Editor's NoteIntroducing the New Avionics Team Welcome to the December edition of Avionics magazine where we bring you our in-depth Buyer’s Guide for the industry. Putting together a project like this is always a painstaking process, but one…
Embedded AvionicsRolls-Royce Lift System Production for F-35B Continues Rolls-Royce will produce six LiftSystems under a new $215 million contract to support the Pentagon's sixth production lot of F-35B Lightning II fighter jets. The LiftSystem technology provides the F-35B jets…
Embedded AvionicsIsraeli F-16 Pilots Begin Training at MTC Israeli Air Force (IAF) F-16C/D and F-16I fighter pilots began using the Mission Training Center (MTC), Elbit Systems said Monday, Nov. 25. Elbit Systems, which provides the instruction and maintenance services…
CommercialRockwell Collins to Supply Avionics for Ethiopian 777s New Boeing 777s headed to Ethiopian Airlines will feature satellite communications, Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) capabilities and a range of other advanced avionics systems, Rockwell Collins said Tuesday, Nov. 26. The…
Business & GAHoneywell Touchscreen Research Guides FAA Regulation Phoenix-based aerospace manufacturer Honeywell is under an ongoing contract with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to study the usability of various forms of touch technology, such as cockpit displays, that will help…
Embedded AvionicsRockwell Collins to Supply Close Air Support Software for Air Force Rockwell Collins will develop the next generation of software for the Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) close air support system under a new $15 million contract from the U.S. Air Force, the…
ATM ModernizationNorthrop Grumman Tests Next Generation DOD Avionics Northrop Grumman on Monday, Nov. 25 announced the successful flight test of a new active traffic surveillance system with Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) designed to provide U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) aircraft…
CommercialFAA Mulls In-Flight Calling for 2014 Airlines could begin allowing in-flight cell phone calls as early as 2014, according to a statement released by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The statement by FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler was…