MilitaryLockheed Martin Awarded ATP Contract Lockheed Martin has signed a $118 million foreign military sales contract to deliver Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods (ATP) and LANTIRN Enhanced Resolution (ER) navigation pods to the Turkish Air Force's F-16 Block…
MilitaryNorthrop Grumman, Army Hit RC-12X Milestone Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Army said it completed successful electromagnetic interference/electromagnetic compatibility (EMI/EMC) testing on the first RC-12X Guardrail, bringing the signals intelligence (SIGINT) system one step closer to providing mission-critical…
ATM ModernizationEra System Selected for Frankfurt Airport Era a.s., based in Fairfax, Va., said its Squid vehicle tracking units have been selected for Germany's Frankfurt Airport. The company said 228 Squid units will support the airport’s advanced surface movement…
Business & GARockwell Collins Acquires AR Group Rockwell Collins said Monday it completed its acquisition of AR Group, Inc., and AR Group's affiliated companies, including Air Routing International, a provider of trip support services for business aircraft flight operations.…
ATM ModernizationIndustry Scan Business/GA Head-Up Guidance Rockwell Collins in December received FAA certification of its HGS-6605 Head-Up Guidance System on the Bombardier Challenger 605. The head-up display was developed together with an Enhanced Vision System…
ATM ModernizationNextGen Special Section: Stacking Up SESAR, NextGen The origins of the Single European Sky ATM Research (SESAR) program and RTCA’s NextGen Mid-Term Implementation Task Force, or Task Force 5 (TF5), differ significantly in that SESAR originated as a result…
ATM ModernizationNextGen Special Section: Applying The Recommendations After seven months of intensive meetings involving some 300 aviation industry stakeholders, the RTCA NextGen Mid-Term Implementation Task Force issued a final report on Sept. 9, 2009. Some of the recommendations may…
MilitaryGrowth Curb In 2009, a new U.S. administration and a shift in defense priorities stirred unease throughout the military aerospace industry. After years of substantial growth in defense spending, the Obama administration endeavored in…
ATM ModernizationNew Products ‘NAVPad’ Electronic Flight Bag AirGator, of Mount Kisco, N.Y., expanded its NAVPad family of electronic flight bags (EFB) with the addition of NAVPad 8X and 10X. The systems use the Intel ATOM…
ATM ModernizationProduct Focus: Connectors The design philosophy of ARINC’s connector working groups until recently has trended toward new generation connectors designed specifically for high-throughput in-flight entertainment (IFE) applications. The economic realities of commercial aviation, however, drive…