CommercialPredator UAS to Receive Communications Upgrade [Avionics Today May 21, 2014] General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) is teaming up with Rohde & Schwarz to bring voice communications to its Predator B/MQ-9 Reaper Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS). The…
Business & GAGeneral Aviation 1Q Avionics Sales Total $651 Million [Avionics Today May 20, 2014] Global sales of General Aviation (GA) avionics systems, components and accessories totaled $651.7 million for the first three months of 2014, according to the first quarter avionics market…
Business & GARockwell Collins Launches New Mission Computer [Avionics Today May 20, 2014] During the 2014 ILA Berlin Air Show, Rockwell Collins announced a new family of flight and mission computers, the FMC 4000 series. FMC 4200. Photo, courtesy of Rockwell…
CommercialTeledyne Connects Crews With Onboard Avionics [Avionics Today May 20, 2014] Teledyne Controls has announced a new technology that connects commercial tablets and flight crew devices with an aircraft's onboard data communications systems, the WGL-AID. The El Segundo, Calif.-based…
Business & GADassault, Gulfstream Introduce New Business Jets [Avionics Today May 19, 2014] Dassault Aviation introduced the latest aircraft from its Falcon business jet family, the Falcon 8X, at the 2014 European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (EBACE) in Geneva, Switzerland. …
CommercialEuropean Manufacturers Plan MALE UAS by 2020 [Avionics Today May 19, 2014] Airbus Defense and Space, Dassault Aviation and Alenia Aermacchi have submitted a proposal to the Ministry of Defense of France, Germany and Italy offering a next generation Unmanned…
CommercialUAS Going Commercial in US? FAA Considers [Avionics Today May 16, 2014] The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is currently working with several industries to expedite the approval of some limited commercial Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) operations prior to finalizing its…
CommercialRohde & Schwarz Joins M2M [Avionics Today May 16, 2014] Wireless technology test solutions company Rohde & Schwarz has joined the M2M Alliance, the largest association representing the Machine-to-Machine (M2M) market, the company said. Rohde & Schwarz…