Latest Articles by Tish Drake

Military

Boeing C-130 AMP HUD OKed by Air Force

Boeing said Thursday its C-130 Avionics Modernization Program (AMP) Head-Up Display (HUD) and Head-Down Primary Flight Display (HDPFD) has been endorsed by the Headquarters U.S. Air Force Directorate of Operations (HQ USAF/A3O)…

Business & GA

Lockheed Martin Wins Army Sensor Contract

The U.S. Army has awarded Lockheed Martin a $260 million follow-on production contract for the Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (M-TADS/PNVS), also known as Arrowhead, for the AH-64D Apache…

Business & GA

Honeywell Unveils Moving Map Upgrade

Honeywell introduced JetMap III, a moving map upgrade providing real-time flight data and data services for passengers, the company announced Monday. The system provides worldwide 3D perspective views of terrain, ocean topography, enhanced…

Military

EOTS Tested on F-35 CATBird

Lockheed Martin said Monday it successfully conducted the first flight of the F-35 Electro-Optical Targeting System (EOTS) on the Cooperative Avionics Test Bed (CATBird) platform. The company said the EOTS maturation on…

Commercial

AIM Establishes New U.S. Office

Databus test system supplier AIM GmbH has established a new AIM-USA enterprise, based in Philadelphia, to support its installed customer base in North America. Bill Wargo, formerly vice president of sales and…

Business & GA

Phenom 100 SVS Approved

Embraer said Wednesday the synthetic vision system for its Phenom 100 has been approved by Brazilian, U.S. and European regulators. The Garmin Synthetic Vision Technology (SVT) system recreates a visual topographic landscape…

Commercial

Global Observer UAV Passes Wing Test

The Global Observer UAV from AeroVironment, of Monrovia, Calif., successfully completed a series of wing load tests, the company said Wednesday. The full-size wing was developed as part of the Global Observer Joint Capability Technology Demonstration…

ATM Modernization

Air Arabia Selects Thales Avionics for A320s

Air Arabia, based in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, selected Thales to supply an avionics package for its 44 new A320s. The avionics selected include Flight Management Systems (FMS), and Traffic, Terrain and Transponder Collision Avoidance…