MilitaryPreliminary Design Review for F-35 Full Motion Video Data Link Upcoming A preliminary design review (PDR) of a Full Motion Video Data Link (FMVDL) for Lockheed Martin's F-35 is planned before the end of the year, according to the company. “Overall FMVDL development,…
MilitaryAPG-83 AESA Radars to Improve F-16 Air-to-Air, Air-to-Ground Performance The Northrop Grumman AN/APG-83 scalable agile beam radar (SABR) for U.S. Air Force F-16 fighters by Lockheed Martin is to provide 5th generation radar features akin to those of the F-22 and…
Air TaxiWhat's Trending in Aerospace - August 9, 2020 Check out the August 9th edition of What's Trending in Aerospace, where editors and contributors for Avionics International bring you some of the top headlines and stories across various segments of the global aerospace…
CommercialFIA Connect 2020: Mannarino Unveils Disruptive New Aerospace Real Time Operating System Mannarino Systems & Software unveiled its disruptive new real time operating system (RTOS), M-RTOS, Monday July 20, during an FIA Connect 2020 spotlight session hosted by the Farnborough International Airshow. M-RTOS, according…
ConnectivityAmazon Pushes Further into Space With New Aerospace Business Segment Amazon Web Services (AWS) launched a new business segment last week dedicated to serving the aerospace and satellite industry. The new AWS Aerospace and Satellite Solutions division will be led by retired…
MilitaryF-35 Deliveries Temporarily Paused to Inspect Damage to Lightning Protection System The contractor of the U.S. military’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter paused deliveries in early June for three weeks to investigate damage on the system that protects the aircraft’s engine from lightning strikes,…
CommercialAvionics Receivers Will Need to Process L5 and L1 Signals for GPS III Aircraft will need to have avionics receivers able to process the legacy L1 signal and the most recent L5 signal to take advantage of the precision location advances in the Global Positioning…
MilitaryNew Report Finds Removing Turkey From F-35 Program Risks Pushing Test Schedule Right A new government watchdog report warns that the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is once again at risk of missing its test schedule, amid the ongoing removal of former program partner Turkey and…
MilitaryNavy Remotely Tests C/KC-130T Avionics Software Fix Due to travel restrictions because of COVID-19, the Navy and Lockheed Martin remotely tested software fixes for the latest software build of the C/KC-130T Avionics Obsolescence Upgrade (AOU) program in Fort Worth…
MilitaryFuture F-35 Panoramic Cockpit Display System to Feature Better Processing, Memory A new Panoramic Cockpit Display – Electronics Unit (PCD-EU) for the Lockheed Martin F-35 is to feature significantly enhanced processing and memory. The PCD-EU "is considered a new development effort under the…