Embedded AvionicsSynthetic Vision: A Must-Have for the Next Generation of Pilots? This is one of the scenarios in which 24 junior “ab-initio” pilots from Avianca Airlines used synthetic vision to perform a near safe landing — with no prior experience with the equipment.…
ConnectivityBeating the Heat for Emerging Electronics On the leading edge are programs like Intrachip/Interchip Enhanced Cooling (ICECool), the recently completed effort by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to miniaturize and embed cooling
ConnectivityAvionics Supercomputers of the Future The ROCK-2 system from Mercury Systems designed for avionics missions is a good example. It measures (without connectors) just 4.88 by 7.63 by up to 13.18 inches. Yet within this unit, it…
ConnectivityDo Neural Networks Know the Way to Efficient Agriculture? Agronow is spearheading a new revolution it calls Agriculture 5.0, through which it aims to monitor crops by using artificial intelligence, making it possible for all sectors involved in agribusiness — banks, tradings,…
MilitaryB-21 Bomber Software Upgrades are Underway Software deliveries have begun for the U.S. Air Force’s future B-21 Raider bomber. “We’ve delivered the first set of software for the platform,” said Lt. Gen. Arnold Bunch, military deputy in the Air…
MilitaryInternational Drone Sales to Increase Under New White House Policy The White House is implementing a new set of arms transfer policies focused on allowing direct sales between U.S. companies and foreign governments, which will expand the defense industrial base and, in…
Embedded AvionicsWhat to Expect at AMC/AEEC 2018 Seven new ARINC Standards and 13 supplements to existing standards have reached an industry consensus for the 2018 annual Airlines Electronic Engineering Committee (AEEC) and Avionics Maintenance Committee (AMC) general session. Ahead…
CommercialSouthwest 1380: Fatal Flight Under Investigation After Engine Loss On a given day, Boeing 737-family aircraft take flight thousands of times. Of those planes, 706 are members of the Southwest Airlines fleet. While most go without complication, Tuesday’s Southwest Flight 1380…