CommercialU.K., France Advance UAS Cooperation France and the U.K. are moving forward with its defense cooperation, announcing France will undertake operational assessments and trials of the Thales Watchkeeper unmanned aircraft system (UAS) in 2012 and 2013 and the two…
Business & GAVolta Volare, ElectriPlast Eye Composite Materials for Avionics Private aircraft manufacturer Volta Volaré and its partners are researching the possibilities of bringing hybrid composite materials to cockpit avionics. Volta Volaré, which earlier this year launched the four-seat, GT4 hybrid electric…
Business & GARockwell Collins’ AIM Certified for More Aircraft Rockwell Collins said Tuesday its Ascend Aircraft Information Manager (AIM) data transfer and management system has been certified for the Dassault Falcon 2000, Hawker Beechcraft B300 Series King Air and the Piaggio…
MilitaryMercury Computer Awarded Image Processing Contract Mercury Computer Systems, of Chelmsford, Mass., received $5.2 million in follow-on orders from an unnamed defense prime contractor for rugged, digital signal and image processing modules for multiple airborne radar applications. “We…
Business & GAAspen Avionics Awarded STC for MFD on R44 Aspen Avionics received FAA approval for installation of its H-series Primary Flight Displays (PFD) and Multi-function Flight Displays (MFD) into the Robinson R44 and R44 II model helicopters. The PFD is a…
CommercialNAVAIR Names New Chief of Unmanned Aviation Rear Adm. Mathias Winter Rear Adm. Mathias Winter was named head of the Naval Air System Command's (NAVAIR) Program Executive Office for Unmanned Aviation and Strike Weapons (PEO(U&W)) during a change of command…
MilitaryCathay Pacific to Implement ARINC’s Flight Deck Upgrades Cathay Pacific has selected a new flight deck communications system from ARINC for its entire fleet of Airbus and Boeing aircraft, the companies said Tuesday. (Photo: ARINC/Bob Lentz) The flight deck upgrade will…
MilitaryL-3 to Provide Video Display Terminal for MC-130J L-3 Display Systems was selected by Lockheed Martin to provide the Combat Systems Operator (CSO) Video Display Terminal (VDT) for the MC-130J. Under the terms of this contract, which was awarded in…