Embedded Avionics

Rockwell Collins to Use VxWorks MILS

Rockwell Collins selected the VxWorks MILS Real-Time Operating System (RTOS) Platform from Wind River for its SecureOne Processor architecture and SecureOne Guard software program for military tactical systems. According to Wind River, with VxWorks MILS…

Military

Harris Awarded F-35 Avionics Contract

Harris Corp. was awarded a $32.7 million follow-on production contract from Lockheed Martin to supply avionics infrastructure components for the F-35 Lightning II. This Low Rate Initial Production contract brings the total…

Commercial

United, Continental Select Panasonic IFE System

Panasonic Avionics will install its Ku-band satellite connectivity system on more than 300 United Airlines and Continental Airlines mainline aircraft beginning in 2012, the airline announced Friday. The airline said it expects to install…

Commercial

Curtiss-Wright in C-130J Network Storage Pact

Curtiss-Wright Controls received a contract from Lockheed Martin Aeronautics to provide Vortex Compact Network Storage (CNS) subsystems to the C-130J program. The CNS will be deployed as the Network File Server in…

Commercial

Navy Demos UAS Common Control System

The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) completed a demonstration for its unmanned aircraft Common Control System (CCS) Oct. 26 at Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division in China Lake, Calif., the Navy…

Business & GA

Germany's airberlin group Selects navAero EFB

German airline airberlin group selected navAero's tBagC22 Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) computer and display hardware system for the A319/320/321, A330, B737-NG and Dash 8 Q400 aircraft operated by airberlin, flyNiki, and Belair…

Business & GA

Cobham, Carson Helicopters Partner on Avionics

Cobham will partner with Carson Helicopters, based in Perkasie, Pa., to provide an advanced suite of avionics for Sikorsky S-61, S-76 and UH-60 derivative helicopter retrofits, the companies announced Tuesday. Cobham, based…

ATM Modernization

Industry Scan

Internet at 30,000 Feet Airborne connectivity systems are quickly becoming ubiquitous across airline fleets, as more operators see the financial, operational and technological benefits of putting these systems on their aircraft, according…

Business & GA

NBAA 2011

Honeywell Sees Slow Growth Honeywell expressed cautious optimism in the recovery of the business aviation industry, hopeful that 2011 will be the “trough year” and 2012 will see modest growth buoyed by…

Embedded Avionics

Boeing Wins B-1 Avionics Software Contract

Boeing received a follow-on, $57 million contract from the U.S. Air Force for additional upgrades of the B-1 bomber fleet's avionics software. The contract continues a software-sustainment program that has updated and…