CommercialAirbus, Boeing Outlooks See Strong Market for Satellite-Connected Aircraft [Avionics Magazine 07-11-2016] Airbus and Boeing both released their 20-year global market forecasts on the first day of the 2016 Farnborough International Airshow. Airbus was less optimistic in it’s long term view…
CommercialAnalysts Predict Civil UAS Market Will Explode UAS. Photo: FAA [Avionics Today 07-08-2016] Non-military Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) production will soar from $2.6 billion worldwide in 2016 to $10.9 billion in 2025, a 15.4 percent compound annual growth rate…
MilitaryTextron Launches New Aviation Training Brand [Avionics Today 07-08-2016] Textron has publicly launched a new aviation brand, Textron Airborne Solutions. The new brand, formerly known as Textron Advanced Aviation Training, is developing a live air training business that…
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…
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…