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Business & GA

Inflight Entertainment

Most business sectors within avionics typically see one or two major technology and/or customer demand trends in any given year. But with as many as three or four distinct trends and developments…

Military

VSI Wins Boeing Contract

Vision Systems International, San Jose, Calif., was awarded a $17 million initial contract from Boeing for the Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System (JHMCS) in 145 F-15E Strike Eagles. The contract includes dual-seat…

Business & GA

Garmin Equips Helicopters with ADS-B

Garmin, Olathe, Kan., equipped six Kansas City, Mo.-area law enforcement and news helicopters with Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) avionics. The Kansas City Police Department equipped three OH-6s (military surplus Hughes 500), and…

Military

Editor’s Note: Tanker Tribulations

Before June 18, I was fond of saying that one of the main beneficiaries of the contested KC-X tanker contract was The Washington Post. After Boeing filed a protest with the Government…

ATM Modernization

Industry Scan

‘Game-Changing’ EO DAS Nears Action on Joint Strike Fighter As a fifth-generation, multirole fighter, the F-35 Lightning II brings a lot to the table in terms of stealth, lethality and survivability. One…

ATM Modernization

People

David Joyce David Joyce was appointed president and CEO of GE Aviation. He had been vice president of commercial engines for the company since 2003. Joyce, 51, succeeds Scott C. Donnelly, who…

ATM Modernization

Calendar

August 11-14 TTTech Time-Triggered Protocol Seminar and Tools Workshop, Endicott, N.Y. Contact TTTech, phone (43) 1 585 34 34-90 or visit www.tttech.com. September 8-11 World Airline Entertainment Association (WAEA) 29th Annual Conference…

Military

Sensor Sense

Two new armed reconnaissance, surveillance and target acquisition platforms will enhance the situational awareness and lethality of U.S. Army aviation brigades by carrying the Common Sensor Payload (CSP). The General Atomics Aeronautical…