Military AeroVironment Awarded Army UAV Contract AeroVironment, Monrovia, Calif., was awarded $5.8 million contract from the U.S. Army to procure research, development, test & evaluation digital data link effort for the Raven RQ-11B unmanned aircraft System. Work will be…
Commercial FAA Signs Contract with Honeywell, ACSS FAA signed a $9 million agreement with Honeywell and Aviation Communications & Surveillance Systems (ACSS) to accelerate testing and installation of Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) technology. Acting FAA Administrator said the contracts…
Business & GA Q&A: IS&S: Display Systems Provider Now in its 20th year, Innovative Solutions & Support (IS&S) has evolved from being a supplier of discrete avionic instruments to providing advanced, integrated display systems as well as air-data products, fuel…
Business & GA Product Focus: Wire and Cable The mantra for designers and manufacturers of avionics-grade wire and cable is to do more with less. The "more" relates to the bandwidth capability and throughput that make it possible for airlines…
ATM Modernization New Products Transceiver European Approval L-3 Avionics Systems received EASA European Technical Standard Order Authorization (ETSOA) for its ADR-7050 Digital Transceiver for navigation and communication. The ADR-7050 is a remotely controlled and mounted digital…
Military Net-Centric Operations Supplement: Editor's Note: Connecting Systems Nowadays, the interconnectedness of systems is becoming more important than the systems themselves. Fifth-generation fighters like the F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lightning II, with their ability to penetrate enemy air defenses, bring…
Military Net-Centric Operations Supplement: Battlespace Transformation In less than 10 years, the Network-Centric Operations (NCO) concept has emerged from the pages of scholarly journals to become a major military initiative commanding a significant portion of U.S. defense spending.…
Military Net-Centric Operations Supplement: Beginning JTRS After more than a decade in development, the Pentagon’s software-defined Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) has never been closer to reality. Major contracts have been awarded, and the program’s Airborne, Maritime and…