MilitaryGripen Fighter Adds Elbit PAWS-2 Elbit Systems subsidiary Elisra has been selected to provide the integration of their Passive Airborne Warning System (PAWS-2) on the Gripen fighter. PAWS-2 is part of Elisra's family of IR-based missile warning systems,…
Embedded AvionicsNavy P-8A Poseidon Ready for Operation The U.S. Navy's first new advanced maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft, Boeing's P-8A Poseidon, have arrived in Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan, military officials said Monday, Dec. 3. P-8A Poseidon…
Business & GAGAMA CEO Calls Small Airplane Act a ‘General Aviation Win’ The FAA will be required by law to reform and streamline its regulations for certification of Part 23 aircraft and components by Dec. 31, 2015 after President Barack Obama signed the Small…
CommercialAmazon Working on Unmanned Aircraft Delivery Amazon is looking to improving its online delivery order service by delivering packages to their customers with unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), popularly referred to as drones. Prime Air, Amazon's prototype…
ATM ModernizationSweden Selects Exelis for DAU Situational Awareness Sweden is improving the situational awareness for its Deployable Airfield Unit (DAU) with a new $7.5 million contract to acquire the Exelis GCA-2000. The GCA-2000 will be Sweden's second transportable electronically…
CommercialThales, Airbus Sign Flight Hour Partnership Airbus has a new long-term service agreement with Thales in support of its flight hour services (FHS) and tailored support packages for its A320, A330, A340, A380 and A350XWB aircraft. Under…
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…
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…