MilitaryViaSat, DRS Data Link ViaSat and DRS Technologies demonstrated an Internet Protocol (IP) data connection from the cockpit of an F/A-18 jet fighter to a ground network. Under a contract with the U.S. Navy Space and…
ATM Modernization‘Airport for the Future’ Consortium Jeppesen and Sensis Corp. joined a Lockheed Martin-led consortium to develop the “Airport of the Future.”Under the Integrated Airport Project, a three-year effort designed to develop new technologies in airport operations, Jeppesen…
MilitaryBoeing: C-130 Plan on Schedule Boeing said it is on schedule with the second C-130 Avionics Modernization Program (AMP) aircraft. The aircraft is slated for its first flight in March, Boeing said. The C-130 AMP was initiated…
Business & GABVR Wins Contract BVR Systems, Rosh Ha’Ayin, Israel, said its tactical simulation suite won a $1 million contract. The initial contract calls for the adaptation, integration and qualification of its EVA (Embedded Virtual Avionics) product.…
Business & GAHD Camera Aboard Helicopter German helicopter operator Euroheli.com said it is the first operator in Germany to invest in a Cineflex HD (high definition) gyro-stabilized camera system. Euroheli.com, which operates a mixed fleet of EC120 and…
MilitaryNorthrop Grumman Test AESA on F-22 Northrop Grumman said it completed flight-test certification for the fourth-generation of the active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar for the U.S. Air Force’s F-22 Raptor. Northrop Grumman, which produces the radar under…
Editor's NoteSatcom STC The FAA granted International Communications Group’s (ICG) authorized reseller, L2 Consulting Services, a supplemental type certificate (STC) for installation of ICG’s ICS-120 Iridium Communication System. ICG said the STC is applicable to…
CommercialFCC to Keep In-Flight Cell Phone Ban The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will abandon a plan to allow cell phone use on airplanes, chairman Kevin J. Martin said this week. The reason, Martin said, is because it is not…