Business & GACessna's Citation M2 Begins Initial Production Cessna said Thursday it has begun the initial production run of its Citation M2 light business jet, with certification on track for second quarter of 2013. Unit 800 is slated for demonstrator…
CommercialU.S. Air Force, Sandia Test UAS Ability to Track Radioactive Particles The U.S. Air Force is teaming up with engineers from Sandia National Laboratories to test the capabilities of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) equipped with radiation sensors to collect airborne radioactive particles for…
CommercialBritish Airways Selects Honeywell’s NextGen System for 747s British Airways has selected Honeywell’s Next Generation flight management system to boost navigation database capacity for its fleet of Boeing 747s. Honeywell said its NextGen system reduces the need for step climbing…
CommercialNorthrop Grumman Selects Telephonics Radar for Fire Scout UAV Northrop Grumman issued a $33 million contract to Telephonics Corp. to develop a multimode maritime radar system for the U.S.Navy’s fleet of MQ-8B Fire Scout vertical takeoff and landing unmanned aerial vehicles…
Embedded AvionicsRockwell Collins Completes ARC-210 Radio Installation on HH-60G Rockwell Collins recently completed the first installation of the ARC-210 Gen5 radio on an HH-60G Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) helicopter for the U.S. Air Force Air National Guard (ANG). The company…
Embedded AvionicsEASA Certifies Blue Sky Voice System on Airbus Military Aircraft The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) issued a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) to Blue Sky Network for the installation of its voice system on C-212-200 Airbus military aircraft. The STC covers Blue…
CommercialCMC Awarded Canadian Polaris Avionics Upgrade Contract Esterline CMC Electronics has recently been awarded a contract by Public Works and Government Services Canada for the avionics upgrade of the Canadian Department of National Defense (DND) fleet of five Airbus…
MilitaryNAVAIR Selects Cobham for Additional Low Band Transmitters The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) has awarded a $31.7 million contract to Cobham to provide the AN/ALQ-99 low band transmitter-antenna group (LBT-AG) for EA-6B and EA-18G electronic warfare aircraft. The…