Embedded AvionicsRockwell Collins Completes Sydney Facility Expansion for DAS Production Rockwell Collins F-35 DAS. Photo: Rockwell Collins [Avionics Today 02-20-2015] Rockwell Collins has expanded the company’s Sydney facility where F-35 Lightning II Distributed Aperture System (DAS) optical assemblies will be manufactured. The…
CommercialRoyal Air Maroc Sets a Date with the Dreamliner Royal Air Maroc 787 Dreamliner. Photo: Royal Air Maroc [Avionics Today 02-20-2015] Morocco’s national airline, Royal Air Maroc, has announced the launch of its first Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner to take place Feb.…
Business & GAHeroux-Devtek UK and C&L Aerospace Strike Deal to Up MRO for the Saab 340 Saab 340 aircraft. Photo: Wikipedia [Avionics Today 02-20-2015] C&L Aerospace (C&L) has entered into a strategic alliance with Heroux-Devtek U.K. (formerly APPH Ltd) to enhance the global Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO)…
ATM ModernizationAustralia Looks to Upgrade ATC Towers with Saab, NavCanada Technology [Avionics Today 02-18-2015] A trio of Air Traffic Management (ATM) service providers has come together to update Australia’s aging infrastructure as skies crowd over the land down under. Saab Sensis, Nav Canada…
Business & GAGulfstream G650ER Sets New City Pair Records [Avionics Today 02-19-2015] The Gulfstream G650ER set two city-pair records recently while performing a flight around the world with one stop. According to Gulfstream, the G650ER took off from White Plains, N.Y.,…
Embedded AvionicsExelis to Develop Airborne Radio Chip for DARPA [Avionics Today 02-19-2015] The Defense Advanced Projects Research Agency (DARPA) has issued a $10.7 million contract to Exelis to develop a new multifunctional computer chip for airborne radio applications. Under the contract,…
CommercialDual, Arclarity Form UAS Sense and Avoid Partnership [Avionics Today 02-19-2015] Aviation GPS and Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast (ADS-B) receivers manufacturer Dual Electronics has announced a partnership with 3-D augmented reality aviation system provider Arclarity to develop a sense…
CommercialPiedmont Upgrades Dash 8 Flight Management Systems [Avionics Today 02-19-2015] Piedmont Airlines has selected Universal Avionics to provide GPS-based Flight Management Systems (FMS) for their fleet of Bombardier Dash 8 100 aircraft. Under a new contract, Universal will provide…