Embedded AvionicsUS Government Grants Embry-Riddle $1M for Engineering Research Hangar Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University plans to add another facility to its Daytona Beach, Florida, campus. A $1 million grant from the U.S. Commerce Department’s Economic Development Administration is expected to create jobs and…
ConnectivityNew Alerting Technology Stops Airplane Hackers at System Level For veteran F-18 fighter pilot Brooks Cleveland, it’s not the obvious things that can go wrong in the cockpit that worry him, it’s the unseen attacks that can affect aircraft systems without…
MilitaryBoeing 'Respects the Canadian Government's Decision' to Forgo Super Hornet Buy The general public has been reading various reports that the Canadian government has closed the door on a potential F/A-18 deal with Boeing. Reuters reported that Canada intends to buy from the…
ConnectivityAircraft Connectivity, Cybersecurity Discussion to Make its Way to San Diego Facebook, Netflix, Google and Visa are all talking about connectivity. More specifically, leaders from those four industry giants talked about connectivity during the Global Connected Aircraft Summit in June in Arlington, Virginia.…
ATM ModernizationEurocontrol Implements First Phase of Free-Route Airspace The first of three phases of implementing free-route airspace at Eurocontrol’s Maastricht Upper Area Control Centre (MUAC) has begun. Eurocontrol said MUAC has started operating user-preferred trajectories in the dense and complex…
ConnectivityMaterials En Route as AWN Nears Aircraft-as-Satellite Test In preparation for Airborne Wireless Network’s (AWN) upcoming hybrid radio and laser communications flight test, Mynaric (formerly ViaLight Communications) has arranged for the shipment of two flight laser terminals and associated components.…
MilitaryBoeing Flies USAF KC-46A For First Time Boeing has conducted the first flight of the U.S. Air Force’s KC-46A tanker. The manufacturer said Tuesday the first airborne tests occurred over three and a half hours. “We’re very proud of…
MilitaryUS Army Awards $750M for ISR Aircraft Engineering, Modification, Upgrade The U.S. Army has awarded Northrop Grumman Corp. $750 million to service its special electronic mission aircraft (SEMA), the company said. Covering aircraft lifecycle, the deal is a base-year contract with eight…