Business & GA

The Journey to 2Ku: Gogo’s Race to Space-Based Connectivity

  2Ku coverage map. Photo: Gogo [Avionics Today 04-25-2016] Gogo ushered in its highly anticipated 2Ku satellite-based In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) technology last week, concluding its race to enter the space-based connectivity market…

Military

Mitsubishi Completes X2 Demonstrator Jet Maiden Flight

Model of MHI’s X2 stealth plane demonstrator. Photo: Hunini (wikimedia) [Avionics Today 04-22-2016] Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) successfully completed the maiden flight of the X-2, an advanced technology demonstrator jet. The X-2…

Commercial

Lynx, Vector Partner on RTOS Test Systems

[Avionics Today 04-22-2016] Embedded software company Lynx Software Technologies and Vector Software, a provider of dynamic software testing solutions for embedded systems, announced the companies are integrating the LynxOS family of Real-Time…

Embedded Avionics

Reiser Simulation Acquires ICS

[Avionics Today 04-22-2016] Flight simulation systems and services company Reiser Simulation and Training (RST) has acquired Innovative Control Systems (ICS), a supplier of avionics, test systems and custom engineering services for the…

Embedded Avionics

NEO Tech Launches Full Manufacturing of Skytrac Transceiver

Skytrac ISAT200A transceiver and flight data acquisition unit. Photo: Skytrac [Avionics Today 04-22-2016] NEO Tech has launched full turnkey system level manufacturing for the Skytrac ISAT-200A transceiver and flight data acquisition unit.…

Business & GA

Esterline Appoints New Avionics Systems Exec

Photo: Esterline [Avionics Today 04-22-2016] Esterline has selected Michel Potvin to be platform president of the company's Montreal-based avionics systems business group. The group includes manufacturing operations in Canada, the United States…