Business & GAMarshall Aerospace to Develop FANS 1/A+ Upgrade for Bombardier Challenger 604 Bombardier Challenger 604 aircraft. Photo: Bombardier [Avionics Today 10-08-2014] Marshall Aerospace and Defense Group has entered into a conditional letter of agreement with Bombardier to develop a Future Air Navigation System (FANS)…
CommercialBoeing, Panasonic Offer IFC, Fuel Savings through Low-Profile Antenna [Avionics Today 10-08-2014] Boeing Network and Space Systems (N&SS) and Panasonic Avionics have partnered to develop a broadband, electronically steered phased array antenna for commercial airliners. The antenna will deliver in-flight Wi-Fi…
CommercialSmartSky Networks Announces Launch of 4G IFC Network Customers Using SmartSky 4G LTE Network. Photo: SmartSky Networks [Avionics Today 10-08-2014] SmartSky Networks has announced it will launch the United States’ first airborne 4G LTE-based network, SmartSky 4G, for both commercial…
Business & GANorthrop Grumman Leverages ANSYS For Black Hawk Cockpit Display Development UH-60L Blackhawk helicopter. Photo: Wikipedia [Avionics Today 10-08-2014] Northrop Grumman is currently developing the next generation of Black Hawk helicopter cockpit display systems using ANSYS system and software simulation solutions. Northrop is using…
ConnectivityElbit Systems to Provide Secure Broadband Network for Public Safety Agencies [Avionics Today 10-08-2014] The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science & Technology Directorate has awarded Elbit Systems of America a contract to deliver a technology demonstration for a mission critical secure…
CommercialBoeing Report Forecasts Dramatic Pick up in Air Cargo Market Boeing’s 747-8 freighter aircraft. Photo: Boeing [Avionics Today 10-07-2014] Boeing has released a report projecting air cargo traffic to grow at an annual rate of 4.7 percent over the next 20 years,…
ATM ModernizationNASA Helps Pilots Navigate Alaska NASA’s TAIGA technology system is capable of showing pilots the altitude of nearby terrain via color. Photo: ARC/Joseph Rios via NASA [Avionics Today 10-07-2014] NASA has formally delivered to Alaskan officials a…
Embedded AvionicsRaytheon Awarded $19.5 Million Contract to Build US Air Force Radar Raytheon headquarters in Waltham, Mass. Photo: Wikipedia [Avionics Today 10-07-2014] The U.S. Air Force has awarded Raytheon a $19.5 million contract for engineering and manufacturing development of a new expeditionary radar. The…
CommercialCAE and Japan Airlines Form Flight Crew Training Joint Venture CAE flight simulators. Photo: CAE [Avionics Today 10-07-2014] CAE and Japan Airlines (JAL) have entered into a joint venture to provide flight crew training services across Northeast Asia, excluding China. Following the…
ATM ModernizationInmarsat and TECOM to Provide Global Xpress Government Aviation Terminals Artist rendering of the Inmarsat I-5 satellite. Photo: Boeing [Avionics Today 10-07-2014] TECOM, designer and manufacturer of antenna systems, and Inmarsat have established a Memorandum of Arrangement (MOA) to manufacture Global Xpress…