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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
Esterline Avionics Systems and PMV Engineering have received EASA approval for the upgrade of the older generation GPSSU by CMC’s CMA-5024 GPS/SBAS Landing System Sensor Unit (GLSSU) on the Airbus A320 family…
At a major international air show such as Farnborough, topics such as avionics embedded processing, certification, ADS-B mandates and more are sometimes overshadowed by major sales of new airplanes, flying displays and…