MilitaryAircrew Fires Long-Range Missiles off B-1B Bomber A Boeing B-1B launched long-range anti-ship missiles (LRASM) while flying over the Sea Range at Point Mugu, California. According to Lockheed Martin, the missile manufacturer, B-1B aircrew simultaneously launched two LRASMs against…
MilitaryCanada Starts Fighter Competition Process, Aims for 2025 Delivery Canada has reaffirmed it’s not interested in sole-sourcing Boeing F/A-18s for its air force by opening up the competition to everyone. The government said Wednesday it is holding an “open and transparent…
Business & GAFAA OKs Primus Elite for Bombardier Global Express Honeywell has received an FAA supplemental type certificate for Bombardier’s Global Express business jets. Those aircraft can now fly with Primus Elite cockpit offerings, the company said. Upgrades include new liquid crystal…
Business & GARockwell Collins to Restore Instrument Approaches to Database, NBAA Says The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) is awaiting a new solution from Rockwell Collins that will rectify previous issues with the software database of instrument approaches. NBAA said it and other industry…
ATM ModernizationTests Validate SESAR Augmented Reality Tech for Air Traffic Controllers Tests carried out by Resilient Synthetic Vision for Advanced Control Tower Air Navigation Service Provision (RETINA) partners have shown that augmented reality could enhance air traffic control operations. The Single European Sky…
CommercialRockwell Collins to Vote on UTC Merger in January Rockwell Collins share owners will have the opportunity to provide their vote on the proposed $30 billion merger with United Technologies Corp. (UTC) Jan. 11, 2018. According to a proxy statement submitted…
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…
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