Embedded AvionicsNavy Tests New Target Sharing System on EA-18G The U.S. Navy recently completed flight tests of its new data network on a Boeing EA-18G Growler. The network features sensor system upgrades that will allow aircrews to share targeting data…
Business & GAGogo Reports Bigger Net Loss in Quarterly Earnings In-flight connectivity provider Gogo on Wednesday issued its first quarterly earnings report as a publicly traded company, reporting a net loss of $72.6 million for the second quarter, five times the net…
CommercialRockwell Collins Developing Avionics Systems Analysis Tool for NASA Rockwell Collins has secured a one-year contract to begin developing new software analysis tools for verifying the safety of avionics systems on future commercial aircraft. NASA is looking to evaluate the…
ATM ModernizationRockwell Collins Traffic Computer Receives FAA Certification Rockwell Collins announced Aug. 5 that its new TTR-2100 Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) for aircraft has received FAA certification. The traffic computer, which enables NextGen traffic surveillance, is now…
Embedded AvionicsNorthrop Grumman Selected for F-16 Radar Upgrade Northrop Grumman will provide the Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR) for U.S. Air Force and Taiwan F-16 fighter jets, after winning a competition by Lockheed Martin looking to prolong the life of…
CommercialThales IFE System on New British Airways A380s, 787 British Airways’ new Airbus A380 and Boeing 787s are equipped with the Thales-provided TopSeries In-Flight Entertainment System. The airline, which has ordered a total of 12 A380s and 24 787s, took delivery…
Business & GAnavAero Completes EFB iPad Testing NavAero has completed electromagnetic interference and rapid decompression testing for fourth-generation iPad tablet computers. According to the company, the RTCA DO160 Section G testing is a value-added service that will allow…
CommercialCurtiss Wright to Supply MC-21 Flight Data Recorder Curtiss Wright Controls announced a $21 million contract from Irkut Corp. to supply the flight data recording system for Irkut's MC-21 narrow body passenger jet. The company's avionics division will supply…
ATM ModernizationFreeFlight Receives TSO Approval for ADS-B Transceiver FreeFlight Systems on Thursday announced TSO authorization from FAA for its RANGR FDL-978-XVR ADS-B transceiver family. The transceiver provides ADS-B In and ADS-B Out capability within a single box, as airspace…
ATM ModernizationNATO Exercise Tests Cassidian's IFF Systems Cassidian's airborne idenfitification-friend-or-foe (IFF) systems were put to the test during the recent Bold Quest '13 exercise, held in North Carolina to test U.S. and NATO allied nations' combat identification systems during…