Business & GA Wavestream to Supply Transceivers for Honeywell Antenna Systems Gilat Satellite Networks' subsidiary Wavestream has been awarded a contract by Honeywell to supply Ka-band transceivers for integration into airborne antenna systems to provide in-flight connectivity to the Inmarsat Global Xpress (GX)…
ATM Modernization ICG, Boeing Complete FOI Service Bulletin for 747-400 International Communications Group (ICG) and Boeing completed an installation of the ICG NxtLink Series ICS-220A Iridium system on a Boeing 747-400. The EL AL Airlines aircraft is the first of several being…
Commercial Israel Awards Elbit $35 Million for UAS Upgrades Elbit Systems signed a three-year $35 million contract with the Israel Ministry of Defense (IMOD) to develop advanced features for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). The contract calls for Elbit to develop the…
Commercial Paul Ryan Says Sequestration is Going to Happen Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) said he believes the $1.2 trillion sequester scheduled to occur in March is going to happen. Sequestration has the possibility of triggering thousands of job cuts in the…
Business & GA ICG Completes Iridium Certified Testing for NxtLink ICS-220A International Communications Group (ICG), of Newport News, Va., has completion of testing and receipt of Iridium Certified Equipment (ICE) designation for its NxtLink ICS-220A Iridium Communications System. The approval acknowledges that the ICS-220A…
Commercial Maldivian Airlines, IFE Services Sign Content Service Agreement Maldives national carrier Maldivian Airlines has selected U.K.-based IFE Services to provide in-flight entertainment for its commercial flights. IFE will provide the airline with popular television programming, as well as some original…
Commercial Northrop Grumman’s Global Hawk UAS Studying Climate Change NASA's Global Hawk unmanned aircraft system (UAS) is conducting missions to study the impact of atmospheric change on the Earth’s climate, the manufacturer said. The missions are part of the Airborne Tropical…
ATM Modernization ITT Exelis Protests FAA's Datacomm Contract ITT Exelis filed a formal protest with FAA over the $331 million datacomm contract awarded to Harris Corp. in September, Avionics Magazine has learned. The protest, which was filed in November with FAA's Office of Dispute…