MilitaryFirst Airbus C295W for Brazilian Air Force Makes Maiden Flight Airbus C295. Photo: Airbus Defense and Space [Avionics Magazine 09-16-2016] The first of the Airbus C295W aircraft for the Brazilian Air Force (Força Aérea Brasileira), configured specifically for Search and Rescue (SAR)…
ATM ModernizationOhio University Inks $7.5 Million FAA Avionics Development Contract Ohio University researchers work with the FAA. Photo: Ashley Stottlemyer [Avionics Magazine 09-15-2016] Ohio University’s College of Engineering and Technology’s Avionics Research Center has signed a five-year, $7.5 million research agreement with…
MilitaryBoeing Challenges Denmark’s Decision to Pass on F/A-18 Fighter Jet F/A-18 Super Hornet. Photo: Boeing [Avionics Magazine 09-15-2016] Boeing says it took the first step toward bringing a formal legal challenge of the Danish Ministry of Defense’s evaluation regarding the country’s next…
CommercialHong Kong Airlines Orders 9 More A330s Hong Kong Airlines A330. Photo: Airbus [Avionics Magazine 09-15-2016] Hong Kong Airlines ordered nine additional A330-300 aircraft from Airbus. The new A330’s will operate across a network that links Hong Kong with…
MilitaryGeneral Dynamics Developing Threat Detection Platform for US Air Force [Avionics Magazine 09-15-2016] The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded a contract to General Dynamics Mission Systems to design, develop, integrate, test and demonstrate a software prototype that correlates geospatial intelligence, signals…
CommercialIt’s a D8: Aurora Wins $2.9 Million Contract to Continue Super Efficient Aircraft Development Aurora's D8 ultra-efficient commercial aircraft mock-up. Photo: Aurora [Avionics Today 09-14-2016] NASA has awarded Aurora Flight Sciences a six-month, $2.9 million contract for continued development of the company's D8 aircraft, an ultra-efficient…
MilitaryBoeing, Saab Unveil T-38 Replacement Hopeful Boeing’s T-X aircraft candidate. Photo: Boeing [Avionics Today 09-14-2016] Boeing and its partner, Swedish defense company Saab, have revealed two production T-X aircraft, their candidate to replace the U.S. Air Force’s aging…
CommercialInmarsat Inks Contract to Deliver Aviation Safety Services in China Seated from left to right: Otto Gergye, Inmarsat Aviation’s Vice President of Airline Market Development, Song Zhen, MCN Vice President, and Zhu Yanbo, ADCC Vice President, are joined by colleagues to celebrate…