed after a...
November 9, 2009 Aviation Maintenance
A-10 Modernization Contract Extended
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin three contracts valued at $7.7 million to continue work on...
November 9, 2009 Aviation Maintenance
Last F-111 Redelivered to Australia
Boeing has handed over the final F-111 A08-135 to the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) under the...
November 6, 2009 Rotor & Wing
Senior Officials: No VH-71 Helicopter Funding
The senior defense appropriator in the U.S. House of Representatives, John Murtha (D-Pa.), told Congress on Wednesday that he’s been getting clear signals...
November 4, 2009 Rotor & Wing
Elbit Awarded for KUH Contributions
Korea Aerospace Industry (KAI) has given one of its Elite Suppliers awards to Elbit Systems, which...
November 4, 2009 Avionics
Barco to Use Wind River System
Barco has selected Wind River's VxWorks 653 real-time operating system (RTOS) for its CDMS-3000 Control Display and Management System. The CDMS-3000 product...
November 3, 2009 Avionics
Raven UAV Receives Dutch Military Approval
AeroVironment, based in Monrovia, Calif., said the Military Aviation Authority of the Netherlands (MLA-NLD) has issued a Military Type Certificate (MTC) for its Raven B NLD MUAS, the first such...
November 2, 2009 Air Safety Week
Blame Placed for Nimrod Crash
It is reported that a UK government inquiry blames BAE Systems and QinetiQ for safety failings that caused an explosion on a RAF Nimrod reconnaissance plane over Afghanistan in 2006, killing all 14 on board. The report, prepared by Charles Haddon-Cave, a...
November 2, 2009 Air Safety Week
Accidents & Incidents
Date Aircraft Type Narrative Death/Injury Remarks Oct 01, 2009 Dayton, OH DUSENBERRY MARK J 1905 WRIGHT FLYER N3635N 1905 Wright Flyer, collided with terrain following loss of control shortly after taking off from Huffman Prairie Flying Field at...
November 2, 2009 Rotor & Wing
Military Calls Off Search For Survivors
Following an extensive search of 644 square miles of the Pacific Ocean, rescue workers halted the search on Sunday for survivors of a midair collision involving a U.S. Marines AH-1 Cobra and a Coast Guard C-130. The crash...
November 2, 2009 N/A
Automated Weather to Iraq
All Weather, Inc. (AWI) is working with KUANTA to increase the safety for U.S. military personnel who operate near the Kirkuk, Iraq airport. Safety is being enhanced by providing anAutomated Weather Observing System...
November 2, 2009 Aviation Maintenance
Derco Wins Spares Contract From SABCA
Belgian firm SABCA has inked a two-year contract to receive F-16 spare parts from Derco...
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