CommercialBAE Systems to Support US Air Force Life Cycle Management [Avionics Today 03-10-2015] BAE Systems was awarded a new $37 million three-year contract to provide obsolescence management support for the U.S. Air Force from its facilities in Fla., Ga., Okla. and Utah.…
Business & GAGulfstream G280 Approved in Brazil [Avionics Today 03-10-2015] Gulfstream has received type certification approval for the G280 business jet. The G280 has range of 3,600 nautical miles, and is equipped with twin Honeywell HTF7250G engines. …
ATM ModernizationENAV Selects Searidge for SESAR JU Remote Tower Demonstration [Avionics Today 03-10-2015] Italian Air Navigation Service Provider (ANSP) ENAV has selected Searidge Technologies for the Single European Sky ATM Research Joint Undertaking (SESAR JU) Remote Airport Concept of Operation (RACOON) demonstration project.…
Embedded AvionicsNorthrop Grumman Awards F-35 TPS Contract to Norway’s Kitron AS [Avionics Today 03-09-2015] Kitron AS will develop a Test Program Set (TPS) for evaluating and troubleshooting F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) aircraft avionics under a development contract awarded by Northrop…
ATM ModernizationExelis Enhances Airfield Monitoring at LAX MobileVue, part of the airfield monitoring solution Exelis will provide to LAX. Photo: Exelis [Avionics Today 03-09-2015] Exelis will provide its airfield monitoring solutions to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to enhance…
Business & GAHoneywell Exec Discusses HEMS Compliance, Rotorcraft Connectivity [Avionics Today 03-09-2015] With the five-year projected demand for helicopters expected to remain flat in 2015, there’s plenty of civilian rotorcraft in the global fleet ripe for avionics upgrades within the next…
ATM ModernizationNSA Regulatory Group Backs Borealis Free Route Airspace Program [Avionics Today 03-09-2015] The National Supervisory Authorities (NSAs) responsible for regulating civil aviation in nine North European states have agreed to work together to support the Borealis program, a major initiative delivering…
Business & GASolar Impulse 2 Takes Off to Fly the World Completely Connected Co-pilots Andre Borschberg and Bertrand Piccard board the Solar Impulse 2 for the first leg of the round-the-world flight. Photo: Solar Impulse [Avionics Today 03-09-2015] Solar Impulse 2, the first completely solar…
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