ATM Modernization

RTCA’s Watrous Retiring

Longtime RTCA president, David Watrous, is stepping down at the end of August, according to a memo obtained by Avionics Magazine. Watrous, a former career officer in the U.S. Air Force and…

Military

Elbit to Supply UAVs to Australian Army

Elbit Systems, Haifa, Israel, won a multimillion contract from the Australian army to provide its Skylark I UAV systems. This is the Australian Department of Defense's third Skylark order, following the initial…

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…

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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…

Commercial

RCAT: Testbed for Nextgen

One of the most important aspects of the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) is ensuring that Department of Defense (DoD) and civil aviation can operate seamlessly in both national and international…