CommercialNorthrop Grumman’s Global Hawk UAS Studying Climate Change NASA's Global Hawk unmanned aircraft system (UAS) is conducting missions to study the impact of atmospheric change on the Earth’s climate, the manufacturer said. The missions are part of the Airborne Tropical…
Embedded AvionicsBAE Systems, Rockwell Collins Extend DLS Joint Venture Rockwell Collins and BAE Systems have extended their Data Link Solutions (DLS) joint venture, the provider of the Link-16 military networked communications solution. (The Data Link Solutions MIDS-LVT) The two companies first…
CommercialAvionyx Selects New Company President San Jose, Costa Rica-based avionics engineering company Avionyx S.A. has appointed Peter Lyons as its new company president. Lyons, former vice president of Aspen Avionics, will focus on business development in his…
Embedded AvionicsU.S. Air Force Selects Exelis to Research Low-Cost GPS Alternatives The U.S. Air Force awarded a $2.15 million contract to ITT Exelis to research the development of low-cost GPS capabilities to aid end-users located in signal-constrained environments. Exelis said the 18-month initial…
Embedded AvionicsEASA Recertifies L-3’s Upgraded FFS to Level D (UPDATED) The European Aviation Safety Agency has recertified an upgraded Airbus A320 full flight simulator (FFS) at L-3 Link’s Asian Aviation Training Center (AATC) in Thailand to a Level D type rating.…
CommercialGarmin Introduces New Aviation VHF Radios Garmin on Tuesday released a new series of VHF comm and navcom radios with features that are compliant with the 8.33 kHz channel spacing mandate recently enacted by the European Union as…
Embedded AvionicsU.S. Army Exercises $90 Million Option for Apache Avionics Upgrades The U.S. Army is exercising a $90.6 million option with Lockheed Martin for sustainment of the Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (M-TADS/PNVS) system for its Apache helicopters. (Lockheed's M-TADS/PNVS…
CommercialUnited Airlines Introduces Satellite-Based In-Flight Connectivity United Airlines launched in-flight connectivity powered by Panasonic Avionics’ Ku-band satellite service on its first commercial flight Tuesday. United is the first U.S.-based carrier to offer passengers Wi-Fi internet connectivity on long-haul…