ConnectivityPODCAST: Shift5 CGO Talks Cybersecurity and Unleashing Connected Aircraft Innovation Faster On this episode of the Connected Aviation Intelligence Podcast, Shift5 Chief Growth Officer and co-founder Michael Weigand is the guest. Shift5 is a cybersecurity company that focuses on protecting transportation and military…
MilitaryNorthrop Grumman Touts B-21 Benefit In First Quarter; Income, Sales Slip Northrop Grumman on Thursday posted first quarter results that included a boost from its ongoing development work on the Air Force’s B-21 next-generation stealth bomber. The $67 million benefit on the B-21…
ConnectivityPODCAST: Intelsat's John Wade Talks Future of Software-defined Satellites and In-flight Connectivity On this episode of the Connected Aviation Intelligence Podcast, we feature a sponsored interview with Intelsat. John Wade, president of the commercial aviation division of Intelsat, joins the episode to explain how…
ConnectivityViasat Sees Acquisition of Inmarsat Helping Growth of Passenger Demand for In-flight Connectivity Viasat has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Inmarsat for $7.3 billion, in a deal that the California-based satellite communications believes will help to serve the surging growth of passenger demand…
ATM ModernizationMeta Sensor Fuses ADS-B and Mode S into New Digital Secondary Surveillance Radar A new generation of digital software-centric secondary surveillance radar system technology, RSM NG, uses a meta-sensor that fully integrates Enhanced Mode S and Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B). The new RSM NG system,…
ConnectivityEASA Proposes New Aircraft Cybersecurity Certification Amendments The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is proposing new cybersecurity amendments to the way aircraft electronic networks and systems are certified. Under the new amendments, manufacturers and operators seeking certification of new…
Business & GAAre you ADS-B Ready? Did you know that the FAA estimates that there are still over 100,000 aircraft that have not reached full compliance with the ADS-B mandate, and the timeframe for completion is quickly closing?
Embedded AvionicsAvionics Engineer of the Week: Dave Franson In an effort to highlight individual efforts of some of the hardest working avionics engineers in the industry, Avionics is introducing a new weekly feature, the "Avionics Engineer of the Week." The recurring profile…
ConnectivityAirbus is Using IIoT to Improve Manufacturing Airbus is using the concept of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) to improve its internal manufacturing process. According to a new article published in Forum Magazine, the Airbus internal company magazine,…
Embedded Avionics4 Things We Learned at AEEC/AMC Large unmanned aircraft avionics need more standardization, Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) is coming to avionics, and operators are equipping their aircraft with mission specific technologies. These were just some of the…