Embedded Avionics

Rolls-Royce Lift System Production for F-35B Continues

Rolls-Royce will produce six LiftSystems under a new $215 million contract to support the Pentagon's sixth production lot of F-35B Lightning II fighter jets.    The LiftSystem technology provides the F-35B jets…

Embedded Avionics

Israeli F-16 Pilots Begin Training at MTC

Israeli Air Force (IAF) F-16C/D and F-16I fighter pilots began using the Mission Training Center (MTC), Elbit Systems said Monday, Nov. 25.    Elbit Systems, which provides the instruction and maintenance services…

Business & GA

Honeywell Touchscreen Research Guides FAA Regulation

Phoenix-based aerospace manufacturer Honeywell is under an ongoing contract with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to study the usability of various forms of touch technology, such as cockpit displays, that will help…

ATM Modernization

Northrop Grumman Tests Next Generation DOD Avionics

Northrop Grumman on Monday, Nov. 25 announced the successful flight test of a new active traffic surveillance system with Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) designed to provide U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) aircraft…

Embedded Avionics

BAE UK to Deploy Link 16 Network on Falcon 20s

BAE Systems U.K. is upgrading its fleet of Cobham Falcon 20 aircraft with the Small Tactical Terminal (STT) KOR-24 to support Link 16 network pre-deployment training, ViaSat said Friday, Nov. 22.   …

Commercial

FAA Mulls In-Flight Calling for 2014

Airlines could begin allowing in-flight cell phone calls as early as 2014, according to a statement released by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).    The statement by FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler was…

Business & GA

Avionics Sales Total $1.72 Billion for Third Quarter

Avionics manufacturers reported total combined sales of more than $1.72 billion for the third quarter of 2013, according to the latest quarterly avionics market report released by the Aircraft Electronics Association (AEA)…