CommercialBoston Engineering to Advance US Air Force UAV Motor Control Capabilities A US Air Force "Reaper" drone takes off at Creech Air Force base in June 2014. Photo: US Air Force/Senior Master Sgt. Cecilio Ricardo [Avionics Today 08-31-2015] Boston Engineering has won a…
Embedded AvionicsUS Air Force Awards Northrop Grumman Position on Training Systems Contract [Avionics Today 08-31-2015] The U.S. Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation a position on the Training Systems Acquisition III (TSA III) indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract to support warfighter training systems at…
Embedded AvionicsBoeing to Build Poseidon P-8As for Australia, US Navy Boeing P-8A Poseidon aircraft. Photo: Boeing [Avionics Today 08-31-2015] Boeing will provide the first P-8A Poseidon maritime surveillance aircraft for Australia and additional P-8As for the U.S. Navy following a $1.49 billion…
Business & GAFAA Certifies Embraer’s Legacy 450 Embraer’s Legacy 450 business jet received FAA certification. Photo: Embraer [Avionics Today 08-31-2015] Embraer Executive Jets’ new Legacy 450 business jet has received type certification from the FAA. The approval comes a…
ATM ModernizationFive Big Aviation Technology Acquisitions You Might Have Missed 2015 has been a huge year in terms of acquisitions, consolidations and mergers across various segments of the global aviation industry. Several of these acquisitions will have a major impact on the…
ATM ModernizationPlay the Avionics News Quiz of Aug. 28 While China’s market is taking a hit, aviation is alive and well! Connectivity is making waves with Gogo set to launch aircraft testing of its 2Ku solution and Delta’s latest flight attendant…
CommercialAirCom Pacific Gains Momentum in IFEC Regional Business Hong Kong Airlines signed an agreement earlier this summer at the Paris Air Show with AirCom Pacific to install IFEC systems on-board Hong Kong Airlines aircraft. Photo: Aero Icarus (Wikimedia) [Avionics Magazine…
Business & GACessna Launches Citation Latitude Deliveries Deliveries of Cessna’s Citation Latitude midsize jet have begun. Photo: Cessna [Avionics Today 08-28-2015] Cessna Aircraft has announced the first deliveries of its newest midsize jet, the Cessna Citation Latitude. Among the…
ATM ModernizationStar Navigation, Spaceon Strike Agreement for Aircraft Tracking Solution [Avionics Today 08-28-2015] Star Navigation Systems and Chengdu Spaceon Technology have struck a formal Cooperation Agreement (CA) to work on a joint tracking product. The formal agreement follows a preliminary framework agreement…
ATM ModernizationKongsberg and Avinor Air Navigation Ink Agreement to Launch Remote ATC Towers Rendering of remote ATC tower. Photo: Kongsberg Defense Systems [Avionics Today 08-28-2015] Norway’s Kongsberg Defense Systems and Avinor Air Navigation Services have entered into an agreement for the supply of remote Air…