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Commercial

CAN Bus in Aviation

Controller Area Network (CAN) data bus is a serial communications protocol that supports distributed real-time control with a high level of security. Introduced in the 1980s by Robert Bosch GmbH, the CAN…

Commercial

Air Austral Installs Panasonic IFE System

Panasonic Avionics Corp., of Lake Forest, Calif., installed its eX2 in-flight entertainment (IFE) system on two Boeing 777-300ERs for Air Austral, La Réunion, France. The eX2-equipped aircraft will enter service this month, the company…

Business & GA

Product Focus: Antennas

New in-flight data and communications services on commercial airlines in the United States, Asia and Europe are driving development of smaller antennas with greater functionality for both data and voice. At the…

ATM Modernization

New Products

CompactPCI CPU Board Kontron, of Eching, Germany, introduced the Rugged Conduction-Cooled (RC) Kontron CP3210 CompactPCI CPU board. The board is described as ideal for applications requiring high processing power, including defense, aerospace,…

Commercial

Thales Wins WAM Pact in Germany

Deutsche Flugsicherung GmbH (DFS), the German Air Navigation Service Provider, awarded Thales a contract for the delivery, installation, training and commissioning of the PAM-FRA1 (Precision Approach Monitoring Frankfurt) system, the first operational…

Military

Northrop Grumman Wins Navy Pact

Northrop Grumman won a $22.4 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy for the Broad Area Maritime Surveillance (BAMS) Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS). This modification provides for incorporation of wing static and load…

Commercial

VSI Signs HMD Contracts

Vision Systems International (VSI), San Jose, Calif., signed several new contracts with a total value of more than $120 million. Boeing awarded VSI a contract for the delivery of more than 550 additional…

Military

Northrop Grumman Unveils Bat UAV

Northrop Grumman rebranded the Swift Engineering KillerBee product line, unveiling the Bat line of small unmanned air systems (UAS). The Bat systems will have wingspans ranging from 6.5 to 33.2 feet. Northrop…