ATM ModernizationThe Road to NextGen Despite glitches to some programs and the ongoing threat of budget cuts from sequestration, NextGen is proceeding in stages toward its full implementation around 2025. Avionics Magazine interviewed prime contractors and FAA…
ATM ModernizationSpace-Based ADS-B Automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) is a cornerstone program of the NextGen airspace modernization initiative. It promises to allow for more efficient communications and operations between air traffic control facilities on the ground…
CommercialRockwell Collins to Sell Kaiser Optical Rockwell Collins has reached a firm agreement to sell its spectrographic instrumentation subsidiary Kaiser Optical to Endress+Hauser for an undisclosed sum. Rockwell Collins CEO Kelly Ortberg said the move will allow his…
ATM ModernizationFAA Deploys Next Generation Time-Based Air Traffic System FAA recently began initial deployment of a new time-based air traffic metering tool at all 20 en route air traffic control centers across the United States, the Time-Based Flow Management (TBFM) system,…
CommercialRussian Operators Select Honeywell Avionics for New Aircraft Honeywell received orders for a total of 126 of its avionics suites from Russian airlines Aeroflot and UTair, and aircraft leasing firm Aviation Capital Services (ACS). (Honeywell's Intuvue 3D weather…
Embedded AvionicsViaSat to Supply Communications Upgrades for US Army Apaches ViaSat has been selected as the supplier of the Small Tactical Terminal (STT) KOR-24A to upgrade battlefield communications capabilities for the U.S. Army fleet of AH-64E Apache helicopters. The Army is…
MilitarySibNIA Selects Honeywell for Major An-2 Fleet Upgrade Honeywell on Tuesday announced a new agreement with the Siberian Aeronautical Research Institute (SibNIA) to supply 300 TPE331-12UAN turboprop engines for the Russian fleet of Antonov An-2 biplanes. The agreement was…
CommercialKamov Selects Curtiss-Wright for Ka-62 Flight Test Avionics Russian Helicopters subsidiary Kamov issued a contract to Curtiss-Wright Controls to provide flight testing avionics on the new Ka-62 cargo transport helicopter. The contract was issued during the MAKS 2013 International…