CommercialDOD Awards Billion Dollar Contract to Pratt & Whitney Following Investigation F-35 Joint Strike Fighter for which Pratt & Whitney supply the propulsion systems. Photo: Pratt & Whitney [Avionics Today 10-31-2014] The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) awarded Pratt & Whitney a modification…
ATM ModernizationThe Three-Year NextGen Plan: DataComm, MRO, PBN and Surface Ops Industry and FAA collaborate to deliver NextGen technology and benefits. Photo: Aireon [Avionics Today 10-30-2014] Navigating the vast arena of NextGen technologies, procedures and regulations has proven a somewhat daunting task. The…
CommercialGlobal Eagle and SES to Provide Global Ku-Band Satellite IFC Global Eagle and SES team up to provide IFE and IFC. Photo: Aireon [Avionics Today 10-30-2014] Global Eagle Entertainment (GEE) and SES have partnered to deliver global Ku-Band satellite In-Flight Connectivity (IFC)…
Business & GATriumph Group to Provide Gulfstream G500/600 Wing Components and Steering Column Gulfstream 500/600. Photo: Gulfstream [Avionics Today 10-30-2014] Triumph Group has been selected by Gulfstream Aerospace and UTC Aerospace to provide the wing structural components and the nose wheel steering system for the…
Embedded AvionicsNorthrop Grumman VP Highlights C4ISR, the Future of Integrated Avionics Equipment Jeffrey Q. Palombo, vice president and general manager of Northrop Grumman's Land and Self Protection Systems Division. Photo: Northrop Grumman [Avionics Today 10-30-2014] Northrop Grumman highlighted advances in C4ISR and showcased the…
ATM ModernizationFirst Aireon Flight Payload Delivered for Global Air Traffic Surveillance System Aireon global space-based ADS-B diagram. Photo: Aireon [Avionics Today 10-30-2014] Aireon’s first flight payload for its space-based global air traffic surveillance system has been delivered by Harris Corporation for integration into Iridium…
Embedded AvionicsThales Introduces Multirole Radar For a Myriad of Mission Types Thales Searchmaster radar system. Photo: Thales [Avionics Today 10-29-2014] Thales’ new Searchmaster radar system promises to be a multirole surveillance radar with the ability to meet all the surveillance requirements of five…
CommercialInsitu Announces Bigger, Better ScanEagle2 UAS Insitu ScanEagle2 UAS. Photo: Insitu [Avionics Today 10-29-2014] Insitu has announced the newest version of its ScanEagle Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), the ScanEagle 2. The latest version of the UAS promises to…