CommercialRockwell Collins Progresses UAS Tech toward Beyond Visual Line of Sight Operations Rockwell Collins successfully completed the test flight using The University of Iowa OPL Ferox UAS. Photo: Rockwell Collins [Avionics Today 07-08-2016] Rockwell Collins, in collaboration with The University of Iowa’s Operator Performance…
CommercialA New Boeing ecoDemonstrator Takes Flight [Avionics Today 07-08-2016] Boeing and Embraer have unveiled a new ecoDemonstrator program, which will use an Embraer E170 aircraft as a flying testbed for environmental technologies. The program expands Boeing and Embraer's…
CommercialPlay the Avionics News Quiz of July 8 Okay, we admit it: The Avionics News Quiz was on vacation. But it’s back now, and it wasn’t alone! London’s Heathrow airport, one of the busiest in the world, consistently reports huge…
MilitaryCanadian Government Taps Lockheed Martin for $504 Million C-130J Contract C-130J Super Hercules. Photo: Lockheed Martin [Avionics Today 07-08-2016] The Canadian government has awarded Lockheed Martin a five-year contract extension worth approximately $504.3 million to provide In Service Support (ISS) for the…
ATM ModernizationUS Lawmakers to Issue More Short-Term Funding for NextGen [Avionics Today 07-07-2016] United States lawmakers have reached an agreement on a spending bill that will fund the FAA through October 2017. Based on a summary of the bill released by both…
ATM ModernizationLockheed Martin wins $344 Million NextGen Tech Contract Photo: FAA [Avionics Today 07-07-2016] The FAA has awarded a contract to Lockheed Martin worth $344 million to develop and implement a new NextGen technology that aims to improve the efficiency of…
Embedded AvionicsNippon Avionics to Sell Circuit Board Business [Avionics Today 07-07-2016] Nippon Avionics has announced it is selling its printed circuit board business to Japanese telecommunications manufacturer, OKI. The printed circuit boards have primarily been manufactured for aerospace equipment and…
CommercialMicro-Display Tech will Drive $5 Billion Avionics Display Market King Air cockpit. Photo: EASA [Avionics Today 07-07-2016] The global display market for avionics applications is expected to reach $5.47 billion in revenue by 2020, according to the latest market research report…