ATM ModernizationLockheed’s WindTracer Watches Wind Vortices to Reduce Aircraft Separations [Avionics Today 02-10-2015] Some crowding airports are turning to Lockheed Martin’s WindTracer Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) system to help reduce aircraft separations. The LIDAR system measures the strength and behavior of…
Embedded AvionicsIAI Transforms Global 5000 Into MPA [Avionics Today 02-10-2015] Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is transforming Bombardier's Global 5000 business jet into the new generation ELI-3360 Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA). Designed by the organization's ELTA group, the new MPA…
ATM ModernizationHarris Reports $1.21 Billion Second Quarter [Avionics Today 02-10-2015] Harris Corporation reported revenue of $1.21 billion for the second quarter of fiscal 2015. This included the manufacturer's government communication systems division posting a fifth consecutive quarter of year-over-year…
Business & GAGulfstream Achieves IS-BAO Stage 2 Certification [Avionics Today 02-10-2015] Gulfstream's flight operations test organization has achieved International Standard for Business Aircraft Operations (IS-BAO) Stage 2 certification. The business jet manufacturer's flight department fathers 43 pilots conducting more than…
Embedded AvionicsRaytheon to Support V-22 Systems, Software [Avionics Today 02-10-2015] The U.S. Navy's Air Systems Command has awarded a $270 million contract to Raytheon to provide software, systems and testing support for its fleet of V-22 Osprey aircraft. Under…
CommercialUTC to Supply Upgrades for NASA P-3 Aircraft [Avionics Today 02-10-2015] UTC Aerospace has a new agreement to supply NASA with procurement and installation of NP2000 propellers with electronic propeller control systems for the agency's fleet of P-3 aircraft. The…
ATM ModernizationNextGen Priorities Included in 2016 Budget Request [Avionics Today 02-06-2015] The Obama administration's proposed 2016 fiscal year budget request seeks $845 million for capital investments related to NextGen Air Traffic Control (ATC) system modernization, a $53 million increase over…
Business & GADassault's Falcon 8X Makes First Flight [Avionics Today 02-09-2015] Dassault Aviation’s new flagship long-range business jet, the Falcon 8X, has taken to the skies for the first time, a little more than one month after rollout. The aircraft…