Military

Airborne Radar That Tracks Missiles

Existing airborne radars can detect and track moving ground vehicles and aircraft. Now the U.S. Air Force is developing the first airborne surveillance radar capable of detecting and tracking low-flying cruise missiles.…

Business & GA

Asia/Africa/Australia/New Zealand

FAA lists more than 1,300 repair stations throughout the world. Unable to list all of the repair stations, we nevertheless include some of the key providers of avionics and instrument support. We…

Business & GA

Calendar

April 24 AMC Regional Aircraft Meeting, Hyatt Regency, Atlanta, Ga., held in connection with the Avionics Maintenance Conference. Contact Roger Goldberg, ARINC Inc., phone 410-266-2915, fax 410-266-2047 or visit www.arinc.com/amc/information/amc_regional_meeting.pdf. 25-28 56th…

ATM Modernization

Calendar

March 15-16 RTCA Symposium 2005, Washington D.C., Convention Center. Contact Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics (RTCA) Inc., phone 202-833-9339, e-mail info@rtca.org or visit www.rtca.org. 17-18 30th Annual FAA Aviation Forecast Conference, Washington…

ATM Modernization

Editor's Note: Security in the Balance

Are we more secure today than we were before 9/11? That question set the tone for a daylong symposium, titled "Post 9/11 Security Impacts on Air Traffic Control and Aviation," held Jan.…

ATM Modernization

Has the Time Come For UWB Radio?

A versatile technology that has existed in its present form for some 40 years only recently has been able to expand into the commercial marketplace in the form of new products. In…

Commercial

Product Focus: KLM’s EFB Experience

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines recently took delivery of its 10th Boeing 777-200ER passenger jet. The final two long-range twinjets on order will begin to arrive in 2006. All of them will feature…

ATM Modernization

Multilateration’s Alpine Leap Forward

Multilateration's ability to improve the control of aircraft and vehicle movements on the ground at Europe's busier airports has earned it respect on the continent. Faced with relentless air traffic growth, European…