Embedded AvionicsViaSat Awarded Airborne ISR Services Contract ViaSat will provide broadband airborne satcom services for a U.S. government customer under a contract award valued at $52 million. The one-year contract is a renewal for services already provided using ViaSat…
CommercialBoeing Tests Wireless Signals in Aircraft Cabins Boeing said Wednesday it has developed an advanced method to test wireless signals in airplane cabins, making it possible for passengers to enjoy more reliable connectivity when using networked personal electronic devices…
MilitaryIS&S Awarded Avionics Contract from iAccess Technologies Innovative Solutions & Support (IS&S), based in Exton, Pa., has been awarded a $4 million contract from iAccess Technologies, of Long Beach, Calif., to provide seven shipsets of company’s Integrated Suite of Avionics for the…
Business & GACoast Guard to Use Honeywell HUMS for MH-60Ts Honeywell has been awarded a $4.8 million contract to install health and usage monitoring systems (HUMS) onboard the entire fleet of U.S. Coast Guard MH-60T helicopters. HUMS is a sensor-based monitoring system…
CommercialThales Selects New CEO Thales has appointed Jean-Bernard Lévy as its new chairman and CEO, to replace Luc Vigneron, who resigned Thursday. Vigneron resigned “after having acknowledged lack of support of the company’s two main shareholders,”…
CommercialGogo, Inmarsat Partner for GX Ka-Band Network Gogo signed an agreement with Inmarsat to become a reseller of the Global Xpress (GX) Ka-band network in the commercial air transport market. The partnership will enable Gogo to deliver a faster…
Business & GAFAA Addresses Power Malfunction for Gulfstream Jets FAA published an airworthiness directive requiring a modified system power-on self-test (SPOST) of the flap/stabilizer electronic control unit (FSECU) on Gulfstream G350 and G450 aircraft. (Gulfstream G450--photo courtesy of Gulfstream Aerospace) The…
Embedded AvionicsPilatus Selects Curtiss-Wright for PC-21 Avionics Pilatus has selected Curtiss-Wright Controls to provide the MPMC-9350 processing subsystem for its PC-21 NextGen trainer aircraft. (Curtiss-Wright MPMC-9350) The open architecture-based mission computer subsystem will provide processing for pilot and co-pilot…