Embedded AvionicsViaSat Upgrades Airborne ISR for Canadian Department of National Defense [Avionics Today 02-26-2015] The Canadian Department of National Defense is upgrading its Lockheed CP-140 Aurora aircraft with advanced airborne satellite communication systems from ViaSat in cooperation with L-3 Electronic System Services (ESS).…
CommercialIntelsat and ITC Provide Communications to Solar Impulse’s Round-the-World Flight [Avionics Today 02-26-2015] Intelsat and ITC Global will provide ground-to-ground satellite communication services to Solar Impulse, a completely fuel-free aircraft, during its first round-the-world solar flight. The round-the-world mission flights will take…
CommercialDelta to Outfit 250 Aircraft with Gogo 2Ku Delta to expand Wi-Fi offerings. Photo: Delta [Avionics Today 02-25-2015] Delta Air Lines will outfit its narrow body aircraft serving long-haul domestic Latin American and Caribbean routes with Gogo's next generation 2Ku…
ATM ModernizationEU Awards A6 ANSP Alliance SES-Geared Funding EU has awarded funding for two major ATM initiatives. Photo: A6 Alliance [Avionics Today 02-25-2015] The European Union has awarded the A6 Alliance of Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSPs) funding for two…
Business & GAOrbital ATK Completes Installs for South Korean Aircraft Survivability Equipment [Avionics Today 02-25-2015] Orbital ATK has completed the installation and integration of its AAR-47 Missile and Laser Warning System with Hostile Fire Indication (HFI), Symetrics’ ALE-47 Countermeasures Dispensing System (CMDS), and Southeast…
Embedded AvionicsSaab Selects AEL Sistemas as Avionics Systems Supplier on Gripen NG Fighter Saab Gripen NG. Photo: Saab AB [Avionics Today 02-25-2015] Saab has selected AEL Sistemas (AEL) as a new supplier for its Gripen NG multirole fighter aircraft in Brazil. AEL will provide the…
ATM ModernizationGarmin’s ADS-B Certified for Gulfstream’s G200 BizJet Gulfstream G200. Photo: Gulfstream [Avionics Today 02-25-2015] Garmin’s Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) solution has been certified for the Gulfstream G200 business jet. The Garmin GTX 3000 Mode S Extended Squitter (ES) transponder…
ATM ModernizationBorealis Alliance: Upping ATM Efficiency through Free Route Airspace Branka Subotic, executive director of the Borealis Alliance. Photo: Borealis Alliance [Avionics Today 02-25-2015] A group of nine Northern European Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSPs) known as the Borealis Alliance are looking…
CommercialPanoptes Working on Autonomous UAS Sense and Avoid Technology As civil aviation authorities around the world continue to integrate Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) into civil airspace, the discussion for large-scale commercial applications always involves three words: sense and avoid. Avionics Magazine…
CommercialBlakey Departs AIA [Avionics Today 02-24-2015] Marion Blakey will be leaving her post as the president and CEO of the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) to take the position of president and CEO of Rolls Royce…