Embedded Avionics

Exelis to Supply Coast Guard Airborne Surveillance

[Avionics Today January 24, 2014] Exelis has a new five-year $32 million contract to supply airborne surveillance radars for the U.S. Coast Guard fleet of HC-130J Super Hercules long-range surveillance aircraft.  …

Commercial

Andrich Takes Over Lufthansa Technik Philippines 

Burkhard Andrich has been appointed president and CEO of Manila-based Lufthansa Technik Phillippines.    Currently serving as senior vice president of aircraft component services at Lufthansa Technik in Hamburg, Andrich will succeed…

Commercial

Predator: More Unmanned Electronic Attack Capabilities

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA ASI) and Northrop Grumman demonstrated the Predator B/MQ-9 Reaper Unmanned Aircraft System's (UAS) electronic attack capability during a U.S. Marine Corps' Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course. …

Commercial

Astronics to Acquire EADS T&S

Astronics Corp., looking to boost its test systems business and expand into the commercial aerospace market, has agreed to acquire EADS North America's Test and Services (EADS T&S) unit for $53 million. …

Commercial

Rockwell Collins Increases 2014 Outlook

Rockwell Collins has increased its projected sales for 2014 to be in the range of $4.95-5.05 billion after recording total sales of $1.07 billion during the first quarter of 2014. The company's first…

Commercial

Holt Introduces New ARINC 429 Line Receiver

Holt Integrated Circuits has introduced a new ARINC 429 line receiver family with integrated lightning protection circuitry.    According to the Mission Viejo, Calif.-based supplier of integrated circuits for avionics, the new…

Commercial

Why is US Behind in Commercial ‘Drone Boom?’

While the FAA made a significant advancement in the integration of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) into the National Airspace System (NAS) for commercial with the announcement of six testing sites, manufacturers and…