Military

‘Such A Capable Helmet’

Stealthy, supersonic and sensor-rich, the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, or Joint Strike Fighter (JSF), will engage air and ground targets day or night. Key to using the F-35 in combat is…

Embedded Avionics

Move Over, VME

Standards-based aviation computing took off with VME (Versa Module Eurocard) when the military switched from mil-spec to commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) processors. But this ubiquitous parallel bus technology has reached a speed limit.…

ATM Modernization

Product Focus: Data Comm

Data communications is a key transformational program within FAA’s NextGen effort. To meet future demands and avoid gridlock in the sky and at airports, the agency’s NextGen Data Communications Program is designed…

Commercial

Perspectives: Corrosion Prevention

The Perspectives column, “Finding No Fault,” by Ken Anderson (Avionics, February 2010, page 38) was informative and factual regarding the high cost of No Fault Found (NFF) electronics within the aviation industry.…

ATM Modernization

Metron, Booz Allen Hamilton in FAA Contracts

FAA awarded more than $1 billion in NextGen contracts to Metron Aviation, of Dulles, Va., and Booz Allen Hamilton, of McLean, Va., the last two awarded under the System Engineering 2020 (SE-2020) program. Under…

Embedded Avionics

Boeing to Acquire Argon ST

Boeing will spend $775 million to acquire Argon ST, of Fairfax, Va., a developer of command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C4ISR) and combat systems. "Combining the strength of Boeing with…

ATM Modernization

Sensis System Operational in London

The surface multilateration system from Sensis Corp., of Syracuse, N.Y., is now operational at London Stansted Airport, the company said Monday. “Controllers at Stansted now have the same surveillance capabilities as Heathrow…

Commercial

Honeywell Names Aerospace Chief in India

Honeywell on Tuesday announced the appointment of Pritam Bhavnani as president of Honeywell Aerospace in India. The move reenforces the company's committment the region, Honeywell said. Pritam, who most recently was vice…