ConnectivityDesigning for Decades: Building Upgradeable IFC in a 30-Year AirframeGlobal Avionics Round-Up from Aircraft Value News (AVN) Commercial aircraft routinely serve for a quarter century or more. Satellite constellations and modems, by contrast, evolve on a five-year cadence. That…
ConnectivityFactory-Fitted Future: How Line-Fit Connectivity Is Rewriting IFC CompetitionGlobal Avionics Round-Up from Aircraft Value News (AVN) In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) has moved from aftermarket upgrade to factory-installed feature. Airframers now embed antennas, radomes, wiring provisions, and server space during…
Global Avionics Round-Up from Aircraft Value News (AVN)Locked Skies: Cyber Risk Rises in the Age of Connected AircraftGlobal Avionics Round-Up from Aircraft Value News (AVN) Connectivity is now a defining feature of modern aircraft. Flight decks stream data to ground control centers, engines transmit health metrics in…
MilitaryUSAF Expects KC-135 Center Console Refresh Solicitation In MayThe Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s (AFLCMC) KC-135 Center Console Refresh (CCR) program office at Tinker AFB, Okla., said that it expects to issue a solicitation in May after…
MilitaryRobinson Helicopter Details New Unmanned Business Unit, Cargo UAS Project With SikorskyRobinson Helicopter on March 9 announced the launch of its new Robinson Unmanned business unit, and detailed a new unmanned cargo helicopter offering utilizing Sikorsky’s autonomy capability. With Robinson Unmanned,…
MilitaryAeroVironment Expands Manufacturing Capacity, UAS Products, With ESAero AcquisitionAeroVironment on March 16 said it has acquired Empirical Systems Aerospace, Inc. (ESAero) in a $200 million deal that adds manufacturing, design and prototyping capacity, complimentary expertise in electric and hybrid…
Global Avionics Round-Up from Aircraft Value News (AVN)The Flight Control Revolution Is Boosting Lease PremiumsGlobal Avionics Round-Up from Aircraft Value News (AVN) Autonomy is no longer science fiction. Advanced flight control systems that augment pilot decisions with artificial intelligence and machine learning are moving…
ConnectivityConnected Avionics Are Redefining Aircraft ValuesGlobal Avionics Round-Up from Aircraft Value News (AVN) Modern aircraft generate an astonishing amount of data in flight. Every parameter from engine performance to flight control inputs is tracked and…