CommercialRockwell Collins Agrees to $1.39 Billion Purchase of ARINC Rockwell Collins has agreed to purchase Annapolis, Md.-based aviation-information management provider ARINC for $1.39 billion from the investment firm Carlyle Group. The aerospace and defense company is looking to expand its…
CommercialAeroVironment Flies Solar-Powered Version of Puma UAS AeroVironment recently completed a nine-hour test flight with a solar-powered variant of its Puma small unmanned aircraft system (UAS). The Puma was equipped with Gallium Arsenide efficiency solar cells from Alta…
Embedded AvionicsKorean Apaches to Receive Night Vision Upgrades South Korea's fleet of AH-64E Apache military attack helicopters are receiving night vision upgrades, under terms of a $223 million contract with Lockheed Martin. (Lockheed's M-TADS/PNVS system. Photo, courtesy of Lockheed…
Business & GAQatar Airways, Jeppesen Sign Electronic Flight Bag Agreement Qatar Airways has renewed its five-year service agreement with Jeppesen to add electronic flight bag (EFB) services to its commercial air operations. Under the new agreement, the Middle Eastern carrier will…
Embedded AvionicsCassidian 'SmartRadar' Completes LearJet Flight Testing Cassidian's "SmartRadar" system recently completed flight test from the German air base in Hohn aboard a Learjet 35. (Cassidian's SmartRadar – shown here in its demonstrator pod configuration. Photo, courtesy…
Embedded AvionicsNavy Tests New Target Sharing System on EA-18G The U.S. Navy recently completed flight tests of its new data network on a Boeing EA-18G Growler. The network features sensor system upgrades that will allow aircrews to share targeting data…
CommercialAUVSI 2013 Opens Next Week in Washington The Association of Unmanned Vehicle Systems International will host Unmanned Systems 2013, its 40th annual gathering of the unmanned systems industry, in Washington D.C. next week, and Avionics Magazine has a preview of…
Business & GAGogo Reports Bigger Net Loss in Quarterly Earnings In-flight connectivity provider Gogo on Wednesday issued its first quarterly earnings report as a publicly traded company, reporting a net loss of $72.6 million for the second quarter, five times the net…