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RAAF Tanker Proposal Rockwell Collins has joined a Boeing-led team that is competing for a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) contract for refueling aircraft. The team proposes four KC-767 tankers that include…

Business & GA

Still a Niche for Narrowband

Once viewed as competitors, broadband and narrowband connectivity for e-mail and Internet access now are advancing in parallel. As broadband service is scheduled to begin this spring and narrowband service is being…

Military

Airliner Missile Defense: At What Cost?

The November 2002 attack on an Israeli airliner, though unsuccessful, brought home to the U.S. Congress the possibility of a grave new threat to commercial aviation: shoulder-fired ground-to-air missiles. About three-quarters of…

Business & GA

Airships: Making a Comeback

It was once safe to say that airships were relegated to aviation history. These slow-moving behemoths were, after all, virtually written off after the 1930 crash of the British-built R101 near Beauvais,…

ATM Modernization

A Strong Pulse in ATM

Air traffic management (ATM) may not be the fastest growing industry, but activities at ATC Maastricht 2004, Europe's premier ATM exhibition and conference, indicate that it is on a sound footing and…

Editor's Note

Calendar

April 26-27 3rd Annual Airborne Strike Conference, The Hatton, London. Contact SMi Conferences Ltd., phone +44 2078 276 192 or visit www.smiconferences.co.uk. 26-29 55th Annual Avionics Maintenance Conference, Centre Sheraton, Montreal, Canada.…

ATM Modernization

Editor's Note: U.S. Following Europe's Lead?

Has Europe overtaken the United States in air traffic management (ATM) modernization? If it hasn't, many believe it soon will. At recent aviation-related events in the Washington, D.C., area, considerable consternation was…

Editor's Note

Products

Single-Board Computer Radstone Technology has introduced the PPC8A, a PowerXpress single-board computer intended for "sheltered" defense and aerospace applications. The PPC8A offers a compatible processor upgrade, Motorola's 1-GHz, reduced-core-voltage 7447 PowerPC processor.…