CommercialRockwell Collins LCD Displays Selected for Boeing 737 MAX Rockwell Collins has a multi-year new agreement with Boeing to provide its large-format displays as standard equipment for the Boeing 737 MAX flight deck. “Airlines will benefit from the increased real estate…
CommercialNorthrop Grumman Demonstrates UAS Wireless Technology Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Navy said Thursday they completed its first shore-based trials of a new wireless, handheld device called a Control Display Unit (CDU) on the X-47B Unmanned Combat Air…
CommercialRaytheon, Air Force Using Ground-Based Sense and Avoid Systems for UAS The U.S. Air Force and Raytheon said Thursday they have conducted concept evaluation demonstrations that show existing air traffic control equipment could be modified to safely track the presence of nearby unmanned…
CommercialThales to Acquire Sysgo AG Thales on Thursday said it will pay an undisclosed sum to acquire Sysgo AG, the German supplier of operating system products, middleware, and software services for the real-time and embedded market. Thales…
Embedded AvionicsBoeing Develops Simulation Trainer for F-15E, FA-18E Boeing is developing a simulation technology that places pilots at odds against real aircraft and computer-generated enemy threats simultaneously. The technology is being developed under a $6.3 million, three-year contract with the…
CommercialGogo Launches ATG-4 Network on Delta, US Airways, Virgin America In-flight connectivity provider Gogo has launched its next generation ATG-4 network on Delta Air Lines, US Airways and Virgin America aircraft. ATG-4 delivers a peak speed of 9.8Mbps, tripling the peak speed…
CommercialGOL Airlines Selects Rockwell Collins Avionics Brazil’s GOL Airlines has selected the full suite of Rockwell Collins’ advanced avionics, including its GLU-925 Multi-Mode Receiver (MMR) and MultiScan Threat Detection system, for 20 new Boeing 737NGs. Deliveries of GOL’s…
CommercialLockheed Martin to Provide Avionics Upgrades for C-130T Lockheed Martin has received a $30 million contract from the U.S. Naval Air Systems command to integrate new avionics on its fleet of C-130T aircraft. (The new C-130T cockpit) Under the new…