CommercialPratt & Whitney, US Air Force Complete Qualification for F135 Engine Testing Pratt and Whitney F135 engine. Photo: Joint Strike Fighter Program [Avionics Today 09-16-2014] Pratt and Whitney and the U.S. Air Force have completed qualification for F135 engine testing at Tinker Air Force…
CommercialKontron Avionics Systems Integration Lab Simulates IFE and IFC Environment Kontron Cab-n-Connect 28VDC designed for use in business jets and regional aircraft. Photo: Kontron [Avionics Today 09-16-2014] Kontron is looking to help airlines and other aircraft customers test out In-Flight Connectivity (IFC)…
CommercialUS Air Force Expands RQ-4 Global Hawk Fleet A Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk. Photo: Wikipedia [Avionics Today 09-16-2014] The U.S. Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman a $354 million primarily firm-fixed-price contract to expand their RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned…
ATM ModernizationHuman Factors Students Ready to Keep NextGen Avionics Grounded in Reality [Avionics Today 09-16-2014] As new aviation technology and capabilities such as touchscreen displays, Electronic Flight Bags (EFB) and Enhanced Vision Systems (EVS) become more commonplace in fixed and rotary wing cockpits over…
ATM ModernizationMarshall Aerospace to Provide FANS Upgrade for Bombardier’s Challenger 604 [Avionics Today 09-15-2014] Bombardier and Marshall Aerospace and Defense Group have signed a conditional letter of agreement to develop a Future Air Navigation System (FANS) 1/A+ avionics upgrade for the Challenger 604…
CommercialNAVAIR Integrates Existing Products into Next Generation UAS Software Navy flight test pilot demonstrates functionality of new software for the future UClass system at the program's Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md. lab. Photo: US Navy [Avionics Today 09-15-2014] Naval Air…
MilitaryMina Group to Supply Jet Fuel for US Department of Defense in Eastern Europe The Pentagon US Department of Defense building. Photo: Wikipedia [Avionics Today 09-15-2014] The United States Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded Mina Group, an energy services and infrastructure company, further contracts to…
ATM ModernizationUp and Up: Nav Canada Sees Increase in 2014 Air Traffic [Avionics Today 09-15-2014] Nav Canada has announced its traffic figures for the fiscal year 2014, which reflect a 3.5 percent increase in air traffic across the country when compared to fiscal year…