MilitaryKorean F-16s to Undergo $1.2 Billion Modernization Program [Avionics Magazine 11-21-2016] Lockheed Martin has received a $1.2 billion contract to upgrade 134 total F-16 fighter jets for the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF). The upgrades are based on the…
Embedded AvionicsCurtiss Wright Introduces New Ultra-Small Mission Supercomputer [Avionics Magazine 11-21-2016] Curtiss Wright has introduced a new Ultra-Small Form Factor (USFF) mission computer, the Parvus DuraCor 312. The unit’s teraflop performance delivers the highest Floating Point Operations Per Second (FLOPS)…
ATM ModernizationEurocontrol Launches Cooperation with EDA to Ensure Military Voice in SESAR Jorge Domecq, chief executive of the European Defence Agency, and Frank Brenner, director general of Eurocontrol, after signing an agreement to cooperate on SESAR. Photo: Eurocontrol [Avionics Magazine 11-18-2016] Eurocontrol and the…
Embedded AvionicsRockwell Collins to Activate US Navy P-8A Radio Components Depot Capability US Navy P-8A aircraft. Photo: Rockwell Collins [Avionics Magazine 11-18-2016] The U.S. government awarded Rockwell Collins $27 million to activate a depot capability for the U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon aircraft HF-121C and…
ATM ModernizationUK Scores $27 Million to Accelerate Airspace Modernization Paul Haskins, director of service, strategy and transformation at NATS, and Dirk Beckers, director of the Innovation and Networks Executive Agency (INEA) formally exchanged signed copies of four grant agreements at a…
CommercialJapan’s Peach Aviation Seeks to Expand Competitive with A320neo Order Peach Aviation Airbus A320neo. Photo: Airbus [Avionics Magazine 11-18-2016] Japan’s Peach Aviation has signed a firm order with Airbus for the purchase of 10 A320neo and three A320ceo. Peach Aviation’s Managing Director…
CommercialFAA Launches Drone-Detection Tests at Denver International Airport Operator flying an Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS). Photo: FAA [Avionics Magazine 11-18-2016] The FAA and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) are in the process of conducting drone-detection research in the vicinity…
ConnectivityGogo Boosts In-Flight Wi-Fi Capacity with Intelsat 29e [Avionics Magazine 11-17-2016] Gogo has signed an agreement for services on the Intelsat 29e satellite. The In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) provider will use high-throughput services from the first satellite in the global Intelsat…