Business & GAProduct 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 ModernizationNew 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…
MilitaryNet-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…
MilitaryL-3 Communications Wins Navy Contract L-3 Communications was awarded a $9.6 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy to exercise an option for training support and up to 2,000 flight instructor hours on a Boeing 737 next-generation aircraft…
Business & GATerraMetrics to Develop Landing System TerraMetrics, Inc., of Littleton, Colo., was awarded a two-year, Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract by the Air Force Research Laboratory to research and develop a system that will help make…
Business & GAFreeFlight Upgrades Navigation Database FreeFlight Systems, of Waco, Texas, released a 4 MB navigation database memory upgrade for its Approach Plus GPS Navigation Management Systems (including the I/O models) and equivalent legacy equipment with the Trimble…
MilitaryBAE Selected for EW Suite on F-15 BAE Systems was selected by Boeing to provide the Digital Electronic Warfare Suite (DEWS) for future international versions of the F-15. Boeing said it will offer the BAE Systems DEWS as an option for any…
MilitaryRockwell Collins Awarded Air Force ATC Pact Rockwell Collins was awarded a subcontract by the U.S. Air Force potentially worth up to $85 million to provide the SMART Blade Radio to upgrade the U.S. Air Force worldwide air traffic…