Business & GABusiness Aviation OEMs Look to CARES Act to Sustain Supplier Base Through COVID-19 Pandemic Business aviation OEMs in the United States are looking to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), P.L. 116-136, to help sustain their suppliers, including avionics makers and small…
Business & GAFAA Moves Forward on Standards for Supersonic Aircraft The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is moving forward on standards for future supersonic aircraft in announcing a notice of proposed rulemaking last week for noise levels for those aircraft. The proposed rulemaking…
Embedded AvionicsChallenges to Developing Avionics Terminals with Commercial Waveform, Multi-Modem Capability Last week, the Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) awarded Raytheon and L3Harris $500 million each to develop protected tactical waveform capable modems for the next generation Protected Tactical Satcom…
Business & GAUnclear What Happens After DHS Ends 757 Cyber Testing Last month, the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) decided to end the Aviation Cyber Initiative’s (ACI) computer vulnerability testing of a Boeing 757-200 at the Federal…
Business & GAEmbraer Suspends 2020 Financial Forecast Amid COVID-19 Impact Embraer said on March 26 it is suspending its financial forecast for 2020 amid the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 virus. "Embraer has so far not suffered extensive delays in its…
Business & GACCX Adds Capabilities to T-RX Avionics Radio and Pulse Testers Ottawa-based test equipment supplier CCX Technologies said on March 24 that it is adding GPS signal generator and VHF Digital Link (VDL) Mode 2 capabilities for its T-RX avionics radio and pulse…
Business & GAAvionics OEMs Warn of Supply Chain Disruption and Other Fallout Due to COVID-19 While Boeing has requested a $60 billion lifeline from the federal government to cushion the impact from the COVID-19 pandemic and U.S. airlines through the Airlines for America trade group have asked…
MilitaryViasat Hybrid Adaptive Network Fits U.S. Space Force Vision, Company Says Viasat says its Hybrid Adaptive Network (HAN) fits with the United States Space Force's (USSF) Vision for Enterprise Satellite Communications (SATCOM) to bolster the speed, agility and resilience of military satellite communications…