http://www.aviationtoday.com Aviation Today en-us 2012 Sat, 4 Feb 2012 3:23:48 EST The U.S. Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman a $47.2 million contract for the purchase and integration of two more Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) payloads on two existing Block 20 Global Hawk UASs. BACN is a high-altitude, airborne communications and information gateway system that... http://www.aviationtoday.com/av/military/Northrop-Grumman-to-Supply-BCNs-on-Global-Hawks_75664.html Fri, 3 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST The Department of Defense (DoD) proposed a series of budget cuts last week, including the slower procurement of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) and the cancellation of the Global Hawk Block 30 unmanned aircraft system (UAS). In its “Defense Budget Priorities and Choices” document issued Jan... http://www.aviationtoday.com/av/military/DoD-Proposes-Terminating-Global-Hawk-Block-30s_75662.html Thu, 2 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST BAE Systems and Northrop Grumman have been selected to develop Common Infrared Countermeasure (CIRCM) systems for the Army, Navy and Marine rotary-wing aircraft. Under terms of the $38 million, 21-month technology demonstration contract, BAE will provide its Boldstroke laser countermeasure system... http://www.aviationtoday.com/av/military/Northrop-Grumman-BAE-Selected-for-CIRCM-Contracts_75663.html Thu, 2 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST Workshops and conference sessions at this year's ATC Global Exhibition and Conference will bring together leaders in the international air traffic management community, discussing the regulatory and technological issues facing the future of the global airspace. Speakers at the event, held March 6-8 in... http://www.aviationtoday.com/av/commercial/ATC-Global-Announces-2012-Seminars-Workshops_75668.html Thu, 2 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST President Obama and military leaders in Washington in early January outlined a new, streamlined military strategy, following the end of the war in Iraq, which sounded very much like an earnings call of a Fortune 500 company. The words might be slightly different but the themes are very similar —... http://www.aviationtoday.com/av/military/Flat-Is-The-New-Growth_75568.html Wed, 1 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST MILITARY Curtiss-Wright Division Curtiss-Wright Controls announced the formation of a Defense Solutions business group, combining its Embedded Computing and Electronics Systems businesses to better address the industry’s need for more cost-efficient commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) systems. The new... http://www.aviationtoday.com/av/military/Industry-Scan_75569.html Wed, 1 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST Undeniably one of the most present and most concealed threats on the battlefield today remains the shoulder-launched, heat-seeking surface-to-air missiles, or Man Portable Air Defense Systems (MANPADS), a lightweight and proliferating weapon with a low acquisition cost. The names of such systems are... http://www.aviationtoday.com/av/military/Countering-MANPADS_75571.html Wed, 1 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST The requirements for higher bandwidth and speed and lower weight and power use are driving expanded use of fiber optics in the aircraft cabin and cockpit. The technology, increasingly being used to connect in-flight entertainment systems and video-rich cockpit displays, is now being looked at to play a more... http://www.aviationtoday.com/av/military/Connectors_75573.html Wed, 1 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST IFE App Innotech Aviation, of Montreal, and Esoteric, of Irvine, Calif., introduced the SkyPad app, allowing users of Innotech’s I-Ku broadband system to use their own personal iPads as the controller of the SkyPad luxury in-flight entertainment system (IFE). SkyPad entertainment and cabin control... http://www.aviationtoday.com/av/military/New-Products_75577.html Wed, 1 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST Vincent Buffa Data Device Corp. (DDC), of Bohemia, N.Y., appointed Vincent Buffa to president. Buffa has held leadership positions in engineering, sales, marketing, operations and program management. Prior to joining DDC, he was president of Crane Company’s Energy Flow Solutions, business group... http://www.aviationtoday.com/av/military/People_75578.html Wed, 1 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST