ATM ModernizationLockheed Martin Partners with NATS on ATM Technology Transformation Lockheed Martin will help NATS crucial deployment of SESAR based technologies. Photo: NATS [Avionics Today 01-28-2016] Lockheed Martin has been appointed by NATS to support the U.K. Air Navigation Service Provider’s (ANSP)…
ATM ModernizationAustralia Looks to Bolster SAR with New Aircraft, Technology AMAS AeroRescue Aircraft. Photo: Cobham [Avionics Today 01-28-2016] Search and Rescue (SAR) aircraft currently used by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (ASMA) are on their way to being replaced under a 12-year,…
Embedded AvionicsBoeing’s KC-46A Refuels F-16 in Flight Boeing’s KC-46A refuels an F-16 in flight. Photo: Boeing [Avionics Today 01-27-2016] Boeing and U.S. Air Force aircrews completed the KC-46A tanker’s first refueling flight. Following takeoff from Boeing Field in Seattle,…
CommercialChina Airlines’ First A350 XWB Makes it to Final Assembly China Airlines A350 XWB on the final assembly line. Photo: Airbus [Avionics Today 01-27-2016] Assembly of the main airframe sections of the first Airbus A350 XWB for China Airlines is advancing at…
Embedded AvionicsDGA Selects AdaCore Tech to Audit, Certify Military Avionics Software The Adasquore dashboard to audit avionics software. Photo: Business Wire [Avionics Today 01-27-2016] The French government agency that oversees military procurements, the Direction Generale de l’Armement (DGA), has selected a graphical tool…
ATM ModernizationSwiss ANSP Joins A6 Alliance on SESAR R&D [Avionics Today 01-27-2016] The A6 Alliance of European Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSPs) has signed an agreement for closer cooperation with the Swiss ANSP, skyguide, on the modernization of Europe’s airspace. The…
Embedded AvionicsGeneral Atomics Inks US Air Force Contract for MQ-9 UAV Software Line MQ-9 reaper UAV. Photo: Wikimedia [Avionics Today 01-26-2016] The U.S. Air Force has awarded General Atomics Aeronautical Systems a $34 million order to develop and field the Air Force Special Operations Command…
MilitaryLockheed Martin Combines IS&GS with Leidos [Avionics Today 01-26-2016] Lockheed Martin combined its realigned Information Systems & Global Solutions (IS&GS) business segment with Leidos Holdings in order to focus more heavily on aerospace and defense, according to Lockheed…