Military

Lockheed Martin Awarded Radar Contract

Lockheed Martin received a low-rate initial production, $171.8 million  contract from Northrop Grumman for four AN/APY-9 Airborne Early Warning (AEW) radar systems and spare parts. The radar systems will be integrated into…

Military

BAE to Provide Mission Computers for P-8Is

BAE Systems is developing the mission computer system suite for the Indian navy's P-8Is, a variant of the U.S. Navy’s P-8A Poseidon. Developed by a Boeing-led team, the P-8I is a multi-mission…

Commercial

Israir Airlines Selects Panasonic IFE

Panasonic Avionics Corp., based in Lake Forest, Calif., said Tuesday that Israeli airline Israir Airlines selected its in-flight entertainment (IFE) systems for three Airbus A320 narrow-bodies. The first aircraft is equipped with the Panasonic Digital…

ATM Modernization

ADS-B Equipment Rule Postponed To May

0 0 0 The FAA rule establishing performance requirements for Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) avionics, expected to be issued in April, has been postponed until mid-May to complete the federal government review…

Military

At Last, The A400

It was 10:07 a.m. on Dec. 11, 2009, when Airbus Military’s new A400M MSN 001 aircraft lifted off sprightly from Seville airport in Spain for its maiden flight, its nose headed mightily…

Business & GA

Product Focus: EFBs

Manufacturers of electronic flight bags (EFB) are seeing demand beginning to grow again for their hardware solutions, as the FAA and a number of airlines and other operators participate in various demonstrations…

ATM Modernization

New Products

Multifunction PCI Card North Atlantic Industries (NAI), of Bohemia, N.Y., introduced a Multifunction PCI card. The 76CS3 is suited for automatic test equipment used in the aerospace, defense, industrial and automotive industries,…

ATM Modernization

Industry Scan

FAA Proposes $1.1 Billion On NextGen Spending In FY2011 Budget Request FAA has proposed spending $1.143 billion on Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) programs in its fiscal 2011 budget request, an…