MilitaryBoeing Begins Production of Super Hornet Targeting System Boeing has started production of the new Distributed Targeting System (DTS) for the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet strike fighter, the company announced Wednesday. DTS provides enhanced targeting capability for the Super Hornet as part…
CommercialInsitu Awarded Navy Support Contract Boeing subsidiary Insitu, based in Bingen, Wash., was awarded a $41.1 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy to exercise an option for operational and maintenance services in support of the ScanEagle unmanned…
Business & GAFAA TSO Approvals Transferred to Cobham Florida Facility Cobham Beacon Solutions, based in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., received 24 FAA Technical Standard Order (TSO) authorizations for the Artex Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT) product line. The FAA has allowed transition of the previous approval…
Business & GAPanasonic Expands Coverage Over Asia Panasonic Avionics Corp., based in Lake Forest, Calif., commissioned and tested its new service on the Yamal 201 Russian satellite via its partner RuSat’s teleport in Moscow, Russia. The move provides essential service for…
Embedded AvionicsFACE Consortium Publishes Avionics Technical Standard The Future Airborne Capability Environment (FACE) Consortium, a group of nearly 40 avionics manufacturers, military organizations and other companies, released the FACE Technical Standard, which provides guidelines for creating a common operating…
CommercialNorthrop Grumman, Navy Demo Refueling Hardware of X-47B Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Navy have successfully completed a series of flight tests to demonstrate technology that could help extend the operating range and flight duration of future carrier-based unmanned systems.…
MilitaryNavy Orders More F/A-18Es, F/A-18Fs Boeing was awarded a $687.5 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy for for 14 additional Lot 36, F/A-18Es and one additional Lot 36, F/A-18F contained in the F/A-18 multi-year III production…
Embedded AvionicsLockheed Martin to Use LynxOS RTOS for U.K. AWACS Lockheed Martin will use the LynxOS real-time operating system (RTOS) and Luminosity Integrated Development Environment (IDE) from LynuxWorks for use on the U.K. Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft. The U.K.’s AWACS aircraft were designed…