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…

ATM Modernization

First Members Named For NextGen Park

Sunhillo Corp., of West Berlin, N.J.,  and The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, in Pomona, have been approved as the first members of the Next Generation Aviation Research & Technology Park…

ATM Modernization

Boeing Launches In-Flight Optimization Tools

Boeing introduced subscription-based services to help airlines save fuel and increase environmental efficiency. InFlight Optimization Services are designed to be implemented within current air traffic and airline operating procedures using existing communication…

Military

AV Tests Global Observer UAS

AeroVironment (AV), of Monrovia, Calif., said Tuesday the first aircraft developed under the Global Observer UAS Joint Capability Technology Demonstration (JCTD) program completed initial flight testing consisting of multiple low-altitude flights at Edwards…

Business & GA

Boeing to Begin LRIP on Apache Block III

Boeing received a $247 million contract to begin Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) for the U.S. Army’s AH-64D Apache Block III helicopter. The contract, signed by the U.S. government on Oct. 22,…