Military

Smarter Scout

Hunting insurgents or covering convoys, the U.S. Army’s first digital aircraft remains its most heavily used combat helicopter. To hike Kiowa Warrior availability and trim operating costs, the Army itself is integrating…

Military

Avionics for NextGen

Trust, cooperation and collaboration among industry stakeholders, and among the varied technology programs, are key drivers to implementing the FAA’s Next Generation Air Transportation (NextGen) airspace modernization program, according to panelists at…

Editor's Note

People

Marc Viggiano The newly merged Saab Sensis Corp. appointed Marc Viggiano president and CEO. He replaces the retiring Jud Gostin who will continue as an advisor to the company. Viggiano has more…

Editor's Note

Calendar

October 3-5 Air Traffic Control Association (ATCA) Annual Conference & Exposition, Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, National Harbor, Md. Contact ATCA, phone 703-299-2430 or visit www.atca.org. 10-12 National Business Aviation Association…

Editor's Note

Calendar

September 11-15 Airline Passenger Experience Association (APEX) Conference & Exhibition, Washington State Convention Center, Seattle. Visit http://apex.aero. 12-15 Autotestcon 2011, Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore. Visit http://autotestcon.com. 13 Avionics for NextGen, sponsored by…

Embedded Avionics

In-Flight Entertainment

Just a few years ago, in-flight entertainment (IFE) meant just that entertaining passengers during flights. But since then the focus has shifted from entertainment to business and information platforms that provide services…

Military

Product Focus: Automatic Test Equipment

For automated test equipment (ATE) developers, addressing complexity is their specialty. It is no simple chore to keep the systems on a variety of legacy and new military aircraft bristling with latest…

Embedded Avionics

Multilateration: ATM’s Future Safety Net?

One of the rather surprising omissions of FAA’s Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) Implementation Plan, released in March, was that, despite its full description of the agency’s automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B)…