Military Thales, Dassault Deliver Rafale C137 to France The French defense procurement agency (DGA) has received the first production Rafale C137 aircraft equipped with the Thales RBE2 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar. Thales said its radar is designed to…
Business & GA Editor's Note: Eyes on Orlando The collective eyes of the business aviation industry will be laser-focused on Orlando, Fla., later this month for the National Business Aviation Association’s (NBAA) annual meeting and convention, hoping to take a…
Business & GA The New Eclipse Four years after a bankruptcy filing halted its operations, Eclipse Aerospace is back with a new twin-engine jet, a new avionics package and a new outlook on the market. In June, Eclipse,…
Business & GA Getting Back to Business After several years of poor sales, the market for new business aircraft seems to be improving for OEMs and their avionics suppliers. In May, Cessna announced with great fanfare the launch of…
Business & GA Product Focus: Cockpit Displays In these lean economic times, operators of all stripes are increasingly looking for ways to boost the capability and service life of their aircraft. Prominent among potential upgrades are new, more capable…
Business & GA Column: Strike Out Bird Strikes Aluminum birds and those of the feathered variety just don’t mix. In July, images circulating on the Internet provided a head-on look at a massive hole in a United Airlines Boeing 737…
ATM Modernization People Northrop Grumman Appointments Northrop Grumman announced a series of management changes in its Aerospace and Electronic Systems divisions. Linda A. Mills was named corporate vice president, Operations. She currently is corporate vice…
Business & GA Systematic Scout The Aeryon Scout micro Unmanned Aircraft System uses an autonomous quad-rotor helicopter to carry quick-change payloads. Micro-sized Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) launched by foot soldiers, street cops and industrial users promise real-time…