CommercialRockwell Collins Developing Avionics Systems Analysis Tool for NASA Rockwell Collins has secured a one-year contract to begin developing new software analysis tools for verifying the safety of avionics systems on future commercial aircraft. NASA is looking to evaluate the…
Embedded AvionicsNorthrop Grumman Selected for F-16 Radar Upgrade Northrop Grumman will provide the Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR) for U.S. Air Force and Taiwan F-16 fighter jets, after winning a competition by Lockheed Martin looking to prolong the life of…
CommercialCurtiss Wright to Supply MC-21 Flight Data Recorder Curtiss Wright Controls announced a $21 million contract from Irkut Corp. to supply the flight data recording system for Irkut's MC-21 narrow body passenger jet. The company's avionics division will supply…
ATM ModernizationFreeFlight Receives TSO Approval for ADS-B Transceiver FreeFlight Systems on Thursday announced TSO authorization from FAA for its RANGR FDL-978-XVR ADS-B transceiver family. The transceiver provides ADS-B In and ADS-B Out capability within a single box, as airspace…
ATM ModernizationNATO Exercise Tests Cassidian's IFF Systems Cassidian's airborne idenfitification-friend-or-foe (IFF) systems were put to the test during the recent Bold Quest '13 exercise, held in North Carolina to test U.S. and NATO allied nations' combat identification systems during…
CommercialSenate Bill Could Further Delay UAS Integration FAA's goal of integrating unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) into the National Airspace System by 2015 could be delayed by a provision in the Senate's 2014 transportation bill. (AeroVironment's PUMA UAS…
CommercialRockwell Collins Names Ortberg New CEO Rockwell Collins on Thursday announced the selection of company President Kelly Ortberg as its new CEO, succeeding Clay Jones, who announced his retirement from the aerospace and defense manufacturer in April after…
CommercialAirbus ROPS Certified for A320s Airbus on Thursday announced initial EASA certification of its Runway Overrun Prevention System (ROPS) for current engine option (ceo) A320 passenger jets. ROPS, an onboard avionics system that increases pilots' situational awareness…