Military

ARINC Demonstrates C-130 Datalink

ARINC Engineering Services demonstrated a military data link information and color display system in the C-130 cockpit with moving maps, target information, text and data messages. The system is designed to enhance…

Military

Harris Awarded Navy Contract

Harris Corp., based in Melbourne, Fla., was awarded a $9.8 million follow-on contract to provide 209 Fibre Channel Network Switches for the U.S. Navy's F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and other military aircraft. The new award brings…

Commercial

Rockwell Collins Completes DataPath Acquisition

Rockwell Collins completed its $130 million acquisition of DataPath. Under the terms of the agreement, which was first announced in April, Rockwell Collins has acquired all outstanding shares of DataPath in a…

Commercial

STC Issued for Universal FMS

Chicago Jet Group, based in Aurora, Ill., was awarded a FAA supplemental type certificate (STC) to install Universal Avionics' dual UNS-1Fw or UNS-1Lw flight management systems (FMS) in the Dassault Falcon 50. The STC includes Lateral…

Military

Northrop Grumman Completes Sensor Flight Tests

Northrop Grumman said Thursday it completed initial testing of the Multi-Platform Radar Technology Insertion Program (MP-RTIP) sensor. All dedicated mode flights have been completed in the Radar System Level Performance Verification (RSLPV)…

Commercial

GE Aviation to Develop Wireless Technology

GE Aviation is developing wireless data gathering and transmission technology for aircraft applications in support of the WiTNESSS (WIreless Technologies for Novel Enhancement of Systems and Structures Serviceability) initiative.  The WiTNESSS consortium…

Business & GA

Cobham Awaits Part 25 SVS Approval

Cobham Avionics is “within weeks” of obtaining FAA supplemental type certification of a synthetic vision system (SVS) on a Part 25 transport-category aircraft, which will be its first such SVS certification, the…

Military

Insitu Invests in Canadian UAV Market

Boeing subsidiary Insitu on Thursday announced the first $25 million in contracts to Canadian companies as part of a government order for small unmanned aerial vehicle (SUAV) services. The Canadian government in…