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…

Commercial

Lufthansa Relaunches In-Flight Broadband

Lufthansa, with equipment from Panasonic Avionics Corp., relaunched Wednesday its in-flight broadband service, called FlyNet, for passengers on long-haul flights. The airline said the service, which will initially be provided on selected North…

Business & GA

Sikorsky Invests in UAV Avionics Company

Sikorsky Innovations, the technology development organization of Sikorsky Aircraft, made an equity investment in Adaptive Flight, a Georgia-based manufacturer of avionics system solutions for small and medium-sized unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), the…

Military

L-3 Link Wins Contract Option for E-6B Training

L-3 Link Simulation & Training (L-3 Link) was awarded a one-year contract option to continue as the prime contractor and provide support for the U.S. Navy’s E-6B Aircrew Training System (ATS). This…

Military

Link Simulation & Training Wins F/A-18C Work

L-3 's Link Simulation & Training division has been awarded a $24.1 million contract from the U.S. Navy to provide the Kuwait Air Force (KAF) with two F/A-18C Tactical Operational Flight Trainers…

Embedded Avionics

BAE to Upgrade Italian Tornados

Warton, UK - BAE Systems has been awarded a $31.1 million contract for the upgrade of Italian Air Force Tornados, including new digital cockpit displays. Work will begin next year on the…

Business & GA

EMS Forte E-Mail System Awarded FAA STC

EMS Aviation has been awarded a FAA Supplemental Type Certificate (STC), authorizing installation of its Network Gateway product on Gulfstream G-IV series. The newly certified unit is a component of EMS Aviation’s…