Embedded AvionicsRaytheon Delivers Next-Gen Forecasting Tools to National Weather Service AWIPS II. Photo: Raytheon. [Avionics Today 05-05-2015] Raytheon Company's Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System II (AWIPS II), a forecasting analysis and display toolkit, was recently installed at all coastal Atlantic National Oceanic…
MilitaryBoeing Updates Australian F/A-18 Trainers to Aid Maintenance Effectiveness Three RAAF FA-18 Hornets in formation after refueling U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Matthew Bruch [Avionics Today 05-05-2015] Boeing will update two maintenance trainers for the Royal Australian Air Force…
CommercialExelis, UAS Test Sites to Research Safe Integration into NAS Exelis’ new application improves UAS situational awareness. Photo: Exelis [Avionics Today 05-05-2015] Exelis has signed agreements with four Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)-designated Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) test sites for airspace situational awareness…
Business & GAHoneywell Launches New Router to Enable Wi-Fi in the Air and on the Ground [Avionics Today 05-05-2015] Honeywell Aerospace has released the new CNX-250 multifunction router, enabling aircraft to connect to a cellular network while on the ground and transition to a satellite connection while in…
CommercialBoeing 787 Power Issue to Receive Software Fix [Avionics Today 05-05-2015] Boeing will provide a software update later this year to address an issue that causes the 787 Dreamliner's Generator Control Units (GCUs) to simultaneously go into failsafe mode after…
ATM ModernizationFree Route Airspace Now Up and Running for Sarajevo, Zagreb and Belgrade A diagram of current free route airspace implementation across Europe. Photo: Eurocontrol [Avionics Today 05-04-2015] The South-East Axis Free Route Airspace (FRA) implementation project was successfully concluded on April 30 with free…
ATM ModernizationAirbus Taps Rockwell Collins for EFB Interface and Communication Unit An Airbus A320, the model for which Rockwell will install the EFB interface and communication unit. Photo: Airbus [Avionics Today 05-04-2015] Rockwell Collins has been selected by Airbus to provide the Electronic…
Business & GAFANS Exec Q&A With TrueNorth CEO Mark van Berkel [Avionics Today 05-04-2015] TrueNorth Avionics recently announced that it has achieved the first FAA Technical Standard Order (TSO) C-159A with its SimphonÄ“ Future Air Navigation Systems (FANS-1/A+) capable Data Link Unit (DLU).…