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Business & GA

AD Aerospace to Supply Camera to EC175

AD Aerospace will supply a tail-mounted camera system to Eurocopter for its EC175 helicopter, the companies announced Thursday.   “AD Aerospace is extremely proud to have been selected by Eurocopter to be…

ATM Modernization

Expected Chairman Criticizes NextGen Effort

The incoming chairman-apparent of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee promised “rigorous oversight” of the NextGen air-traffic modernization effort following a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report that faults FAA’s goal-setting process. Rep.…

Military

BAE Awarded Sensor Contract

BAE Systems will provide laser warning sensor sets to protect U.S. military aircraft under a $17.7 million contract by Alliant Techsystems, of Arlington, Va. The contract provides components for the AAR-47 Missile…

Commercial

Product Focus: Databus

One of the biggest drivers for new generation databus technology is the transmission of video, images and other visual information — such as for terrain awareness and mapping, as well as weather…

ATM Modernization

People

Joe Hof Metron Aviation, Dulles, Va., appointed Joe Hof director of business Development for Global ATM Operations. Before joining Metron, Hof was the national operations manager of international operations at FAA’s Air…

Editor's Note

Calendar

December 8 Issues in Air Traffic Management, an Avionics Magazine webinar, noon to 1 p.m., EST. For more information, visit www.aviationtoday.com/webinars. 2011 January 18–19 Asian Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition (ABACE), AsiaWorld…

Editor's Note

Advancing System Integration with Ethernet

TTEthernet (SAE AS6802) for Time-, Mission- and Safety-Critical Systems Time-triggered QoS enhancements for Ethernet satisfy requirements of backplane and backbone applications in aerospace, automotive, energy production and industrial systems. DO-254 compliant TTEthernet…

Commercial

Northrop Grumman Delivers Global Hawk

Northrop Grumman delivered the first production Multi-Platform Radar Technology Insertion Program (MP-RTIP) sensor to Edwards Air Force Base for integration on the first U.S. Air Force Block 40 Global Hawk. The first…