Military

COTS: At Home in Military Simulation

At one time military electronics equipment established the benchmarks for capacity and speed. But commercial information technology now sets the pace, propelled by investment in consumer products. After a period of looking…

Business & GA

Are We Nearer to NEXCOM?

The Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA’s) next-generation air/ground communications system (NEXCOM) program is showing steady progress, and its first phase appears to be on schedule, despite industry controversy over the agency’s priorities. Some…

ATM Modernization

Feedback

No Monitoring Required I just finished reading the article "Countdown to DRVSM" by Adrian Gerold in the March 2003 issue. It is an excellent article, with the exception of the area dealing…

Military

Two Ways to See

Two major U.S. helicopter programs have adopted different helmet-mounted sight/display (HMS/D) technologies. The HMS/Ds are alike in allowing pilots to fly and fire weapons without constantly looking down at the cockpit instruments.…

Commercial

The More Complex the Better

The Lufthansa Technik AG (LHT) avionics facility at the Hamburg airport can service everything from a galley water heater to an inertial navigation unit or a flight management system. But it is…

ATM Modernization

New Products

Requirements Management Software A requirements management tool designed _for complex, multiphase development programs has been introduced by Telelogic, based in Malmo, Sweden, and Irvine, Calif. The company has introduced DOORS 7.0 Dynamic…

ATM Modernization

People

Seznec, Senior VP Reynald Seznec has been named senior vice president of the Thales Air Traffic Management (ATM) business group. He joined the company’s Sonar and Anti-Submarine Division in 1990 and rose…

Business & GA

Perspectives: Roadmap for Required Navigation

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released on July 22, 2003, a "Roadmap for Performance-Based Navigation." This roadmap will allow the development of air traffic procedures pilots can use…