CommercialUTC Expects to Close Rockwell Collins Acquisition by October United Technologies Corporation (UTC) CEO Greg Hayes admits that his company’s $30 billion acquisition of Rockwell Collins is taking longer than expected, but the company should officially finish the acquisition process by…
Embedded AvionicsNorthrop Vanguard Radar Puts Focus on Modular Panels Northrop Grumman has revealed its new modular, user-definable Vanguard radar, built on an open architecture to be scalable based on size, weight and power requirements. The Vanguard is comprised of small radar…
RegulationLAANC Now Available Around Entire US Low altitude authorization and notification capability (LAANC) for drone pilots has gone live at the sixth and final wave of airports, comprising the Central North region of the United States. As of Sept.…
MilitaryMercury Unveils New Board for AI and Machine-Learning Applications Mercury Systems' new computer processing blade has enough processing power and memory storage to support future machine-learning and artificial-intelligence (AI) applications on military avionics. Unveiled at the Air Force Association's 2018 Air, Space…
MilitaryRockwell Collins to Upgrade KC-135R with Link 16, Real-Time Data Rockwell Collins will integrate Link 16 communication capabilities on U.S. Air Force KC-135Rs as part of its real-time information in the cockpit (RTIC) system. “Pilots and boom operators will now be able…
MilitaryWhat Will Electronic Warfare Look Like in 10 Years? Understanding and managing, and if necessary, controlling and denying the electromagnetic spectrum are as critical for national defense as an army, navy, air, or space force. After decades of inattention, that fact…
Embedded AvionicsA CoreAVI Engineer Bringing the Vulkan to Avionics Software In 2005, tired of working as an electrician, Daniel Herring went back to school at the University of Texas at Arlington to obtain a software engineering degree. Thirteen years later, he is…
MilitarySoftware Upgrades Lead to Delay in F-35 Operational Testing Last month the Defense Department independent weapon tester delayed the start of F-35 operational testing by two months while it waits for the newest versions of software to be delivered. Robert…