Embedded Avionics

Northrop 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…

Commercial

Curtiss 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 Modernization

FreeFlight 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 Modernization

NATO 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…

Commercial

Senate 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…

Commercial

Rockwell 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…

Commercial

Airbus 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…