ATM Modernization ATC Ready for UAS Integration; Sense and Avoid Is Not Air Traffic Controllers (ATC) in the United States are responsible for around 7,000 aircraft in the National Airspace System (NAS) at any given time. At the current rate of Unmanned Aircraft Systems…
Commercial TransAsia Adds TCAS to A320s TransAsia Airways' new fleet of Airbus A320s will feature Thales's ACSS T3CAS1, the French aerospace manufacturer announced at the Singapore Airshow. The Taiwan-based private carrier will add the system to a…
ATM Modernization Singapore Air Traffic ‘Future-proofed’ [Avionics Today February 10, 2014] Singapore has inaugurated its new Air Traffic Control (ATC) facility, Singapore Air Traffic Control Center (SATCC), which uses a new air traffic system from Thales, LORADS III. …
Commercial Lockheed, AeroVironment Launch UAS Partnership [Avionics Today February 7, 2014] Lockheed Martin and AeroVironment signed an agreement at the Defense Expo in New Delhi, India to jointly pursue new opportunities within the global Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)…
Business & GA GX Aviation Avionics Finalized [Avionics Today February 7, 2014] Honeywell and Inmarsat have finalized the Critical Design Review (CDR) for the aircraft avionics of GX Aviation. In October, Honeywell signed an agreement with ARINC to…
ATM Modernization India Streamlines Air Traffic With GAGAN India is ready to upgrade its Air Traffic Management (ATM) with the GPS-Aided Geo Augmentation (GAGAN) system, which has achieved certification level Required Navigation Performance (RNP) 0.1. GAGAN, jointly developed by…
ATM Modernization UK to Launch ‘Time Based’ Air Traffic Separation NATS, the U.K.'s air traffic control firm, is launching a new Air Traffic (AT) system that will reduce delays by 80,000 minutes per year, the group says. Scheduled for operation by…
Embedded Avionics Lockheed to Supply UK Apache Upgrades Lockheed Martin announced a $60 million contract with AgustaWestland for the Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (M-TADS/PNVS) system on the U.K.’s fleet of Apache AH Mk-1 aircraft. Under…