CommercialAmazon Working on Unmanned Aircraft Delivery Amazon is looking to improving its online delivery order service by delivering packages to their customers with unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), popularly referred to as drones. Prime Air, Amazon's prototype…
ATM ModernizationSweden Selects Exelis for DAU Situational Awareness Sweden is improving the situational awareness for its Deployable Airfield Unit (DAU) with a new $7.5 million contract to acquire the Exelis GCA-2000. The GCA-2000 will be Sweden's second transportable electronically…
CommercialThales, Airbus Sign Flight Hour Partnership Airbus has a new long-term service agreement with Thales in support of its flight hour services (FHS) and tailored support packages for its A320, A330, A340, A380 and A350XWB aircraft. Under…
Editor's NoteIntroducing the New Avionics Team Welcome to the December edition of Avionics magazine where we bring you our in-depth Buyer’s Guide for the industry. Putting together a project like this is always a painstaking process, but one…
Embedded AvionicsRolls-Royce Lift System Production for F-35B Continues Rolls-Royce will produce six LiftSystems under a new $215 million contract to support the Pentagon's sixth production lot of F-35B Lightning II fighter jets. The LiftSystem technology provides the F-35B jets…
Embedded AvionicsIsraeli F-16 Pilots Begin Training at MTC Israeli Air Force (IAF) F-16C/D and F-16I fighter pilots began using the Mission Training Center (MTC), Elbit Systems said Monday, Nov. 25. Elbit Systems, which provides the instruction and maintenance services…
CommercialRockwell Collins to Supply Avionics for Ethiopian 777s New Boeing 777s headed to Ethiopian Airlines will feature satellite communications, Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) capabilities and a range of other advanced avionics systems, Rockwell Collins said Tuesday, Nov. 26. The…
Business & GAHoneywell Touchscreen Research Guides FAA Regulation Phoenix-based aerospace manufacturer Honeywell is under an ongoing contract with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to study the usability of various forms of touch technology, such as cockpit displays, that will help…
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