MilitaryL2 Aviation to Install ADS-B Upgrades for U.S. Air Force KC-10 Tankers Collins Aerospace has awarded L2 Aviation a subcontract for installations of Mode 5 Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) upgrades for the U.S. Air Force's fleet of 58 Boeing KC-10 Extender tanker aircraft, the…
CommercialAirlines Electronic Engineering Committee Approves Changes to Ease L-Band Satcom, IP Communications The Airlines Electronic Engineering Committee (AEEC) of the SAE Industry Technologies Consortia's ARINC Industry Activities (ARINC-IA) program recently approved data link standards changes to ease avionics interfaces with newer L-Band satellite and…
CommercialInmarsat Launches SB-Helo X-Stream High Data Rate Services for Rotorcraft On Nov. 5, at the Vertical Flight Expo and Conference in Farnborough, United Kingdom, Inmarsat debuted its SwiftBroadband Helo (SB-Helo) X-Stream, a new system to allow X-Stream high data rate services in…
Business & GAUniversal Avionics Offers New 'Fly By Sight' Navigation System for Business Aircraft LAS VEGAS — Elbit Systems' Universal Avionics debuted a new "Fly By Sight" navigation system for business aircraft at the National Business Aviation Association's (NBAA) annual Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (BACE)…
Business & GAGenesys Aerosystems to Update S-TEC 3100 Autopilot for General Aviation Aircraft In September last year, Texas-based Genesys Aerosystems said that it had achieved Federal Aviation Administration supplemental type certification for the company's S-TEC 3100 autopilot for use in more than 100 models of…
MilitaryU.S. Air Force to Experiment with Avionics Networks for Light Attack Aircraft As the United States Air Force (USAF) continues its light attack aircraft program with the Textron Aviation AT-6 Wolverine and the Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC)/Embraer A-29 Super Tucano, the military service plans…
Business & GAGarmin Autoland to Permit Emergency Touchdowns for General Aviation Planes On Oct. 31, Garmin rolled out its Garmin Autoland avionics system for general aviation aircraft to permit autonomous touch downs in emergencies. After Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification of Autoland, the…
MilitaryU.S. Army in Final Stages of Developing EW Software Tool for Battle Management The U.S. Army is in the final stages of developing a software tool, the Raytheon Electronic Warfare Planning and Management Tool (EWPMT), to give the operators of military hardware, including aircraft, situational…