CommercialFAA, FBI Expand UAS Detection Research at JFK Unmanned aircraft system. Photo: FAA [Avionics Today 05-17-2016] The FAA and its government, industry and academia partners have joined forces to evaluate drone detection technology at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)…
MilitaryAir Force EF-18 Fighter Jets Sign on for Thales Scorpion Helmet Display EF-18 fighter wearing Thales Scorpion helmet display. Photo: Thales [Avionics Today 05-13-2016] The Spanish Ministry of Defense will equip the EF-18 with 80 Thales Scorpion Helmet Mounted Cueing Systems (HMCS). Thales will…
Business & GAAirbus Inks Avionics Retrofit Contract for Sécurité Civile EC145 Helicopters Securite Civile EC 145. Photo: Anthony Pecchi [Avionics Today 05-13-2016] The French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA) has awarded Airbus Helicopters a contract to retrofit the avionics suite of the 35 EC145 helicopters…
Business & GAUS Presidential Helicopter Program Orders Tel-Instrument Contracts Test Sets [Avionics Today 05-13-2016] The U.S. Presidential Helicopter program has ordered four CRAFT 708 avionics test sets from Tel-Instrument Electronics Corp. The company previously sold 40 CRAFT 708 units to the Lockheed Martin…
Business & GAGuardian Avionics Introduces Cockpit iPad Mounting Panel iFDR Panel Mount Series for Apple iPhone 6 and 6+, iPad Mini, iPad Air/Pro and iPad Pro. Photo: Guardian Avionics [Avionics Today 05-13-2016] Guardian Avionics has introduced a new flush mounting system…
ATM ModernizationGulf Coast Avionics, Pacific Coast Avionics Authorized as Appareo ADS-B Dealers [Avionics Today 05-13-2016] Gulf Coast Avionics and Pacific Coast Avionics have been approved as authorized dealers for the Appareo family of Stratus portable and panel-mounted Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) products. The two…
CommercialPlay the Avionics News Quiz of May 13 It’s Friday the 13th ... hope you’re not too superstitious to take this week’s Avionics News Quiz! At the very least, you can always blame your score on bad luck. But we…
CommercialPanasonic, IMG Launch Second In-Flight Live TV Channel Photo: Panasonic [Avionics Today 05-12-2016] IMG is set to launch a second live sports channel for the in-flight market to complement its Sport 24 channel, a live sports channel produced exclusively for…