CommercialNational Aviation Day: Looking Back at How Boeing Integrated the 787's Avionics Systems In 1939, Franklin D. Roosevelt issued a presidential proclamation designating August 19 as National Aviation Day to commemorate the Wright Brothers' first flight completed in 1903. As the aviation industry celebrates the…
MilitaryPortugal to Acquire Five Embraer KC-390s Portugal is set to acquire five Embraer KC-390s and a KC-390 simulator, with the first delivery planned for early 2023. The KC-390s will be equipped with a fully interactive Collins Aerospace Pro…
MilitaryNewly Minted Collins Aerospace to Upgrade B-1 Trainers Collins Aerospace, formerly Rockwell Collins, will update B-1 Lancer training systems for Aero Simulation Inc. (ASI), which last month received a contract for B-1 training system sustainment from the U.S. Air Force…
MilitaryF-16 Getting GPS Anti-Jam from Rockwell Collins The U.S. Defense Department has given Rockwell Collins a $30 million contract to upgrade F-16s with the company's digital GPS anti-jam receiver (DIGAR) for the U.S. Air Force Reserves and National Guard.…
MilitaryArmy Contracts Rockwell Collins to Upgrade Chinook Avionics on Five-Year Deal The U.S. Army has contracted Rockwell Collins to upgrade the common avionics architecture system (CAAS) on its CH-47F Chinook helicopter fleet. Under a five-year, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity deal with the U.S. Army Aviation…
CommercialThe Unmanned Future at Rockwell Collins' Advanced Technology Center Brian Wolford would sit awake as a child and listen to the planes fly into and out of the nearby Pewaukee Municipal Airport — since renamed Chicago Executive Airport. The noise might have…
Business & GAEmbraer Praetor 500/600 Make Public Debut at NBAA 2018 Embraer unveiled its new mid- and super-mid-size business jets, the Praetor 500 and Praetor 600, for the first time publicly at the National Business Aviation Association’s (NBAA) 2018 annual conference and exhibition…
CommercialUTC Expects to Close Rockwell Collins Acquisition by October United Technologies Corporation (UTC) CEO Greg Hayes admits that his company’s $30 billion acquisition of Rockwell Collins is taking longer than expected, but the company should officially finish the acquisition process by…
MilitaryRockwell Collins to Upgrade KC-135R with Link 16, Real-Time Data Rockwell Collins will integrate Link 16 communication capabilities on U.S. Air Force KC-135Rs as part of its real-time information in the cockpit (RTIC) system. “Pilots and boom operators will now be able…
MilitaryF-35: Under the Helmet of the World's Most Advanced Fighter One of the F-35 Lightning II’s most impressive and controversial components is the $400,000 helmet produced by a joint venture between Rockwell Collins and Elbit Systems of America. Plagued by issues —…