CommercialBAE Systems to Help Develop US Air Force DDR Raytheon has selected BAE Systems to assist in developing dismount detection radar (DDR) for the U.S. Air Force. BAE Systems said it would lead the development of the DDR command, control, processing,…
Editor's NoteNextGen Institute Presents Challenges, Potential of NextGen The NextGen Institute’s annual public meeting brought together top government and industry aviation leaders to discuss the progress of FAA’s implementation of NextGen, and the challenges that lie ahead, though speakers could…
CommercialRaytheon, U.S. Air Force Complete Test Flights of MALD-J The U.S. Air Force and Raytheon recently completed four successful test flights of the Miniature Air Launched Decoy Jammer (MALD-J). Raytheon’s MALD-J adds radar-jamming capability to the basic MALD platform, an air-launched…
CommercialL-3 to Provide FLYHT AFIRS for Airbus A320s L-3 Aviation Recorders signed an agreement with Airbus to certify and provide the FLYHT Aerospace Solutions AFIRS 228S real-time data communications and SATCOM system for installation on the Airbus A320 family of…
ATM ModernizationUS Airways Receives STC for ACSS Transponder ACSS, an L-3 Communications and Thales joint venture company, said US Airways received Supplemental Type Certification (STC) on its Airbus A330 aircraft for DO-260B (TSO c166b) capability using ACSS’s XS-950 Mode S…
Business & GARockwell Collins Names New President Robert K. Ortberg Rockwell Collins today announced the appointment of Robert K. Ortberg as the company’s president. He joins Clayton M. Jones, who continues as chairman and CEO, in the newly formed…
CommercialTransAsia Selects Rockwell Collins Airshow 3D Moving Map TransAsia Airways selected the Rockwell Collins PAVES 2 in-flight entertainment system with the embedded Airshow 3D Moving Map for a fleet of new Airbus aircraft. The Taiwan carrier selected the Rockwell Collins…
Editor's NotePanasonic, AeroMexico in IFE Support Contract Panasonic Avionics has a new 10-year contract to provide technical support services for AeroMexico’s fleet of 737-800 BSI aircraft. The Lake Forest, Calif.-based avionics supplier said the contract requires it to provide…