CommercialAirframer Taps Orbit to Develop Aircraft Audio Communication System [Avionics Magazine 11-22-2016] Orbit Technologies has received a $4.5 million order from an unnamed large aircraft manufacturer to develop and supply prototypes of an advanced system for the management of aircraft audio…
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)…
Business & GAEASA Proposes New Regulation for Electronic Flight Bags [Avionics Magazine 11-21-2016] The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has issued a Notice of Proposed Amendment (NPA) to establish new Electronic Flight Bags (EFBs) regulation. EASA is using the NPA to introduce…
CommercialSaudia Airlines to Introduce New Cabin Smartphone Streaming Technology [Avionics Magazine 11-21-2016] Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) is introducing a new premium content streaming service, “Saudi Skyfi,” which will allow its passengers to stream movies and television shows onto their own personal…
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…
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…