MilitaryNet-Centric Operations Supplement: A Networked NATO The growing United States commitment to Net-Centric Operations and the rise of coalition military operations are driving the development of international net-centric initiatives. Since the allied actions in Kosovo in the 1990s,…
MilitaryNet-Centric Operations Supplement: Beginning JTRS After more than a decade in development, the Pentagon’s software-defined Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) has never been closer to reality. Major contracts have been awarded, and the program’s Airborne, Maritime and…
MilitaryNet-Centric Operations Supplement: Battlespace Transformation In less than 10 years, the Network-Centric Operations (NCO) concept has emerged from the pages of scholarly journals to become a major military initiative commanding a significant portion of U.S. defense spending.…
ATM ModernizationNew Products Transceiver European Approval L-3 Avionics Systems received EASA European Technical Standard Order Authorization (ETSOA) for its ADR-7050 Digital Transceiver for navigation and communication. The ADR-7050 is a remotely controlled and mounted digital…
MilitaryNet-Centric Operations Supplement: Editor's Note: Connecting Systems Nowadays, the interconnectedness of systems is becoming more important than the systems themselves. Fifth-generation fighters like the F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lightning II, with their ability to penetrate enemy air defenses, bring…
ATM ModernizationPerspectives: ADS-B In and Out On July 16, 1999, The New York Times carried Matt Wald’s detailed article about UPS cargo jets making night landings at Wilmington, Ohio, using "ADS-B In," with a cockpit display showing other…
CommercialProduct Focus: RTOS At 35,000 feet, the market for real-time operating systems (RTOS) is embracing the concept of virtualization as a way to wring more functionality out of avionics systems. In that respect, aviation is…
CommercialDeterministic Ethernet for Avionics The AEEC has been documenting methods for transferring digital information between avionics boxes since the 1960s. However, it wasn’t until the implementation of ARINC 429 as a reliable, high-integrity digital databus that…