ATM Modernization

Thales Upgrades Radars at Cyprus Airport

Thales said Thursday it has completed the modernization of the terminal area radar system, including a STAR 2000 primary surveillance radar and a co-mounted RSM 970 S Monopulse Secondary Surveillance Radar (MSSR),…

Military

Aeroflex Test Set Gets DoD Certification

Aeroflex, of Wichita, Kan., said Wednesday its APM-424(V)5 IFF (Identification Friend or Foe) portable test set received full certification from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) AIMS International Program Office. The tester…

ATM Modernization

Congress Recesses Without Passing FAA Bill

Congress recessed for its August break on Tuesday without extending FAA funds, leaving more than 4,000 FAA employees likely out of work until Congress reconvenes in September. The partial shutdown, which began…

Military

Lockheed Martin Wins Arrowhead Contract

The U.S. Army awarded Lockheed Martin a $60 million follow-on production contract for the Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (M-TADS/PNVS), also known as Arrowhead, for the AH-64D Apache attack…

ATM Modernization

FAA Program Puts Controllers in Cockpit

FAA on Monday re-established its Flight Deck Training program, allowing air traffic controllers to ride in aircraft cockpit with commercial pilots and giving them a greater understanding of pilots' experience and workload. …

Editor's Note

Calendar

August 16-19 Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International Unmanned Systems North America, Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, D.C. Visit www.auvsi.org. 16-21 MAKS 2011 International Aviation & Space Salon, Zhukovsky, Moscow Region,…

ATM Modernization

Industry Leader Profiles

In this special Industry Leader Profiles section, Avionics Magazine highlights leading suppliers of products and services to the worldwide aerospace electronics sector. Many of these companies provide components across the spectrum, including…

Embedded Avionics

Frequentis to Provide ATC Services in Netherlands Antilles

The Netherlands Antilles Air Traffic Control (NAATC) selected Frequentis to replace its existing voice communications system (VCS) for the Curacao area control center (ACC). The ACC currently uses an earlier Frequentis VCS…

Editor's Note

‘Sunny’ Days in Paris

The champagne corks have been popped, billion-dollar deals signed and aircraft orders have been finalized. Another Paris Air Show in the books. And after all of that, the aviation industry is celebrating…

Editor's Note

Industry Scan

AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT Grizzle Tapped for ATO FAA’s Chief Counsel David Grizzle has been tapped to lead the agency’s Air Traffic Organization (ATO), Administrator Randy Babbitt announced July 7. Grizzle will replace…