Business & GASikorsky Selects Sandel's HeliTAWS for S-70i Sandel Avionics, based in Vista, Calif., will supply a Mil-Std version of its HeliTAWS wire and terrain alerting system for forward-fit installations on Sikorsky's S-70i Black Hawk helicopter in mid-2012. The Sandel HeliTAWS…
Business & GAL-3 Selects CMC's TacView for MH-65 Helicopters Esterline CMC Electronics (CMC) has been selected by L-3 Communications to supply its TacView Portable Mission Display to provide a Situational Awareness Data Link (SADL) system for U.S. Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin…
CommercialChina Eastern Airlines Selects Rockwell Collins Systems China Eastern Airlines has selected a host of Rockwell Collins avionics, including its WXR-2100 MultiScan Threat Detection System and GLU-925 Multi-Mode Receiver (MMR), for 50 new Airbus A320s. Deliveries are expected to…
Business & GANorthrop Grumman Awarded Avionics Maintenance Contract Northrop Grumman was awarded a five-year, $19 million contract by the U.S. Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) to repair avionics equipment on the SH-60 Seahawk helicopter and the EA-6B Prowler. Under the…
ATM ModernizationAirbus Conducts 4-D Trajectory Management Test Airbus has conducted what it is calling the world's first flight using a four-dimensional optimized and upgraded air traffic management (ATM) technology to fly more accurate and efficient routes, the airframe manufacturer said…
CommercialHainan Airlines Selects Rockwell Collins Avionics Hainan Airlines selected a suite of Rockwell Collins avionics systems, including its WXR-2100 MultiScan Threat Detection System and GLU-925 Multi-Mode Receiver (MMR), for 47 new Airbus A320s. The companies made the announcement…
Embedded AvionicsRaytheon 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 & GAPanel: 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…