Embedded Avionics Charlotte Police Select Becker Avionics Upgrade for Helicopters The Charlotte-Mecklenburg (CM) Police Aviation unit selected Becker Avionics DVCS6100 digital airborne audio control panel system for its two Bell 407 helicopters. Becker said CM selected its audio system because of its…
Commercial Interjet Selects T³CAS for A320s Mexican carrier Interjet has selected the ACSS T³CAS integrated surveillance system for six Airbus A320s. Phoenix-based ACSS is a joint venture of Thales and L-3 Communications. Thales said its T³CAS integrated surveillance…
Embedded Avionics Utah AirMed Selects Becker Avionics Digital Audio System The University of Utah AirMed program has selected the Becker Avionics DVCS6100 digital audio system for its new EC145 air medical helicopter. Becker said the AirMed program selected its multi-channel audio and…
Commercial BAE Systems to Help Develop US Air Force DDR Raytheon has selected BAE Systems to assist in developing dismount detection radar (DDR) for the U.S. Air Force. BAE Systems said it would lead the development of the DDR command, control, processing,…
Editor's Note NextGen Institute Presents Challenges, Potential of NextGen The NextGen Institute’s annual public meeting brought together top government and industry aviation leaders to discuss the progress of FAA’s implementation of NextGen, and the challenges that lie ahead, though speakers could…
Commercial Raytheon, U.S. Air Force Complete Test Flights of MALD-J The U.S. Air Force and Raytheon recently completed four successful test flights of the Miniature Air Launched Decoy Jammer (MALD-J). Raytheon’s MALD-J adds radar-jamming capability to the basic MALD platform, an air-launched…
Commercial L-3 to Provide FLYHT AFIRS for Airbus A320s L-3 Aviation Recorders signed an agreement with Airbus to certify and provide the FLYHT Aerospace Solutions AFIRS 228S real-time data communications and SATCOM system for installation on the Airbus A320 family of…
ATM Modernization US Airways Receives STC for ACSS Transponder ACSS, an L-3 Communications and Thales joint venture company, said US Airways received Supplemental Type Certification (STC) on its Airbus A330 aircraft for DO-260B (TSO c166b) capability using ACSS’s XS-950 Mode S…