Commercial Counter MANPADS: Live-fire finale? After four years of test and development, the two systems competing to protect commercial aircraft from man-portable air defense systems (MANPADS) will get a chance to prove themselves against live fire this…
Business & GA Glassed-In It’s hard to believe, but in August, glass cockpits in production civil aircraft will have been in use for a quarter of a century. On Aug. 19, 1982, I and other aviation…
Business & GA Eurocontrol Focuses on WAM Eurocontrol announced a plan Thursday to promote broader awareness of Wide Area Multilateration (WAM) to provide technical and financial benefits to airspace users. WAM, a technique in which several ground receiving stations…
Military CPI Wins E-3 Contract CPI Aerostructures, Edgewood, N.Y., won a $500,000 contract to provide the U.S. Air Force with electrical panel assemblies for the E-3 Airborne Early Warning aircraft’s GPS system. The company said work will…
Military Luxell Displays Pass Review Ontario-based Luxell Technologies said its ruggedized military displays for the Airbus A400M passed critical design review. The new displays are the vide display and multi-function display for the A400M, a military cargo…
Commercial JETEYE Wins SAFETY Designation BAE Systems received designation from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for its JETEYE aircraft missile defense system, which is developed to protect commercial airliners against infrared-guided missiles. The company received SAFETY…
Business & GA Rockwell Collins System on Dassault Falcon Rockwell Collins received certification for its cabin management system on Dassault Aviation Falcon aircraft, the company said. Cedar Rapids, Iowa-based Rockwell Collins said its system is the first all-digital cabin management system…
Commercial ACSS to Study TCAS, TAWS System on A320 L-3 Communications said ACSS, an L-3 and Thales company, signed an agreement with Airbus to study the certification of its integrated traffic alert and collision avoidance system (TCAS), terrain awareness warning system…