Military

Helicopter Detection System Tested

BAE Systems completed flight testing of a prototype lightweight, all-weather cable and obstacle detection system, which uses radar to identify cables and other obstacles and provides precise altimeter information to military helicopter…

Commercial

ANA to Use Boeing EFBs on 777-300ERs

Japan’s All Nippon Airways (ANA) will install Boeing's Class 3 Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) in three new 777-300ERs to be delivered beginning this year. Financial terms were not disclosed. Boeing said the…

Business & GA

OuterLink Announces Management Buyout

OuterLink Corp., a provider of asset tracking products for aviation and ground vehicle markets, said it reached a definitive agreement with its parent, Digital Angel Corp., to become an independent and privately…

Business & GA

VMETRO Signs Distribution Deal

VMETRO, of Oslo, Norway, signed a multi-year original equipment manufacturing (OEM) and distribution agreement with Canada-based AdvancedIO. Under the terms of the agreement, AdvancedIO’s technology will become the basis for 10GbE (10-Gigabit…

Commercial

Southwest Airlines to Equip Fleet with RNP Capability

Southwest Airlines is equipping its entire fleet for Required Navigation Performance (RNP). The Dallas-based carrier said it will retrofit its current fleet of 490 Boeing 737s and specify RNP-capable equipment for future…

Business & GA

MITRE Develops UAS Transceiver

MITRE Corp. said it developed a Universal Access Transceiver (UAT) Beacon radio for small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) designed to facilitate the safe introduction of unmanned aircraft into the national airspace system.…

Business & GA

Lockheed Martin Wins UAV Controller Contract

Lockheed Martin was awarded a contract for system design and development of the Future Combat Systems Centralized Controller Device (CCD) for unmanned air and ground vehicles. The contract was awarded by Science…

Commercial

FAA, Airline Officials Update RNP, RNAV Progress

Performance-based navigation procedures are saving the airline industry millions of dollars in fuel, cutting emissions and increasing efficiency, industry officials say. At a press conference Tuesday at Reagan National Airport in Washington,…