Business & GAIMS: In-Flight Ka-Band Connectivity Installations to Hit 6,000 by 2020 A research report released Monday predicts Ka-band connectivity for in-flight applications will hit 6,000 by 2020. According to the latest findings from IMS Research, Ku-band will be the most popular technology at the…
CommercialNorthrop Grumman to Provide UAS Training for Army The Department of Defense awarded a $36.5 million contract to Northrop Grumman to provide training for U.S. Army soldiers in the operating of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) at Fort Huachuca in Arizona.…
Business & GANorthrop Grumman to Provide Navigation Systems for Cessna Citation Jets Cessna has selected Northrop Grumman to provide hybrid inertial navigation systems as core components of the avionics for its Citation Sovereign business jets. Northrop Grumman said it will supply the LCR-100 Attitude…
MilitaryBoeing Opens KC-46 Integration Lab Boeing opened an integration laboratory to support testing and integration of commercial avionics and software into its KC-46A next-generation aerial refueling tanker. The lab, known as the KC-46 Tanker System Integration Laboratory…
ATM ModernizationERAU to Study Precision Landings at Small Airports A team of researchers at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University has received funding for a project to assess the performance of pilots when they land small airplanes at small airports using an approach normally…
Business & GAEclipse Selects EVS Supplier for Eclipse 550 Eclipse Aerospace selected Lexavia Integrated Systems, of Gulf Breeze, Fla., to supply the Enhanced Vision system in the Eclipse 550 Jet, scheduled for first delivery in the third quarter 2013. The Lexavia model…
Business & GABlackhawk Introduces FAA-Approved TMS for Cessna 208B Caravan Blackhawk Modifications announced a new feature for its Cessna 208B Caravan XP42A upgrade package, the Flightline System Ultra Trend Monitoring System (TMS). FAA has approved the Ultra Trend Monitoring System for use…
CommercialNavy Awards Honeywell $181 Million for Global Aircraft Fleet Maintenance NAVSUP Weapons Systems Support (WSS) awarded Honeywell a follow-on five-year $181 million contract to provide logistics support for auxiliary power units (APUs) for F/A-18 A-G, P-3, C-2, as well as F/A-18 main…
Business & GAEditor's Note: Recalculating What started out as military-only network has exploded so that everyone, everywhere is connected via GPS. You can get GPS in your car, on your phone, on the boat, and, yes, even…
CommercialLetters UAS in the NAS I had occasion to read Emily Feliz’s Editor’s Note in the September issue. I have no quarrel with what she says; it is just that she did not…