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Military & Aerospace Electronics February 2010 John McHale	F-35 Joint Strike Fighter leverages COTS for avionics systems Designers of the avionics systems for the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter aircraft are using commercial off-the-shelf avionics wherever and whenever possible throughout the advanced fighter's cockpit
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2010 John McHale	U.S. Navy Avionics Systems Embrace Open Architectures Designers of avionics equipment for U.S. Navy aircraft see obsolescence as their biggest obstacle in meeting the steady demand for upgrades and retrofits of existing aircraft. Their solution is open architecture.
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2010	Aero Club of India Orders Two Mechtronix Ascent Flight Trainers Mechtronix Systems won from Aero Club of India an order for two of the company's Ascent Flight Trainers configured as Cessna 172 aircraft with Garmin 1000 avionics.
National Defense August 2014 Eric Braganca	Affordable Options Available to Upgrade Military Helicopters While many portions of the defense budget are shrinking, the portion allocated to purchasing helicopters is falling through the floor over the next few years.
Military & Aerospace Electronics September 2005	Honeywell chooses Green Hills operating system for 787 The Boeing 787 will use the Integrity-178B operating system to manage its flight control electronics, including autopilot and the fly-by-wire control surfaces.
Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2009	In Brief Lockheed Martin wins technology development contract for F/A-18E/F infrared search and track program... Lockheed Martin F-35 CatBIRD shows key avionics capability, reliability at Edwards Air Force Base... etc.
Military & Aerospace Electronics August 2005 John McHale	AD Aerospace Gains MD-80 certification for FlightVu system AD Aerospace's FlightVu Cockpit Door Monitoring System now has a Supplemental Type Certificate for retrofit installation on the Boeing MD-80 series and DC-9 aircraft.
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2007 J.R. Wilson	Manned and Unmanned Aircraft to Share Controlled and Commercial Airspace Governments, organizations, and industries throughout the world are trying to find ways of developing electronic and electro-optical technologies to enable unmanned aerial vehicles to operate together safely.
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2006 J.R. Wilson	Military and Commercial Avionics Draw From the Same Technology Well The increasing imperative for the military to be able to adopt and adapt new technologies has led to a dramatic push for new, avionics-specific industry standards for power, form factors, and interfaces that will apply to military as well as commercial aviation.
Military & Aerospace Electronics August 2009 John McHale	Air Force Tests F-35 Fighter Aircraft Avionics; First Combat-Ready Jet to Fly This Summer The Lockheed Martin Joint Strike Fighter Cooperative Avionics Test Bed (CATBird) aircraft has completed a successful demonstration of military avionics systems being developed for the F-35 Lightning II fighter-bomber.
Military & Aerospace Electronics May 2007	BAE Australia Selects Synthetic Vision From Mercury for Brownout Landing System When rotorcraft attempt to land on dusty terrain, the pilot's visibility is reduced. The Synthetic Vision display from Mercury will provided a computer-generated drawing of the terrain.
Military & Aerospace Electronics November 2006 John McHale	Boeing manned/unmanned light helicopter uses latest digital technology The A/MH-6X Little Bird is said to offer exciting new possibilities for an already outstanding platform. The most significant modifications are to the cockpit avionics and electrical systems.
Popular Mechanics July 2006 Jeff Wise	Flying Off The Drawing Board New technology is poised to transform aviation, finally making Personal Air Vehicles possible.
AskMen.com Steve Richer	How To: Get A Private Pilot's License We are at a point now where human flight is open to just about everyone, even the likes of flyboys Tom Cruise and John Travolta. Accordingly, it's become painless for someone to get their private pilot's license.
Military & Aerospace Electronics April 2006	CMC Electronics Contributes to German Tornado Program CMC Electronics Inc. is supplying the company's CMA-2082F avionics management system to the German air force of its fleet of 85 Tornado fighter-bomber aircraft.
