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Saab Wins Avionics Contract

Sweden-based Saab Avitronics said it won a 10 million Euro contract to develop, produce and support a Terrain Masking Low Level Flight Computer for the German military’s A400M transport aircraft. Saab Avitronics,…

ATM Modernization

RTCA Hosts Next-Gen Conference

Aviation industry association RTCA will host a conference on the nation’s Next-Generation Air Transportation System (NGATS) in Washington, D.C. The conference, called “Operational Evolution Partnership (OEP)—The Bridge to NextGen,” will take place…

Commercial

Shanghai Airlines Picks Rockwell Collins Avionics

Shanghai Airlines said it will use Rockwell Collins avionics on 13 Boeing 737NG aircraft. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The airline said the two key components of the avionics…

ATM Modernization

Arinc Wins Data Monitoring Patent

Arinc said it was awarded U.S. Patent 7149612 for improved methods of accessing operational data from electronic systems on board aircraft, including selective monitoring, display of parameters in near real-time, data collection…

Military

F-22 Data Acquisition

Teletronics Technology Corp. (TTC), Newtown, Pa., will design and certify the Airborne Instrumentation Data Acquisition System (IDAS) to validate upgrades to F-22 Raptor fighter. Through a contract with Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, TTC…

ATM Modernization

Formation Wins FAA Contract

FAA awarded Formation, Moorestown, N.J., a $5.7 million contract to design, develop, flight-qualify and produce its Data Collector Correlator (DCC) avionics box. Formation will develop the DCC hardware and software, perform integration…

Commercial

TAP Portugal to Use Rockwell Collins Avionics

TAP Portugal will use Rockwell Collins avionics on five Airbus A330s with an option for one additional aircraft. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Lisbon-based TAP Portugual said the key…

Military

Boeing UAV Achieves NATO Compliance

Boeing and its team gained compliance with NATO’s unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) interoperability standard. The standard, also known as Standardization Agreement (STANAG) 4586, establishes specifications for a common ground station system for…