MilitaryUS Air Force Selects Northrop Grumman to Deliver New LSR-B Veiled Northrop Grumman LSR-B Bomber. Photo: Northrop Grumman [Avionics Today 10-28-2015] The U.S. Air Force has selected Northrop Grumman Corporation to deliver the nation's new Long-Range Strike Bomber (LRS-B). "As the company…
ATM ModernizationCANSO Chief Outlines Plan to Address Aviation Cyber Security [Avionics Today 10-26-2015] Safety critical Air Traffic Management (ATM) systems are at risk of "system-damaging" cyber attacks, according to Civil Air Navigation Services Organization (CANSO) Director General Jeff Poole. During a speech…
ATM ModernizationElliot Aviation 400E Program Upgrades Beechjet 400A, Hawker 400XP [Avionics Today 10-27-2015] Elliott Aviation has launched its 400E program, a full Beechjet 400A/Hawker 400XP refurbishment including Garmin G5000 avionics with a Lumatech LED master warning panel, Gogo Wi-Fi with Gogo Vision,…
ATM ModernizationGulfstream Approved for FANS 1/A+ Installation on GV Gulfstream G550, part of the Gulfstream V business line. Photo: Gulfstream [Avionics Today 10-27-2015] The FAA has approved Gulfstream Aerospace to install the soon-to-be required communication and surveillance system known as Future…
Business & GAGulf Air Equips with Jeppesen EFBs EFB in cockpit. Photo: Jeppesen [Avionics Today 10-27-2015] Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, recently equipped with the Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro as its Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) solution…
Business & GATextron Sees Sinking Revenues Despite Uptick in Aviation [Avionics Today 10-27-2015] Textron reported revenues in the third quarter of 2015 were $3.2 billion, down 7.3 percent compared to $3.4 billion in the third quarter of 2014. Textron’s Cessna Citation Longitude.…
Business & GAFAA Partners with Indonesia’s DGCA to Advance Aviation Biofuels Garuda Indonesia, flag carrier of Indonesia, aircraft in hanger. Photo: Wikipedia [Avionics Today 10-26-2015] The FAA and Indonesian Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) have signed an agreement to promote the development…
Embedded AvionicsUS Military Awards SNC Next-Phase Contract for Degraded Visual Environment Pilotage System [Avionics Today 10-26-2015] The US military has awarded Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) a task order for the next phase of development for its Degraded Visual Environment Pilotage System (DVEPS). SNC’s DVE Pilotage…