Military & Aerospace Electronics November 2008 John McHale	PennWell launches new e-newsletter, Web site, and show on commercial and military avionics The new Web site delivers avionics information through a news section, a section on features and analysis from staff and the avionics industry, as well as a segment detailing the latest products from avionics suppliers.
Military & Aerospace Electronics March 2007 Courtney E. Howard	Esterline to Acquire International Aerospace/Defense Avionics Firm CMC Electronics Esterline has entered into an agreement to acquire CMC Electronics Inc., an aerospace/defense avionics company based in Saint-Laurent, Ontario, in exchange for approximately $335 million Canadian in cash.
Military & Aerospace Electronics September 2005 J.R. Wilson	The evolution of UAV avionics Success of military unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and development of new platforms for information, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) has led to some significant advances in small-scale avionics systems.
National Defense July 2014 Valerie Insinna	Partnerships on Rise Between Drone Makers and Universities As commercial demand for unmanned aircraft grows, manufacturers and universities are increasingly joining forces on efforts to train pilots and develop new technologies.
Military & Aerospace Electronics December 2004	Air Force Looks to the Next Generation of Avionics Networking In September, Air Force and industry leaders ran a time--critical targeting exercise at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass. Their goal was to reduce the sensor-to-shooter timeline by combining data from disparate sensors, air platforms, and ground stations
Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2009	Honeywell to Enhance Flight Safety on Indian Air Force's C-130J Hercules Military Aircraft Honeywell engineers are designing and developing a military version of the company's Traffic Collision Alerting System, as well as other key safety and mechanical systems, for the Indian air force C-130J program.
Military & Aerospace Electronics May 2009 John McHale	Delta leaders say strong MRO business should offset revenue downturn Delta Airlines' maintenance repair and overhaul business, which comprises avionics to engines, is growing each year and should offset some of the company's losses resulting from the current economic downturn, says its executive vice president and chief operating officer.
National Defense October 2006 Robert H. Williams	Air Force, Guard Aircraft Gain Defensive Clout A variety of Air Force and National Guard fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters are benefiting from software that is making possible on-board, integrated defensive avionics systems.
Military & Aerospace Electronics May 2009	Ballard Technology releases avionics box The DO-160 validated product is a small, lightweight embedded computer with built-in interfaces for standard peripherals and for various avionics databuses.
National Defense February 2014 Dan Parsons	Drones Over U.S. Soil Still Years Away, Despite Congressional Mandate The Federal Aviation Administration has less than a year left to meet its congressionally mandated 2015 deadline for clearing drones to fly over U.S. soil.
National Defense December 2005 Stew Magnuson	Training Fleet Sees Slow but Steady Progress The U.S. Air Force is about four years away from completing a two decade-long process of revamping its fleet of training aircraft, according to service officials.
Military & Aerospace Electronics November 2009 John McHale	Boeing AH-6i helicopter flying with Apache avionics Boeing announced that the AH-6i light-attack/reconnaissance helicopter made its first flight in September with a new avionics system that leverages software from the Apache Longbow helicopter.
Military & Aerospace Electronics November 2008 John McHale	Army helicopter upgrades on pace after cancellation of new rotorcraft program Upgrades planned for the UH-60M Black Hawk and Kiowa Warrior -- the armed version of the OH-58D helicopter.
Military & Aerospace Electronics February 2007 John Keller	The coming revolution in commercial avionics data networking A new databus for passenger jetliners is set to replace or augment the widely installed ARINC 429 on the Airbus A380 and the Boeing 787 Dreamliner -- and perhaps future generations of regional passenger jets.
Military & Aerospace Electronics August 2008	DDC Offers Expanded dataMARS Support for 1553/429 Avionics USB Devices The pairing of the BU-65590/91U and dataMARS Software Analysis suite creates a powerful combination for portable and lab avionics bus analysis and flight line recording.
Military & Aerospace Electronics December 2004	Worldwide Avionics Market Expected to Grow Through 2009 As an industry sector, the worldwide avionics market will grow from $2.4 billion in 2004 to $2.6 billion by 2009, including a spike to $3 billion in 2005.
