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IS&S: Ptakowski, President Innovative Solutions & Support Inc., Exton, Pa., has appointed Roman Ptakowski president. He comes to IS&S from B/E Aerospace Inc., where he was group vice president and general manager.…
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Editor's Note
RF Connectors: SSMA, SMA, ETC.
In my last column (July 2003), we looked at the design issues associated with popular N, BNC and TNC radio frequency (RF) coax connectors. This month, we will look at the other…
Business & GA
Europe’s Answer: UAVs in Controlled Airspace
Europe’s experience of operating unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) within its controlled airspace is considerable. Predators, Hunters and other UAVs operating during the conflicts in Kosovo and Bosnia, for example, were successfully sequenced…
Editor's Note
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BAE Systems: New Officials Jeffrey Cook recently was named vice president and chief technology officer for the Information & Electronic Systems Integration (IESI) sector of BAE Systems North America. He joined BAE…
Editor's Note
Close Look at RF Connectors
Avionics systems designers face a wide range of radio frequency (RF) connector choices. Each has important operational implications. Since high-frequency applications aggravate failure mechanisms unique to these connectors, understanding the devices’ strengths…
Commercial
Airbus A400M
Airbus Military’s A400M airlifter program – finally launched after years of waiting, wrangling and political drama – will go head to head with the C-130J and stretched C-130J-30 for export orders. Will…
Business & GA
Bizjet Upgrades: Mandates Fill Shops
Despite a lingering recession causing layoffs by business aircraft manufacturers earlier this year, the corporate jet avionics upgrade business–spurred by upcoming government mandates–remains surprisingly strong. The mandates for terrain avoidance warning systems…
ATM Modernization
The Chicken and the Egg
The Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA’s) decision in late May to shelve plans that would expand its controller pilot data link communications (CPDLC) coverage beyond the airspace served by the Miami air route…