CommercialMDA to Provide UAV Services to Australian Air Force in Afghanistan MDA will provide UAV ISR services to the Australian Air Force over Afghanistan. Photo: MDA [Avionics Today 10-28-2014] MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) has been awarded a $35 million contract amendment by the Commonwealth…
MilitaryAirbus and Provincial Aerospace Reach Teaming Agreement for Canada’s Fixed-Wing Search and Rescue Aircraft Program [Avionics Today 10-28-2014] At the Maritime and Arctic Security and Safety (MASS) conference, in St. John's, NL, Airbus Defense and Space and Provincial Aerospace (PAL) reached a 20-year teaming agreement to pursue…
CommercialCAN Bus Data Logger Provides Mobile Flight Test Solution to Airbus and Beyond Vector's CAN bus data logger. Photo: Vector [Avionics Today 10–28-2014] Airbus, in need of a unique device for cabin test activities on their A350 XWB test aircraft, asked Vector to build a…
Business & GAING Announces Enhanced Mapping UAS ING Robotics' Serenity UAV. Photo: ING Robotics [Avionics Today 10-28-2014] Canada-based company ING Robotic Aviation has launched the next version of its Serenity fixed-wing Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), equipped with a wide…
CommercialDynCorp International Awarded $443 Million NAVAIR Contract DynCorp employee working with aviation support. Photo: Wikipedia [Avionics Today 10-27-2014] DynCorp International has been awarded a contract from the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) to provide aircraft maintenance and logistics support…
Business & GAFAA Awards Emissions-Reducing Grants to Six Airports FAA headquarters in Washington, D.C. Photo: Matthew Bisanz via Wikipedia [Avionics Today 10-27-2014] U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx recently awarded $10.2 million in FAA grants to six airports around the country. The…
MilitaryEmbraer Rolls Out KC-390 Airlift for the Brazilian Air Force The KC-390 airlift. Photo: Embraer [Avionics Today 10-27-2014] Embraer has rolled out the first prototype of the KC-390 military transport aircraft from the production hangar at the industrial plant of Gavião Peixoto,…
ATM ModernizationAustralia’s CASA Looks to Define UAS Regulations in Controlled Airspace Civil UAS in flight. Photo: Wikipedia [Avionics Today 10-27-2014] Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) will conduct a project to define the standards for enabling Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) operations within a…