Military

Building Blocks to Upgrade to B-1B

After the collapse of the Soviet Union during the dawn of the1990s, the U.S. Air Force decided to convert its B-1B nuclear bombers to a conventional warfare role. The planes were developed…

Military

U.S. Military's Uneven COTS Policy

Talk of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) acquisition on a program level, and U.S. military officials often will gladly provide all the details you want. However, talk of COTS on a policy level, and…

Business & GA

Editor's Note: Unremitting UWB Issue

Once again the issue of ultra wideband (UWB) interference to avionics and other safety-of-life systems rears its controversial head. For more than a year, we’ve covered the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC’s) ruling…

ATM Modernization

New Products

ELT Techtest Ltd., Herefordshire, UK, offers a new automatic deployable, emergency locator transmitter (ELT) beacon, designated the 503 series of Crash Position Indicators (CPIs). It includes Cospas/Sarsat (satellite tracking) coverage and transmits…

ATM Modernization

People

Drake Electronics Ltd.: Green, Sales & Marketing UK-based Drake Electronics Ltd. recently added Bruce Green to its international sales and marketing team. Based in Ottawa, he is responsible for Drake’s business development…

ATM Modernization

Editor's Note: Tomorrow's Navaid Mix

What a difference a Volpe National Transportation Systems Center study makes. When this U.S. government organization submitted its study of GPS vulnerabilities to the Department of Transportation (DoT) in early September 2001–followed…

Commercial

Electronic Flight Bags –– Part II

Like an alignment of the planets, events and activities surrounding the development of electronic flight bags (EFBs) have been coming together to form what would appear to be a large new market…