MilitaryAir Force Acquisition Official: ‘APG-85 Is A Helluva Radar Unless You Don’t Have One’AURORA, Colo.–While it may take two years to field, a dual-mount bulkhead in the nose of the Lockheed Martin F-35 to accommodate both the AN/APG-81 radar or the twice as powerful AN/APG-85,…
MilitaryUSAF Looks To Replace Radios On HH-60WsThe U.S. Air Force is looking to replace the Link-16 TacNet Tactical Radios (TTRs) by RTX‘s Collins Aerospace on the service’s fleet of Lockheed Martin HH-60W Jolly Green II combat…
Global Avionics Round-Up from Aircraft Value News (AVN)The Expensive Reality of ADS-B In for AirlinesGlobal Avionics Round-Up from Aircraft Value News (AVN) For more than a decade, regulators have hailed Automatic Dependent Surveillance–Broadcast (ADS-B) In as the next step in airspace efficiency, promising richer…
Global Avionics Round-Up from Aircraft Value News (AVN)How the DCA Disaster Hearing Is Reshaping Avionics and ATC RulesGlobal Avionics Round-Up from Aircraft Value News (AVN) The National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) January hearing on the Washington D.C. air crash disaster sent shockwaves through the aviation industry, prompting…
Global Avionics Round-Up from Aircraft Value News (AVN)How Supply Chain Breakdowns Are Clouding the Future of AvionicsGlobal Avionics Round-Up from Aircraft Value News (AVN) In global aviation, disruption in the flow of parts and materials isn’t just a procurement headache. It is now one of the…
Advanced TechnologyStartup Developing Blended Wing Aircraft For Cargo Use Raises $28 MillionNatilus, a startup focused on developing blended-wing aircraft for cargo and passenger applications, on Feb. 10 said it has raised $28 million in an early funding round that will allow…
MilitaryUSAF To Award Sole Source Contract To BAE Systems To Resolve Deficiency Reports on ALR-56The Air Force is to award BAE Systems a sole source contract to resolve deficiency reports (DRs) for the company’s ALR-56 radar warning receivers (RWRs) on F-15 and F-16 fighters and C-130…
MilitaryUse of Commercial Technologies Obviates Need for C-17 Re-engining, USAF SaysThe use of commercial technologies for upgrades to Pratt & Whitney‘s [RTX] F117 engine for the U.S. Air Force C-17 airlifter by Boeing obviates the need for a re-engining of the 222…