ATM Modernization

People

Steve Schneps BAE Systems named Steve Schneps vice president of operations for its Electronics & Integrated Solutions operating group. Schneps previously served as director of operations for several of the unit’s major…

ATM Modernization

Calendar

August 6-9 Unmanned Systems North America 2007, Washington Convention Center, Washington, D.C. Contact Association for Unmanned Vehicles Systems International, phone 703-845-9671 or visit www.auvsi.org. 9-11 Latin American Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition,…

Commercial

Counter MANPADS: Live-fire finale?

After four years of test and development, the two systems competing to protect commercial aircraft from man-portable air defense systems (MANPADS) will get a chance to prove themselves against live fire this…

Business & GA

Glassed-In

It’s hard to believe, but in August, glass cockpits in production civil aircraft will have been in use for a quarter of a century. On Aug. 19, 1982, I and other aviation…

Business & GA

Eurocontrol Focuses on WAM

Eurocontrol announced a plan Thursday to promote broader awareness of Wide Area Multilateration (WAM) to provide technical and financial benefits to airspace users. WAM, a technique in which several ground receiving stations…

Military

CPI Wins E-3 Contract

CPI Aerostructures, Edgewood, N.Y., won a $500,000 contract to provide the U.S. Air Force with electrical panel assemblies for the E-3 Airborne Early Warning aircraft’s GPS system. The company said work will…

Military

Luxell Displays Pass Review

Ontario-based Luxell Technologies said its ruggedized military displays for the Airbus A400M passed critical design review. The new displays are the vide display and multi-function display for the A400M, a military cargo…

Commercial

JETEYE Wins SAFETY Designation

BAE Systems received designation from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for its JETEYE aircraft missile defense system, which is developed to protect commercial airliners against infrared-guided missiles. The company received SAFETY…