Embedded AvionicsCassidian 'SmartRadar' Completes LearJet Flight Testing Cassidian's "SmartRadar" system recently completed flight test from the German air base in Hohn aboard a Learjet 35. (Cassidian's SmartRadar – shown here in its demonstrator pod configuration. Photo, courtesy…
CommercialVirgin Atlantic Adds New Airborne Cargo Tracking Device Virgin Atlantic Cargo will begin allowing customers to track their air freight shipments in real time, after approving the Sentry FlightSafe tracking device for its aircraft. Sentry FlightSafe, developed by…
CommercialAUVSI 2013 Opens Next Week in Washington The Association of Unmanned Vehicle Systems International will host Unmanned Systems 2013, its 40th annual gathering of the unmanned systems industry, in Washington D.C. next week, and Avionics Magazine has a preview of…
Embedded AvionicsNavy Tests New Target Sharing System on EA-18G The U.S. Navy recently completed flight tests of its new data network on a Boeing EA-18G Growler. The network features sensor system upgrades that will allow aircrews to share targeting data…
Business & GAGogo Reports Bigger Net Loss in Quarterly Earnings In-flight connectivity provider Gogo on Wednesday issued its first quarterly earnings report as a publicly traded company, reporting a net loss of $72.6 million for the second quarter, five times the net…
CommercialRockwell Collins Developing Avionics Systems Analysis Tool for NASA Rockwell Collins has secured a one-year contract to begin developing new software analysis tools for verifying the safety of avionics systems on future commercial aircraft. NASA is looking to evaluate the…
Embedded AvionicsNorthrop Grumman Selected for F-16 Radar Upgrade Northrop Grumman will provide the Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR) for U.S. Air Force and Taiwan F-16 fighter jets, after winning a competition by Lockheed Martin looking to prolong the life of…
ATM ModernizationRockwell Collins Traffic Computer Receives FAA Certification Rockwell Collins announced Aug. 5 that its new TTR-2100 Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) for aircraft has received FAA certification. The traffic computer, which enables NextGen traffic surveillance, is now…