Military

Raytheon to Test Radar Technology

The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory authorized Raytheon to demonstrate target recognition technology designed to increase protection for ground forces, the company said this week. First in a laboratory and then in…

Military

Curtiss-Wright in Processor Pact

Curtiss-Wright Corp. was awarded an $8 million contract award by General Dynamics C4 Systems and Rockwell Collins to provide its general processor modules (GPM) for the Integrated Computer System (ICS) of the…

Commercial

FAA Names NextGen Chief

FAA established a new position to oversee the implementation of NextGen and speed up the modernization of the nation’s air traffic control system. Vicki Cox was named senior vice president of NextGen…

Military

Northrop Grumman's In-Flight Data Transfer

Northrop Grumman said it accomplished the first-ever real-time download and distribution of sensor information from an F-22 Raptor fighter to F-15 and F-16 via an airborne network and an F-22 datalink. This…

Commercial

Air New Zealand Selects Panasonic IFE

Panasonic Avionics, Lake Forest, Calif., will provide its X Series in-flight entertainment (IFE) systems for 13 A320s and five B767s for Air New Zealand. Financial terms were not disclosed. The systems will…

ATM Modernization

Eurocontrol Takes Aim at UAV Integration

Eurocontrol launched a program aimed at safely and efficient integrating unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) into the pan-European Air Traffic Management (ATM) Network. At a workshop held in Brussels May 7-8, more than…

Commercial

Astronics Corp. Signs IFE Power Pact

Astronics Corp., East Aurora, N.Y., signed an agreement with Panasonic Avionics Corp., Lake Forest, Calif., to develop and supply the power distribution system to be integrated with Panasonic’s in-flight entertainment (IFE) system…