ATM Modernization

Safety: Inertial System Drift

The most expensive failure of a twin Inertial Reference System (IRS) occurred on the first Ariane V rocket in 1996. Thirty-seven seconds after liftoff, a software fault caused an extreme attitude change,…

ATM Modernization

Perspectives: eLORAN’s Shortcomings

While I share the concern about possible backups to automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) in the event of GPS local or larger outages, I don’t believe the entire story about Enhanced Loran

ATM Modernization

Europe Tackles SSR Code Crunch

Eurocontrol has launched the Centralized SSR Code Assignment and Management System (CCAMS) implementation project to deal with current and future shortages of secondary surveillance radar (SSR) codes used by air traffic control.…

Commercial

Teledyne Supplies Flight-Data Units

Teledyne Controls said it signed an agreement with aircraft leasing company CIT Aerospace to become the standard supplier of Digital Flight Data Acquisition Units (DFDAUs) for its new Boeing aircraft deliveries. Teledyne’s…

Military

UK Orders Targeting Pod

Lockheed Martin received a contract from the U.K. Ministry of Defense to supply the Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod (ATP) system for the Harrier GR9 aircraft. The Sniper ATP permits pilots to detect…

Military

BAE Names Military Avionics Manager

BAE Systems named Clark Freise vice president and general manager of its defense avionics business area, based in Johnson City, N.Y. Freise previously served as deputy general manager of Information Dominance Systems…

Business & GA

Eclipe, Avidyne Part Ways

Following a series of certification delays, aircraft manufacturer Eclipse Aviation, Albuquerque, N.M., said it is parting ways with its avionics supplier, Avidyne. Avidyne, Lincoln, Mass., was supplying components for the Avio integrated…