Military

Thales Opens Research Center in Canada

Thales has opened its fifth Thales Research & Technology Center (TRT) at the Parc du Technologique in Quebec City, its first R&D facility in North America. The new facility will focus on…

Commercial

Telesat to Provide Coverage for Panasonic in Latin America

Satellite operator Telesat signed a long-term contract with Panasonic Avionics to provide additional aeronautical broadband service over Latin America. This agreement represents a pre-launch sale for Telesat’s new Anik G1 satellite and…

Commercial

Garmin to Supply Avionics for Northrop Grumman's Firebird

Northrop Grumman selected Garmin to supply the avionics suite for the new Firebird, an optionally-piloted vehicle (OPV) designed for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) missions. The Firebird is equipped with a tailored…

Embedded Avionics

ITT Exelis Completes AIDEWS Testing

ITT Exelis said it successfully completed electromagnetic compatibility testing of its Advanced Integrated Defensive Electronic Warfare Suite (AIDEWS) at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. The AIDES system provides situational awareness and protection…

Business & GA

Piper Incorporates G1000 in Seminole, Archer Models

Piper Aircraft is incorporating the Garmin G1000 avionics suite into new twin-engine Piper Seminole and single-engine Piper Archer aircraft models available in 2013. Launch customer for the new Garmin G1000-equipped Pipers is…

ATM Modernization

Saab Sensis to Provide TBO Support for NextGen Institute

Saab Sensis has been selected as the air traffic control Decision Support Tool (DST) developer subject matter expert (SME) for the NextGen Institute’s Trajectory-Based Operations (TBO) research. The NextGen Institute selected Saab…