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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: 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…

Military

Net-Centric Operations Supplement: A Networked NATO

The growing United States commitment to Net-Centric Operations and the rise of coalition military operations are driving the development of international net-centric initiatives. Since the allied actions in Kosovo in the 1990s,…