Embedded AvionicsBoeing’s KC-46A Refuels F-16 in Flight Boeing’s KC-46A refuels an F-16 in flight. Photo: Boeing [Avionics Today 01-27-2016] Boeing and U.S. Air Force aircrews completed the KC-46A tanker’s first refueling flight. Following takeoff from Boeing Field in Seattle,…
CommercialChina Airlines’ First A350 XWB Makes it to Final Assembly China Airlines A350 XWB on the final assembly line. Photo: Airbus [Avionics Today 01-27-2016] Assembly of the main airframe sections of the first Airbus A350 XWB for China Airlines is advancing at…
Embedded AvionicsDGA Selects AdaCore Tech to Audit, Certify Military Avionics Software The Adasquore dashboard to audit avionics software. Photo: Business Wire [Avionics Today 01-27-2016] The French government agency that oversees military procurements, the Direction Generale de l’Armement (DGA), has selected a graphical tool…
Embedded AvionicsGeneral Atomics Inks US Air Force Contract for MQ-9 UAV Software Line MQ-9 reaper UAV. Photo: Wikimedia [Avionics Today 01-26-2016] The U.S. Air Force has awarded General Atomics Aeronautical Systems a $34 million order to develop and field the Air Force Special Operations Command…
MilitaryLockheed Martin Combines IS&GS with Leidos [Avionics Today 01-26-2016] Lockheed Martin combined its realigned Information Systems & Global Solutions (IS&GS) business segment with Leidos Holdings in order to focus more heavily on aerospace and defense, according to Lockheed…
CommercialJetBlue Announces A320 Redesign Complete with Gate-To-Gate Wi-Fi JetBlue’s new A320 redesigned cabin. Photo: JetBlue [Avionics Today 01-26-2016] JetBlue has announced plans to introduce a fully connected in-seat experience that will include a gate-to-gate in-flight experience, among other new features,…
Business & GASingapore Polytechnic Inaugurates Aerospace Electronics Engineering Facility Students studying an aircraft part at the Singapore Polytechnic AeroHub. Photo: Singapore Polytechnic [Avionics Today 01-26-2016] Singapore Polytechnic has officially opened its Aerohub, which will house aeronautical and aerospace electronics engineering laboratories,…
ATM ModernizationSESAR JU Study Confirms Need for New Aviation Datalink Tech in Europe [Avionics Today 01-26-2016] The Single European Sky ATM Research Joint Undertaking (SESAR JU) has released a study analyzing the projected use and capacity of VHF Digital Link Mode 2 (VDL Mode 2)…