CommercialThales, Qatar to Develop OPV-A [Avionics Today March 27, 2014] Thales announced a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Qatar Armed Forces to assist in the development of an Optionally Piloted Vehicle-Aircraft (OPV-A). The Qatar Armed Forces…
CommercialBrazilian Air Force to Fly UAS at World Cup [Avionics Today March 26, 2014] The Brazilian Air Force awarded a contract to Elbit Systems to acquire the Hermes 900 Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), the Israeli aerospace and defense manufacturer said. Brazil…
Embedded AvionicsRockwell Collins to Design Displays in Brazil [Avionics Today March 26, 2014] Rockwell Collins signed a new agreement with Brazilian manufacturer Avionics Services at the Feria Internacional del Aire y del Espacio (FIDAE) 2014 conference to begin producing avionics…
Business & GAMeridiana to Equip Fleet With navAero EFBs [Avionics Today March 26, 2014] The Meridiana Group will equip its commercial aircraft fleet with the navAero iPad Class 2 Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) system, the Italian airline group said. With…
ATM ModernizationUK Launches Low Altitude Datalink Flight Trials [Avionics Today March 26, 2014] National Air Traffic Services (NATS) is currently using live flight trials between Bristol and Edinburgh to research the use of data communications between Air Traffic Controllers (ATCs)…
Business & GAPilatus Connects PC-12 NG Flight Deck, Celebrates 20 Years [Avionics Today March 25, 2014] Swiss airframe manufacturer Pilatus Aircraft gave its 6-year-old single-engine turboprop, PC-12 NG, a connectivity-fueled avionics overhaul for 2014 to celebrate the first delivery of the original PC-12 20…
Embedded AvionicsRockwell Collins Helps Upgrade Mexican Air Force C-130s Rockwell Collins has a new agreement with Cascade Aerospace to provide avionics upgrades for the Mexican Air Force's two C-130K Hercules military transport aircraft. Cascade's selection of Rockwell Collins was announced…
Business & GAGarmin Introduces G3X Touch [Avionics Today March 25, 2014] Garmin released a large touchscreen glass flight display system for light sport aircraft, the G3X Touch. Garmin’s experimental engineering team, TEAM X, designed the display. The…