Commercial Airbus 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…
Embedded Avionics Boeing 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…
ATM Modernization Opinion: 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…
Commercial Companies 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…
Commercial FAA'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…
Embedded Avionics Northrop 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…