ATM Modernization

Calendar

May 16-17 Military Embedded Electronics and Computing Conference (MEECC), Hyatt Regency Long Beach, Calif. Sponsored by the VMEbus International Trade Association (VITA). Contact Ray Alderman, VITA, phone 480-837-7486, e-mail exec@vita.com or visit…

Business & GA

Product Focus: Connectors: Saga Continues

In our August 2004 issue we reported that the saga surrounding the establishment of a fiber optic connector standard "has reached a climatic decision point." It has. But the saga continues. And…

ATM Modernization

Eclipse 500: Implications of Integration for VLJs

It's interesting--indeed, paradoxical--that while some members of the aviation industry will, during the next 12 months, be celebrating the arrival of glass cockpits in the coming very light jets, or VLJs, other…

Business & GA

Editor's Note: Avionics Syndrome: An EFB Inhibitor?

If an electrical device is operated in the cockpit, it must be complex, certified and expensive, right? Well, not necessarily. And the inability to think beyond that bias probably has inhibited the…

Commercial

Getting a Handle on COTS Obsolescence

In the mid-1990s the U.S. military began to use more commercial off-the-shelf, or COTS, products. The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) hoped that COTS would slash the cost and reduce the time…

ATM Modernization

The Complexities of Civil CounterMANPADS

At a recent aviation security conference, exhibitors displayed a wide range of new technologies aimed at preventing weapons and explosives from being taken or placed aboard civil aircraft. From air-sampling and X-ray,…

Business & GA

Editor's Note: Repair Station Controversy

In our repair station outlook we refer to a "dynamic" market facing changes and challenges. What we don't mention is the controversy the repair station industry currently faces. In the United States…