Embedded Avionics

Elbit Systems Awarded HUD Contract

Elbit Systems of America, was awarded a five-year, $38.5 million Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract by the Defense Logistics Agency-Ogden for Reliability and Maintainability (R&M) Electronic Module Assemblies (EMA) for all U.S.…

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Cobham EFIS Awarded STC for LPV Approaches

Cobham’s Electronic Flight Instrument System (EFIS) received FAA Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) amendments for hundreds of aircraft to provide Localizer Precision with Vertical Navigation (LPV) approach capability. Hardware and software required for…

Commercial

Sagem Patroller UAS Completes Flight Tests

Sagem on Thursday said its Patroller long-endurance surveillance unmanned aircraft system (UAS) completed a series of flight tests in France. The tests, which took place at the Istres air force base in…

ATM Modernization

Calendar

December 14 A New Vision: Next Generation Synthetic Vision Systems, An Avionics Magazine Webinar. Visit www.aviationtoday.com/webinars/2011-1214.html. January 2012 19-21 Bahrain International Air Show 2012, Sakhir Air Base, Bahrain. Visit www.farnborough.com. February 11-14…

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People

Ralph F. Meoni Thales appointed Ralph F. Meoni president of Thales USA Defense & Security, headquartered in Arlington, Va. Meoni will be responsible for overseeing, shaping and executing day-to-day operations and business…

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Industry Scan

Expanded NextGen Text Bed Opens in Florida FAA, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and industry partners on Nov. 7 marked the opening of an expanded Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) Test Bed in…

Commercial

Virgin Atlantic Selects Cobham Antenna

Cobham’s HGA-7001 SATCOM high gain antenna subsystem has been selected by Virgin Atlantic for the airline’s Boeing 747 cabin upgrade program to commence in 2012, the companies said this week. Virgin Atlantic…

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New Products

RTOS DDC-I, of Phoenix, introduced real-time operating system (RTOS) products supporting the ARINC 653, Part 4 strict subset. The Part 4 subset has been specifically defined for systems that do not require…