CommercialAirbus Completes Flight of E-fan Aircraft [Avionics Today April 25, 2014] Airbus completed the first flight of its electric E-Fan experimental aircraft, which could serve as the prototype for a future hybrid engine regional jet for the French airframe…
Embedded AvionicsMC-27J Completes First Flight [Avionics Today April 25, 2014] Alenia Aermacchi completed the first flight of its MC-27J transport aircraft from the company's Turin Test Flight Centre. The aircraft, jointly developed by Alenia Aermacchi and ATK, was…
Embedded AvionicsBoeing to Develop New Radio System for US Air Force [Avionics Today April 25, 2014] The U.S. Air Force issued a four-year $32.5 million contract to Boeing to develop a new system enabling the rescue of downed pilots and warfighters. Under the contract,…
Embedded AvionicsUS Navy to Upgrade H-1 Mission Computers [Avionics Today April 25, 2014] The U.S. Navy has issued a $10.6 million contract to Northrop Grumman to provide new mission computers for its fleet of AH-1Z and UH-1Y helicopters. Under the contract,…
ATM ModernizationOpinion: Technology to Prevent Flight Disappearance May Already Exist [Avionics Today April 24, 2014] Malaysia Airlines’ flight MH370, a Boeing 777-200, has been missing now for 47 days, and while as an aviation journalist I am not in the business of proposing…
CommercialCompanies Working to Improve Flight Tracking [Avionics Today April 24, 2014] According to Star Navigation Systems Chairman and CEO Viraf Kapadia, the technology to improve aircraft tracking already exists today. Star Navigation Systems, based in Canada, already has…
CommercialFAA's 1st UAS Test Site Opens [Avionics Today April 24, 2014] The North Dakota Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) research test site is now open for testing, and is the first of the six Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) sites to…
Embedded AvionicsNorthrop Grumman Achieves B-2 Software Upgrade Milestone [Avionics Today April 24, 2014] Northrop Grumman has completed the Preliminary Design Review (PDR) for the U.S. Air Force with its software upgrade for the B-2 Bomber. The upgrade is designed to replace…