ATM ModernizationSITA to Deploy CPDLC Infrastructure in Portugal Air navigation service provider NAV Portugal has partnered with air transport communications provider SITA to implement the data link infrastructure required to comply with the EU Regulations for the Single European Sky,…
CommercialFAA Seeks Proposals for Unmanned Aircraft Testing Sites FAA moved a step closer to its 2015 goal of integrating civilian and military unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) into the National Airspace System (NAS) on Thursday by asking for proposals to develop…
Embedded AvionicsRaytheon Awarded Army HMD Contract Raytheon Technical Services, together with teammate Thales Visionix Inc. (TVI), has won a $3.5 million award for the engineering and manufacturing development of Common Helmet Mounted Display (CHMD) systems for the U.S.…
ATM ModernizationAustralia Selects Honeywell's SmartPath System Honeywell’s SmartPath has been selected by Airservices Australia as the country’s first Ground-Based Augmentation System (GBAS) to improve operational efficiency and decrease air traffic noise at Sydney Airport. Designed to overcome the…
ATM ModernizationAirbus ProSky, CAAS to Research ATM in Singapore Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) and Airbus ProSky signed a Research Collaboration Agreement (RCA) to jointly develop a Concept of Operations for Air Traffic Flow Management (ATFM) based on Collaborative Decision…
CommercialRaytheon, GA-ASI to Develop Unmanned EW Raytheon and General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) are working together to develop a highly autonomous, unmanned electronic warfare capability based on equipping GA-ASI's Predator B/MQ-9 Reaper Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) with…
ATM ModernizationThales to Modernize Cypriot ATC Thales was selected by the Civil Aviation Authority of Cyprus and a provider of integrated electronic communication services in Cyprus, Cyta, for the modernization of the country’s air traffic management system. The…
Embedded AvionicsLockheed Martin Receives Extension for Apache Night Vision Upgrades Lockheed Martin signed two new production contracts worth $161.7 million to continue upgrades of the night vision sensors on U.S. Army Apache attack helicopters. Under the contracts Lockheed will provide 482 Modern…
ATM ModernizationICAO, CANSO Sign Air Navigation Agreement The ICAO and Civil Air Navigation Services Organization (CANSO) have signed a new agreement to jointly pursue opportunities to increase air navigation safety worldwide. ICAO President Roberto Kobeh Gonzalez and CANSO Director…
MilitaryBoeing, Elbit Pursuing Aircraft Defense Solutions Boeing announced a memorandum of understanding with Elbit Systems to provide "self-defense" solutions Boeing military aircraft for international customers. Under the new agreement, the two companies will offer Elbit's Directed Infrared Counter Measure (DIRCM),…