Business & GABAE Begins Night Flight Trials for Striker II HMD BAE Systems Striker II HMD. Photo: BAE [Avionics Today 09-18-2015] BAE Systems has begun night trials on the Striker II Helmet-Mounted Display (HMD) fighter pilot helmet to evaluate its digital night vision…
CommercialLockheed Wins UK Ministry of Defense Contract for Desert Hawk 3 Soldier launching Desert Hawk 3 UAS. Photo: Lockheed Martin [Avionics Today 09-18-2015] The United Kingdom Ministry of Defense has awarded Lockheed Martin a contract to support the Desert Hawk 3 program and…
ATM ModernizationPlay the Avionics News Quiz of Sep. 18 Although Airbus surely has its head in its suitcase as it packs for its move into American territory, we hope you’ve been keeping your eye on the headlines this week. Deals have…
Business & GAAirlines Struggle with Digital Transformation Strategies [Avionics Today 09-17-2015] At Wednesday’s Aviation Festival in London, airlines admitted they were barely halfway through their digital transformation strategies as they look to make their investments in Wi-Fi, both for passengers…
ATM ModernizationHoneywell Acquisition Aims to Enhance Fuel, Emissions Savings Airline worker refueling aircraft; Honeywell’s new acquisition aims to help operators and airlines save fuel. Photo: Honeywell [Avionics Today 09-17-2015] Honeywell has acquired privately held Aviaso, an international aviation software company that…
Business & GATrueNorth Avionics’ FANS-1/A DLU Certified for Clay Lacy on Challenger 601 Bombardier Challenger 601 aircraft. Photo: Liberty Jet [Avionics Today 09-17-2015] Clay Lacy Aviation has obtained a Standard Type Certificate (STC) for TrueNorth Avionics’ Simphone Future Air Navigation System (FANS)-1/A Data Link UnitPlus…
ConnectivityNew Joint Venture Aims to Take on Government Airborne Communications Market [Avionics Today 09-17-2015] A new joint company formed by Eclipse and NSSLGlobal, Aerosatcom, has been launched to address the needs of the government airborne satellite communications market. According to the company, the…
Business & GACobham Aerospace Introduces HF Antenna Alternative Cobham Wide Band HF antenna. Photo: Cobham [Avionics Today 09-17-2015] Cobham Aerospace Communications has developed a Wide Band High Frequency (HF) antenna capable of transmitting data at a rate 10 times higher…
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