Military

Comsat Expands Satcom AISR Reach with New Contracts

[Avionics Today 12-20-2016] Comsat, a recent acquisition by Satcom Direct, has won numerous, multi-year Airborne Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (AISR) contracts each totaling several million dollars in annual business, according to a…

Military

DLS to Upgrade F-16 Link 16 Coms

Photo: DLS [Avionics Magazine 12-19-2016] Data Link Solutions (DLS), a joint venture between Rockwell Collins and BAE Systems, will provide improved tactical Link 16 communication capabilities for the F-16 fleet of Foreign…

Business & GA

Gulfstream G600 Kicks Off Flight Test Program

The first flight of the Gulfstream G600 test aircraft. Photo: Gulfstream [Avionics Magazine 12-19-2016] The Gulfstream G600 has completed its first flight, officially kicking off the aircraft’s flight-test program. Two additional G600…

Commercial

Turkish Airlines Taps Panasonic Avionics for Personalized IFEC

Photo: Turkish Airlines [Avionics Magazine 12-19-2016] Turkish Airlines has selected Panasonic Avionics’ advanced eX1 In-Flight Entertainment and Communications (IFEC) system and global communications services for its new fleet of narrow body aircraft.…

Business & GA

FAA Issues New Part 23 Rule

[Avionics Magazine 12-16-2016] The FAA has issued a final rule that overhauls the airworthiness standards for small General Aviation (GA) airplanes. Under the new Part 23 rule, airplanes that weigh less than…