CommercialNovAtel Signs WAAS Receiver Pact With FAA NovAtel Inc., based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, signed a $9.7 million contract with FAA to develop the next generation Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) reference receiver, the GIII receiver. The receiver program, which is…
Business & GAGoodrich Selected for Learjet 85 Goodrich was selected to provide its SmartProbe air data system for Bombardier's Learjet 85 midsize business jet. Goodrich said its SmartProbe system provides air data parameters to the aircraft’s flight control, pilot display…
ATM ModernizationAvionics Magazine To Host RNP Webinar Avionics Magazine will host an on-line panel discussion on Required Navigation Performance (RNP) on Tuesday, June 30, at noon ET. The hour-long Webinar, “Required Navigation Performance: Operations and Equipment,” will be interactive,…
MilitaryNorthrop Grumman Unveils Block 40 Global Hawk Northrop Grumman unveiled its next-generation of unmanned aircraft – the RQ-4 Block 40 Global Hawk. The aircraft iincludes a multi-platform radar technology insertion program sensor, marking the first time the active electronic…
CommercialNaverus Signs Deal in Australia Airservice Australia and Naverus announced a contract Tuesday to establish a nationwide Performance-Based Navigation Network. Under terms of the contract, Airservices Australia, the national air traffic control organization, and Naverus will develop Required…
CommercialBoeing, GE Aviation Implement New Standard Boeing and GE Aviation said they have developed a method to implement condition-based maintenance systems on aircraft, which the companies said will make it practical for embedded health monitoring of aircraft systems.…
Business & GAL-3 ESIS Selected for Pro Line Fusion L-3 Avionics Systems, based in Grand Rapids, Mich., said its GH-3900 Electronic Standby Instrument System (ESIS) has been selected by Rockwell Collins for its Pro Line Fusion integrated avionics system. The contract is…
Business & GATelephonics Awarded Radar Pact Telephonics Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of Griffon Corp., based in Jericho, N.Y., signed a multi-million dollar contract for 93 RDR-1600 Search and Rescue, and Weather Avoidance Radar Systems for the new Kazans…