MilitaryF-35 Support Systems Operational Lockheed Martin said the system that will serve as the backbone of the F-35 Lightning II maintenance and support network is up and running, even though the first squadron of the multi-billion…
MilitaryARINC Delivers C-5 Trainer ARINC Engineering Services delivered a second advanced C-5 Galaxy Maintenance Training Device (MTD) for use by the U.S. Air Force. The delivery was made to Travis Air Force Base in California, following…
MilitaryLockheed Martin Wins C-5 Pact Lockheed Martin won a $23 million initial contract to modernize the first production C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft for the U.S. Air Force, the company said. The initial contract begins the second of…
CommercialBoeing EFB on Continental’s 777s Boeing said Continental Airlines will be the first U.S. carrier to use the Boeing Class 3 Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) on its 777s. Boeing has delivered the second of two 777-200ERs equipped…
MilitaryRaytheon Wins Radar Contract Raytheon signed a $77.8 million contract with the U.S. Navy, allowing the company to make the first international sale of its ALR-67(V)3 digital radar warning receiver. Under the contract, which includes systems…
CommercialMexico Rolls Out Radio Communications System Mexican aviation authority SENEAM and ARINC deployed a high-capacity VDLM2 data link system in Central Mexico near the Mexico City Airport to support the communications needs of its airline customers. The VDLM2…
MilitaryGrowler Completes EW Test The Boeing EA-18G Growler, the next generation of U.S. Navy electronic warfare aircraft, completed its first live test — an airborne electronic attack mission. ARINC, which helped evaluate the aircraft’s electronic warfare…
CommercialEditor’s Note: Europe United My favorite textbook from college, "A Diplomatic History of the American People," is interspersed with political cartoons from our combative past that variously depicted Europeans as pompous, petulant, fractious and quarrelsome. Today,…