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…
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…
MilitaryNew Sensors are Force Multipliers The global war on terrorism, shoulder-fired rockets and threats the military hasn’t even thought of yet are in part helping drive advances in sensor technologies. Raytheon, Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin and BAE…
ATM ModernizationEurope Moves on Datalink The day when pilots and air traffic controllers in Europe can bid farewell to routine voice messaging — for sector handovers, ATC clearances and the like — is coming closer as datalink…
ATM ModernizationA Single Solution To ADS-B? The move by FAA to "performance-based" contracting, where the end product is the certifiable goal, and the means to reach it is not rigidly specified, has both advantages and disadvantages. The advantages…
Business & GAElectronic Flight Bags: Applications Abound As Electronic Flight Bags (EFBs) have gained acceptance as valued flight deck components, the range of applications they host is proliferating. From their early utility of displaying reference documents such as aircraft…