Military

Common Countermeasures

Rushed to combat theaters last year, laser-pointing Directed Infrared Countermeasures (DIRCM) protect U.S. helicopters from shoulder-launched missiles. The Army acknowledges the Advanced Threat Infrared Countermeasures (ATIRCM) system on a Chinook defeated a…

ATM Modernization

Closing NextGen’s ‘Business Case’

An investment group led by ITT Corp. has developed a novel funding mechanism aimed at supporting airlines in buying and installing NextGen avionics beginning in 2012. The funding mechanism, involving a mix…

Editor's Note

Field Loadable Software

Picture two PCs on a desk. They’re both from the same manufacturer; they’re the same model and on the surface they seem to be loaded with the same software. But ask your…

Commercial

Product Focus: Wire & Cable

Wire and cable for aerospace and defense applications are often seen as commodity products, and, as such, manufacturers and distributors of these products have to please a broad spectrum of customers when…

ATM Modernization

New Products

Ethernet Switch Acra Control Inc., of Hollywood, Md., launched a ruggedized managed Grandmaster Ethernet switch designed for airborne applications. The NET/SWI/004 is a lightweight, MIL-STD-810 ruggedized Ethernet switch. It has an embedded…

ATM Modernization

Perspectives: The Business Case

Achieving the benefits of NextGen will require that users equip with avionics supporting NextGen capabilities — avionics for ADS-B, data communications and Required Navigation Performance. On the commercial carrier front, the willingness…

Business & GA

Gulfstream Selects Universal Equipment

Universal Avionics Systems Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) with RIPS (Recorder Independent Power Supply) and Flight Data Recorder (FDR) have been selected by Gulfstream as forward-fit equipment on Gulfstream’s G450, G550 and G650…

Military

Raytheon Awarded Countermeasures Contract

The Naval Air Systems Command awarded Raytheon a $14.8 million contract to produce dual pod countermeasures dispensers for U.S. Marine Corps CH-53 heavy-lift helicopters. Raytheon Technical Services Company LLC (RTSC) will manufacture…