Business & GA

Bombardier Delivers Bizjet-Turned-Ambulance to Swiss Rega

Bombardier has delivered the first of three Challenger 650-turned-air ambulances to Swiss Air-Rescue Rega. The remaining two Challenger 650 aircraft will be delivered later this year, replacing the air ambulance service’s earlier-generation…

Military

US Navy Puts $59M Toward Comtech Satcom Contract

Comtech Telecommunications said during its third quarter fiscal 2018, its Tempe, Arizona-based subsidiary, Comtech EF Data, which is part of Comtech’s Commercial Solutions segment, received a $59 million indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract from the U.S.…

Connectivity

Beating 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

Connectivity

Avionics 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…