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Embedded Avionics

Raytheon to Upgrade Software of Airborne Radio

Raytheon is upgrading the Integrated Waveform (IV) software in its AN/ARC-231 airborne radio terminals, a move that will triple the satellite capacity, the company said. Prior to the software upgrade, this form of…

Business & GA

Panel: GPS Is Vital, But Vulnerable

Aviation concerns went before a House subcommittee on Wednesday touting the importance of the GPS network to the industry, but urged lawmakers to defend the integrity of the GPS network from potential…

Business & GA

MSP Aero Awarded STC for Appareo Data Monitoring Unit

MSP Aero, based in Minneapolis, was awarded a FAA supplemental type certificate (STC) for the installation of the Vision 1000 Flight Data Monitoring (FDM) system from Appareo Systems on AgustaWestland AW109/119 series. The Vision…

ATM Modernization

Air France Selects Lufthansa Flight Planning System

Air France selected Lufthansa Systems' Lido/Flight flight planning system, which calculates optimal flight routes, under a five-year contract announced Tuesday. The system, a component of the Integrated Operations Control Center (IOCC) from…

Business & GA

AAI to Provide Test Systems for CV-22 Fleet

AAI Test & Training, based in Hunt Valley, Md., was awarded a $7.7 million contract to provide Advanced Boresight Equipment (ABE) for the U.S. Air Force and Special Operations Command (SOCOM) Bell Boeing CV-22 Osprey…

ATM Modernization

Congress Passes Long-Awaited  FAA Reauthorization

Congress passed long-awaited, long-term FAA funding authorization on Monday, funding the agency through 2015 and giving a big boost to the agency's multi-billion-dollar Next Generation Air Transportation (NextGen) initiative. The four-year, $63.4 billion "FAA Air Transportation Modernization…

Business & GA

Trig Avionics Awarded FAA TSO for ADS-B Out Transponder

Trig Avionics, based in Edinburgh, Scotland, was awarded FAA technical standard order (TSO) C166b certification for its TT31 and TT22 1090ES automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) Out transponders. The certification makes equipping for ADS-B more…

ATM Modernization

ERAM Achieves Initial Operating Capability at 6 Sites

FAA and prime contractor Lockheed Martin on Monday announced that six sites have achieved initial operating capability in the En Route Modernization (ERAM) program. ERAM is now operational at Chicago, Los Angeles, Oakland,…