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Commercial

Panasonic Avionics Inks IFE Deal

Panasonic Avionics, based in Lake Forest, Calif., received an order from Grupo Marsans, the largest tourism and transport group in Spain, to install its eX2 in-flight entertainment systems on 12 A330-200s traveling…

Business & GA

Garmin Discontinues GNS 480 GPS Receiver

Citing declining sales, Garmin discontinued its GNS 480 GPS system, ceasing production of what the company said was aviation’s first Gamma-3 WAAS-certified GPS/Comm navigator. On Dec. 31, Garmin sent a memo to…

Military

Lockheed Martin Wins P-3C Contract

Lockheed Martin was awarded a $141 million contract by the Portuguese Ministry of Defense to upgrade the mission system avionics on five P-3C maritime surveillance aircraft. Under the contract, Lockheed Martin will…

Business & GA

Rosen Inks European Sales Deal

Rosen Aviation, Eugene, Ore., inked an agreement with AeroTecs NV of Belgium for representation of its in-flight entertainment systems to European OEMs and completion centers. With the agreement, Rosen said, it hopes…

Military

RADA in Israeli Air Force Pact

RADA Electronic Industries, Netanya, Israel, received a $5.9 million purchase order from the Israeli Ministry of Defense to develop and produce an advanced airborne video and data management system (Video Management System…

Military

Raytheon Completes MQ-8B Testing

Raytheon completed initial testing of the Tactical Control System's (TCS) command and control capabilities for the U.S. Navy's MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned helicopter. Raytheon said the TCS provides the Navy with a…

Military

Rockwell Collins Wins Navy Contract

Rockwell Collins, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, won an $8.7 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy to exercise an option for AN/ARC-210(V) electronic protection radio systems. This modification consists of six each high…

ATM Modernization

New Products

Certification Guidance A new book, "Avionics Certification: The Complete Guide to DO-178," endeavors to guide readers through the avionics certification process. The authors are Vance Hilderman, who spent 25 years designing aerospace…