Embedded Avionics

Kontron Appoints Jim VandeSteeg to Lead Avionics Business Line

[Avionics Today 09-29-2015] Kontron has appointed Jim VandeSteeg to lead and direct the company’s avionics business line effective Sept. 30, 2015. In this strategic role, VandeSteeg will identify new business opportunities, provide…

ATM Modernization

FAA, EASA and TCCA Sign New Regulatory Cooperation Agreement

FAA headquarters in Washington, D.C. Photo: Matthew Bisanz/Wikimedia Commons [Avionics Today 09-29-2015] On Sept. 15, the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) signed agreements with two international regulatory partners, the European Aviation…

Embedded Avionics

Boeing, US Air Force Complete KC-46A Tanker First Flight

[Avionics Today 09-28-2015] Boeing and the U.S. Air Force have successfully completed the first flight of a KC-46A tanker aircraft. The first flight followed ongoing flights of the program’s first test aircraft,…

Commercial

Rockwell Collins to Provide Avionics Gateway for 777X

[Avionics Today 09-28-2015] Boeing has selected Rockwell Collins to provide the avionics gateway secure server on new 777X airplanes. The avionics gateway will feature Rockwell Collins’ Secure Server Router (SSR), which enables…

Military

AQYR Receives $100M Contract for Satellite Man-Portable Receive Suites

[Avionics Today 09-28-2015] AQYR Technologies received a $100 million Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) production contract to provide Global Broadcast Service (GBS) Rucksack Portable Receive Suites (AN/PRS-12) and Suitcase Portable Receive Suites (AN/PRS-11), spares, training,…