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…

ATM Modernization

Nav Canada Formalizes Participation in Aireon

Nav Canada signed an agreement finalizing the terms of its participation in Aireon, a joint venture with Iridium Communications announced in June. The joint venture will be putting automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B)…

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…