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Commercial

SAE International to Create Committee on Lithium Batteries

[Avionics Today 12-23-2015] SAE International is creating a new committee to develop a packaging performance standard for the safe shipment of lithium batteries as cargo on aircraft. The global standards development organization…

Commercial

NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance Aircraft Completes First Flight

[Avionics Today 12-23-2015] Northrop Grumman has completed the successful first test flight of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's (NATO) Alliance Ground Surveillance Management Agency (NAGSMA) first Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) aircraft. A…

Military

BAE to Provide US Air Force Radar Support

[Avionics Today 12-22-2015] BAE Systems has received a five-year $278.5 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to support the Instrumentation Radar Support Program (IRSP). The aerospace and defense manufacturer has been…

Military

NAVAIR to Invest $10 Million in Avionics Projects

[Avionics Today 12-22-2015] The U.S. Navy’s Avionics Component Improvement Program (AvCIP) is prepared to accept proposals, from U.S. Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) program offices, to award more than $10 million in…

ATM Modernization

Five 2015 Updates on the NextGen ADS-B Program 

[Avionics Today 12-22-2015] 2015 was a major year of progress, learning about equipage challenges and program re-alignment for the FAA's NextGen Automatic Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B) Out mandate initiative. Throughout the year, the…

Commercial

Boeing to Enhance Compliance System, Pay $12 Million Settlement

[Avionics Today 12-22-2015] The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today announced a comprehensive settlement agreement with Boeing that resolves multiple pending and potential enforcement cases. Under the agreement, Boeing…