Embedded AvionicsViaSat Upgrades Airborne ISR for Canadian Department of National Defense [Avionics Today 02-26-2015] The Canadian Department of National Defense is upgrading its Lockheed CP-140 Aurora aircraft with advanced airborne satellite communication systems from ViaSat in cooperation with L-3 Electronic System Services (ESS).…
CommercialIntelsat and ITC Provide Communications to Solar Impulse’s Round-the-World Flight [Avionics Today 02-26-2015] Intelsat and ITC Global will provide ground-to-ground satellite communication services to Solar Impulse, a completely fuel-free aircraft, during its first round-the-world solar flight. The round-the-world mission flights will take…
CommercialDelta to Outfit 250 Aircraft with Gogo 2Ku Delta to expand Wi-Fi offerings. Photo: Delta [Avionics Today 02-25-2015] Delta Air Lines will outfit its narrow body aircraft serving long-haul domestic Latin American and Caribbean routes with Gogo's next generation 2Ku…
ATM ModernizationEU Awards A6 ANSP Alliance SES-Geared Funding EU has awarded funding for two major ATM initiatives. Photo: A6 Alliance [Avionics Today 02-25-2015] The European Union has awarded the A6 Alliance of Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSPs) funding for two…
Business & GAOrbital ATK Completes Installs for South Korean Aircraft Survivability Equipment [Avionics Today 02-25-2015] Orbital ATK has completed the installation and integration of its AAR-47 Missile and Laser Warning System with Hostile Fire Indication (HFI), Symetrics’ ALE-47 Countermeasures Dispensing System (CMDS), and Southeast…
Embedded AvionicsSaab Selects AEL Sistemas as Avionics Systems Supplier on Gripen NG Fighter Saab Gripen NG. Photo: Saab AB [Avionics Today 02-25-2015] Saab has selected AEL Sistemas (AEL) as a new supplier for its Gripen NG multirole fighter aircraft in Brazil. AEL will provide the…
ATM ModernizationGarmin’s ADS-B Certified for Gulfstream’s G200 BizJet Gulfstream G200. Photo: Gulfstream [Avionics Today 02-25-2015] Garmin’s Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) solution has been certified for the Gulfstream G200 business jet. The Garmin GTX 3000 Mode S Extended Squitter (ES) transponder…
ATM ModernizationBorealis Alliance: Upping ATM Efficiency through Free Route Airspace Branka Subotic, executive director of the Borealis Alliance. Photo: Borealis Alliance [Avionics Today 02-25-2015] A group of nine Northern European Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSPs) known as the Borealis Alliance are looking…