Business & GA

L-3 to Upgrade Cockpit Displays for US Army Blackhawks

Blackhawk UH-60V cockpit upgrade. Photo: Northrop Grumman [Avionics Today 03-31-2015] Northrop Grumman has selected L-3 Aviation’s Display Systems (L-3 DS) business to supply multi-function displays for a digital cockpit upgrade for the…

ATM Modernization

RTCA Approves New FIS-B MOPS

[Avionics Today 03-31-3015] During its March meeting, the RTCA Program Management Committee (PMC) approved a new document, DO-358, which provides the Minimum Operational Performance Standards (MOPS) for Flight Information Services Broadcast (FIS-B). …

Business & GA

Dassault Service Center Starts in on Falcon 7X C-Checks

Dassault Falcon Service completes first scheduled C-Check on Falcon 7X. Photo: Dassault Falcon Service [Avionics Today 03-31-2015] Dassault Falcon Service (DFS) service center has completed an initial C-check on an in-service Falcon…

ATM Modernization

US Army Ups RNP-RNAV on CH-47F Chinooks

CH-47F Chinook. Photo: Boeing [Avionics Today 03-31-2015] The U.S. Army is equipping its CH-47F Chinook helicopters with a Rockwell Collins Required Navigation Performance-Area Navigation (RNP-RNAV) upgrade. The upgrade for CH-47F Chinooks equipped…

Embedded Avionics

Northrop Grumman Refocuses on Growing ISR Business

[Avionics Today 03-31-2015] Northrop Grumman Corporation's Electronic Systems sector is repositioning its Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance and Targeting Systems Division (ISR&TSD) to expand focus on the growing airborne and space ISR business. The…