Business & GABusiness Aviation OEMs Adapt to COVID-19 Landscape Business aviation OEMs and avionics makers are adjusting to the COVID-19 landscape through various measures, including decreasing production and moving to deliver critical medical supplies and produce ventilators and other equipment to…
Business & GACCX Adds Capabilities to T-RX Avionics Radio and Pulse Testers Ottawa-based test equipment supplier CCX Technologies said on March 24 that it is adding GPS signal generator and VHF Digital Link (VDL) Mode 2 capabilities for its T-RX avionics radio and pulse…
MilitaryBoeing Super Hornets Receiving Block III Avionics Upgrades Dozens of Boeing F/18 E/F Super Hornets are to receive avionics upgrades under the Block III program to improve information exchange speeds and allow the sharing of streaming video and other data.…
CommercialAvionics in China: C919 Development & Future Growth C hina is projected to overtake the United States as the world’s largest commercial air passenger travel market by the mid-2020s. To meet this rapidly growing demand for air travel, Boeing’s latest…
ConnectivityCollins Avionics Chief Explains Future Vision with UTC Kent Statler has arguably one of the most exciting new jobs as a result of United Technologies’ (UTC) $30 billion acquisition of Rockwell Collins to form Collins Aerospace. The new company is…
MilitaryHow VITA Standards are Speeding Up Avionics Cots Adoption Avionics design engineers no longer have to rely on proprietary specifications, which typically lag behind commercial market technology development at both the system and component level. New developments
ConnectivityHow Qantas is Developing New Connected Cockpit Applications Qantas A330 and 737 pilots are in the midst of evolving their flight operational data visualization strategy. Software upgrades added to the existing wireless aircraft interface devices on those models will bring…
MilitaryRussia Completes Testing of Su-57 Avionics ‘Complex’ The communications, navigation and surveillance systems featured on the Su-57 are described by its developers as an integrated avionics “complex” featuring a network centric architecture with a unique approach to embedded…
Embedded AvionicsVIAVI to Acquire Cobham's Avionics Testing Division VIAVI Solutions will purchase Cobham’s wireless test and measurement and AvComm connectivity branches for $455 million. Both company’s boards have approved the sale, which is expected to close later this year pending…
Embedded AvionicsRTCA President Talks Progress on NextGen Deployment Margaret Jenny, president of RTCA, is one of the most well-known executives across technical aerospace circles. In recent years, her organization helped form the NextGen Advisory Committee (NAC) to serve as a…