MilitaryAeroVironment Receives Order for Observer UAV AeroVironment, of Monrovia, Calif., said U.S. government agencies funding the Global Observer Joint Capability Technology Demonstration (JCTD) program have exercised an option for the assembly of a third Global Observer aircraft and…
MilitaryIntel to Acquire Wind River Systems Intel announced plans Thursday to pay $884 million to acquire Wind River Systems, headquartered in Alameda, Calif. Intel said the deal, which is expected to close this summer, will help it continue to…
Business & GAEMS Sky Connect Phone Gets STC EMS Sky Connect, a division of EMS Technologies, said Monday its Forté in-flight phone received a FAA supplemental type certificate (STC) for installation Gulfstream G-IVs. The phone system uses the Iridium network to…
MilitaryBoeing Submits A160T for Marine Pact Boeing said on Monday it submitted a proposal offering its A160T Hummingbird for the U.S. Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory's Immediate Cargo Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Demonstration Program. The demonstration contract is expected…
MilitaryARINC Demonstrates C-130 Datalink ARINC Engineering Services demonstrated a military data link information and color display system in the C-130 cockpit with moving maps, target information, text and data messages. The system is designed to enhance…
MilitaryHarris Awarded Navy Contract Harris Corp., based in Melbourne, Fla., was awarded a $9.8 million follow-on contract to provide 209 Fibre Channel Network Switches for the U.S. Navy's F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and other military aircraft. The new award brings…
MilitarySerious Squall The Dassault Aviation Rafale is the newest combat aircraft serving France’s Air Force and Navy. Over the past few years, the twin-engine fighter has replaced the Armée de l’Air’s older Jaguar fighter-bombers…
CommercialA350: Extra Wide Responsibility The Airbus A350XWB represents different opportunities for different avionics suppliers, but some common themes emerge in equipping the new wide body. Under a new Airbus supplier policy, major avionics vendors have been…
CommercialProduct Focus: RNP Consulting With its proven ability to ease air-traffic congestion, save fuel and facilitate approaches to airports that are encumbered by weather or terrain, performance-based navigation (PBN) is now an option being considered by…
CommercialPerspectives: Acheiving NextGen In mid-January, Hank Krakowski and Peggy Gilligan of the FAA asked RTCA to undertake a new task force initiative to serve as the catalyst for the collaboration essential to transforming the promise…
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