National Defense June 2006 Michael L. Wesolek	Army aviators better trained, but at higher costs The program, called "flight school XXI," began to take shape about five years ago. The program is designed to give students significantly more training in combat aircraft.
National Defense May 2007 Breanne Wagner	Air Force energy-saving plans face technical, financial hurdles The Air Force is proposing new measures to cut aviation fuel consumption by 10 percent within the next six years. Among the initiatives is to conventional fuel with synthetic alternatives.
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2008 J.R. Wilson	Avionics Enter the 5th Generation Advanced military aircraft such as the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, the F-22 air-superiority jet fighter and the E-2D Hawkeye carrier-based maritime patrol and radar surveillance aircraft, will have powerful avionics systems like never seen before.
Defense Update July 2008	Special Missions Aircraft at Farnborough 2008 Special mission aircraft were among the hottest military topics at Farnborough 2008, highlighting the crucial role such assets provide for national security and operational capability in modern, asymmetric warfare.
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Defense Update July 2008	The Russian Fighter's Comeback - Farnborough 2008 Sukhoi 35 and MiG-35 will soon join other Russian fighters at the stables of Russia's national United Aircraft Corporation.
Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2005	L-3 uses BAE Systems autopilot for P-3 Orion The Digital Autopilot Systems from BAE Systems Platform Solutions will be used by avionics designers at L-3 Communications in the P-3 Orion aircraft, to be used by the Royal New Zealand Air Force.
National Defense May 2012 Dan Parsons	Special Operations Boost Demand for Helicopters Special operations forces have a dedicated fleet of tricked-out helicopters at their disposal, but as their workload grows, they are increasingly reliant on conventional aircraft to get their jobs done.
Military & Aerospace Electronics April 2010	Avionics Computers for Navy Combat Jets Come From General Dynamics in $30.6 Million Contract Avionics computer systems designers will provide the U.S. Navy with 118 Type 3 advanced mission computers for carrier-based F/A-18 and E/A-18G jet fighter-bomber and electronic warfare aircraft
Military & Aerospace Electronics September 2008	Military & Aerospace Electronics Acquires Avionics Conference and Exhibition Military & Aerospace Electronics magazine and its parent company PennWell have purchased the Avionics conference and exhibition, and will operate the Avionics conference next March in Amsterdam.
Popular Mechanics August 2007 Barbara S. Peterson	End of Flight Delays? FAA's GPS Fix Could Bust Sky Gridlock The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has been quietly using Alaska as a testbed for technologies that could radically transform the nation's antiquated air traffic control (ATC) system from ground-based radar to space-based GPS.
Military & Aerospace Electronics November 2009	In Brief Rockwell Collins virtual avionics procedure trainer selected for Iraqi coalition force... (K)DC-10 with Boeing-modified cockpit completes certification flight tests... Northrop Grumman supplies U.S. Army with laser rangefinders... etc.
Military & Aerospace Electronics June 2007 John McHale	`Fly me to the moon...' and the Space Station, too Designers of Orion, the next manned space vehicle from NASA that will service the International Space Station and return man to the moon, are using open-architecture designs for the avionics and crew cockpit.
National Defense May 2009 Robert H. Williams	Plastic Sensor Negates Antenna Interference It avoids the problem of traditional metal probes that tended to compromise mission critical antennas.
Military & Aerospace Electronics March 2006	Canada uses CMC flight navigator for CP-140 Canada ratified in December that CMC Electronics had procured, integrated and proved compliance for the new avionics suite now installed on three prototype CP-140 aircraft.
Fast Company David Lumb	In-Air Wi-Fi Apparently Makes Planes Hackable A new report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office for the Federal Aviation Administration describes the fearsome scenario of a hacker breaking into a plane's avionics through in-flight Wi-Fi.
Military & Aerospace Electronics November 2006	Sikorsky selects Rockwell Collins' avionics management system for CH-53K The AMS is designed to reduce crew workloads in the demanding tactical environment by providing a communication, navigation, surveillance, and air-traffic-management solution.