CommercialGarmin Debuts New Weather Radar for Planes, Helicopters Garmin International has introduced its new GWX 75 Doppler weather radar. It is intended for a wide range of aircraft, with a GWX 75H helicopter version also available. Optional features such as turbulence…
MilitaryCurtiss-Wright Multi-Function FDR First to Meet ED-112A Curtiss-Wright’s Fortress family of military flight data recorders has completed all qualification testing and begun shipping to customers. They are designed to meet all current and upcoming regulations including the forthcoming CVR 25-hour mandates…
MilitaryLockheed Turns Toward 'Agility' for Future F-35 Upgrades Since the beginning of the F-35 Lightning II program, Lockheed Martin and its more than 1,600 suppliers have focused on providing technology upgrades simultaneously in massive upgrade packages. According to a program…
ATM ModernizationFAA to Hold First Drone Advisory Meeting Since Recharter, Chairman Resignation The FAA Drone Advisory Committee will host its first meeting since rechartering Tuesday at the Santa Clara Convention Center in California. In mid-June, the FAA's advisory committee that provides advice on key unmanned aircraft…
MilitaryPrepar3D: Creating Pilots with Lockheed Martin Adam Breed plays a lot of video games. He considers it part of his job. “Just like as a good author, you’re supposed to read a lot of books. A good simulator…
MilitaryBAE Moves Compass Call EW to Gulstream G550 Platform BAE Systems has begun work to transition its advanced Compass Call electronic warfare (EW) system from aging Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules base aircraft to more modern special-mission Gulfstream G550s. As the mission…
Business & GARockwell Collins Latest ADS-B Out Certified for Part 25 Aircraft Rockwell Collins has received an approved model list supplemental type certificate (AML-STC) for its ADS-B Out on Part 25 aircraft. The certification includes the latest TDR-94/94D Mode S transponder variant and covers…
CommercialGE to Demo Open Architecture Plans at Farnborough If an airline or OEM wants to change just one line of code in a critical aircraft system today, it would cost millions of dollars and take months, even years to complete.…