Business & GAUTC to Supply Camera Payload for Saab Skeldar UAS UTC Aerospace Systems has received a contract to supply Cloud Cap Technology TASE400 stabilized camera payloads for maritime operations on Saab's Skeldar unmanned aerial system (UAS). The company said units supplied by…
Business & GAIFE Revenue Forecast to Double by 2020 Increasing demand for air transport is expected to lend momentum to the global in-flight entertainment and connectivity market as airlines try to differentiate and gain a competitive advantage, according to an analysis…
MilitaryLockheed Martin Showcases Transformer UAS Lockheed Martin and Piasecki Aircraft are in phase three of a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) contract to develop a prototype of what could be the next generation of unmanned military…
CommercialRockwell Collins Agrees to $1.39 Billion Purchase of ARINC Rockwell Collins has agreed to purchase Annapolis, Md.-based aviation-information management provider ARINC for $1.39 billion from the investment firm Carlyle Group. The aerospace and defense company is looking to expand its…
CommercialAeroVironment Flies Solar-Powered Version of Puma UAS AeroVironment recently completed a nine-hour test flight with a solar-powered variant of its Puma small unmanned aircraft system (UAS). The Puma was equipped with Gallium Arsenide efficiency solar cells from Alta…
Embedded AvionicsKorean Apaches to Receive Night Vision Upgrades South Korea's fleet of AH-64E Apache military attack helicopters are receiving night vision upgrades, under terms of a $223 million contract with Lockheed Martin. (Lockheed's M-TADS/PNVS system. Photo, courtesy of Lockheed…
Business & GAQatar Airways, Jeppesen Sign Electronic Flight Bag Agreement Qatar Airways has renewed its five-year service agreement with Jeppesen to add electronic flight bag (EFB) services to its commercial air operations. Under the new agreement, the Middle Eastern carrier will…
Embedded AvionicsCassidian 'SmartRadar' Completes LearJet Flight Testing Cassidian's "SmartRadar" system recently completed flight test from the German air base in Hohn aboard a Learjet 35. (Cassidian's SmartRadar – shown here in its demonstrator pod configuration. Photo, courtesy…
CommercialVirgin Atlantic Adds New Airborne Cargo Tracking Device Virgin Atlantic Cargo will begin allowing customers to track their air freight shipments in real time, after approving the Sentry FlightSafe tracking device for its aircraft. Sentry FlightSafe, developed by…
CommercialAUVSI 2013 Opens Next Week in Washington The Association of Unmanned Vehicle Systems International will host Unmanned Systems 2013, its 40th annual gathering of the unmanned systems industry, in Washington D.C. next week, and Avionics Magazine has a preview of…