ATM ModernizationAquila to Modernize UK Ministry of Defense Air Traffic Aquila will provide systems upgrade and training to modernize UK ATM. Photo: Aquila [Avionics Today 10-29-2014] Aquila, a joint venture between NATS and Thales has signed a contract to deliver Marshall, the…
CommercialSafran and Max Aerospace Offer Engine MRO to India through Joint Venture [Avionics Today 10-29-2014] Safran and Max Aerospace signed an agreement last week in Dehli, India to create the joint venture Max Aero Engines Private Limited (MAEPL). The joint venture will offer military…
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…
MilitaryDOD and Lockheed Martin Announced F-35 Purchase Agreement, Stress Affordability F-35 Lighting II aircraft. Photo: Wikipedia [Avionics Today 10-28-2014] The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) and Lockheed Martin have reached an agreement in principle for the production of 43 F-35 Lightning II…
Embedded AvionicsNorthrop Grumman E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Aircraft Achieves IOC for US Navy E-2D Advanced Hawkeye. Photo: Northrop Grumman [Avionics Today 10-28-2014] The U.S. Navy has declared Initial Operational Capability (IOC) for the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft. This newest variant of the E-2 Hawkeye Airborne…
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…