MilitaryHow Boeing Converts F-16s to Unmanned Configuration [Avionics Magazine 10-14-2016] On Sept. 23, 2016, the U.S. Air Force declared Initial Operational Capability (IOC) for the QF-16, the unmanned configuration of the fourth generation F-16 fighter jet. Avionics Magazine recently…
ATM ModernizationReduced Separation Over North Atlantic Track System is Coming [Avionics Magazine 10-12-2016] The process of managing separation between aircraft over the North Atlantic is about to change drastically. The North Atlantic Tracks (NAT), the oceanic airspace where aircraft fly passengers and…
ATM ModernizationHow Operators Will Be Impacted by ICAO’s CORSIA Agreement [Avionics Magazine 10-11-2016] Last week the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) announced the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA), designed to serve as a global Market-Based Measure (MBM) to…
MilitaryF-16 Avionics Upgrades Driven by What You Can't See [Avionics Magazine 10-07-2016] While the F-35 is starting to enter service and is the most technologically advanced fighter jet that the military aviation community has ever seen, its predecessor, which took its…
ATM ModernizationEurope, US Making Progress on Air to Ground Data Comm Harmonization [Avionics Magazine 10-04-2016] Experts working on the harmonization of commercial air-to-ground aircraft data communications for operators flying between the U.S. and Europe presented some of the progress on their latest collaborative research…
ConnectivityAvionics for Progress-Gen In September, we hosted our fifth-annual Avionics for NextGen conference, which provided in-depth examples of major progress with the deployment phases of the world’s two largest Communications, Navigation and Surveillance (CNS) Air…
ATM ModernizationFAA on Schedule to Bring Data Comm to 56 Airport Towers This Year What a pilot sees in the cockpit while using Data Comm, rendering. Photo: FAA. [Avionics Magazine 09-28-2016] The FAA is on track to deploy the Departure Clearance (DCL) Air Traffic Control (ATC)…
Embedded AvionicsDO-178C Training, Best Practices Sees Increased Demand [Avionics Today 09-23-2016] Developing software that can be certified and used for critical functions in today's aircraft is an extremely difficult task, with engineers constantly facing challenges related to cost, schedule, risk,…
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