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Boeing to Refresh Super Hornets for US Navy

The U.S. Navy has awarded Boeing a contract worth up to $73 million to modernize the F/A-18 Super Hornet. The refresh is expected to add 50% to the fighter’s flight hours, from…

Connectivity

Honeywell Aspire 200 Gets Upgraded STC for Black Hawks

More connectivity options are coming to Sikorsky UH-60 and S70 Black Hawk helicopters thanks to an upgrade to the supplemental type certificate (STC) for Honeywell’s Aspire 200 satcom system. Honeywell said the…

Connectivity

Airbus, Delta Seek Partners for Seamless Air Alliance

Together with Sprint, OneWeb and Barti Airtel, Airbus and Delta have formed a coalition of companies aimed at driving down the price and up the availability of in-flight connectivity. Dubbed Seamless Air…

Embedded Avionics

Universal Avionics FMS Gets a Software Update

Universal Avionics’ helicopter flight management system’s (FMS) newest software has received FAA technical standard order authorization. The FMS software version 1002.0/1102.0 enables a “transition to hover” search. With this capability, pilots can…