CommercialUAS Avionics: A Growing Industry If you’re involved in the aviation technology industry in any way, chances are you’ve been inundated with reports, headlines and news coverage of the commercialization of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), also…
Business & GAAvionics Excellence Awards Highlights Technology Company of the Year: Gulfstream Gulfstream Aerospace had a strong 2014 with numerous highlights. The company introduced the Gulfstream G650ER as well as the all-new Gulfstream G500 and G600. With…
ATM ModernizationFedEx Looks to Fleet Renewal, Avionics Modernization [Avionics Today 09-01-2015] Cargo airline FedEx Express, which operates the world’s fourth largest fleet, has its eyes on major fleet modernization initiatives to introduce newer, more operationally efficient aircraft into the fleet.…
Business & GAGE Completes US Fleet Services Transfer to Element Financial [Avionics Today 09-01-2015] GE has completed the sale of its U.S. fleet services business to Element Financial Corporation in a transaction valued at approximately $5 billion. Also, GE’s sale of its Mexican,…
Embedded AvionicsCree Wins US Air Force Semiconductor Contract for F-35 A-Variant (CTOL) LRIP F-35 aircraft. Photo: JSF [Avionics Today 09-01-2015] The U.S. Air Force has awarded a follow-on contract of $4.1 million to Cree, a wide-bandgap semiconductor electronics company. The new funding…
CommercialBoston Engineering to Advance US Air Force UAV Motor Control Capabilities A US Air Force "Reaper" drone takes off at Creech Air Force base in June 2014. Photo: US Air Force/Senior Master Sgt. Cecilio Ricardo [Avionics Today 08-31-2015] Boston Engineering has won a…
Embedded AvionicsUS Air Force Awards Northrop Grumman Position on Training Systems Contract [Avionics Today 08-31-2015] The U.S. Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation a position on the Training Systems Acquisition III (TSA III) indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract to support warfighter training systems at…
Embedded AvionicsBoeing to Build Poseidon P-8As for Australia, US Navy Boeing P-8A Poseidon aircraft. Photo: Boeing [Avionics Today 08-31-2015] Boeing will provide the first P-8A Poseidon maritime surveillance aircraft for Australia and additional P-8As for the U.S. Navy following a $1.49 billion…
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