Latest Avionics Stories
LONDON, Jan. 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS), which started purely as a military application, has now widened to include all possible users - government agencies, industries, and even individuals. Frost & Sullivan analysis forecasts increasing prominence of Position, Navigation and Timing (PNT) data derived from Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) and associated Value Added Services (VAS) in the next 10 to 20 years. As US and European...
PHOENIX, Dec. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Honeywell (NYSE: HON) has been awarded a $4.8 million contract to install health and usage monitoring systems (HUMS) onboard the entire fleet of U.S. Coast Guard MH-60T helicopters. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080425/LAF040LOGO) For the U.S. Coast Guard, the installation and use of HUMS is critically important and paramount to the success of its missions. Unscheduled maintenance events can cause mission aborts that are...
BERWYN, Pa., Dec. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE: AME) today announced the acquisitions of Aero Components International (ACI) and Avtech Avionics and Instruments (Avtech), both privately owned, FAA-certified aviation repair operations located in Miami, FL. ACI repairs and overhauls fuel, hydraulic, pneumatic, power generation and heat exchanger components and is one of the few independent aviation repair shops with fuel repair capabilities. Avtech's expertise is in...
FREIBURG, Germany, Dec. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) is supplying the LCR-100 attitude and heading reference system (AHRS) for Sikorsky's new S-76D helicopter, which recently received Type Certification from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121024/LA98563LOGO) A photo accompanying this release is available at http://media.globenewswire.com/noc/. The LCR-100 is a standard component of the...
CERTON is excited to announce the official launch of their new corporate website. Melbourne, Florida (PRWEB) December 17, 2012 The new design features graphics that will help CERTON broadcast their services in the Aerospace, Medical, and Transportation industries. This custom site makes it easy to find information related to CERTON and the importance of DO-178, DO-254, ARP-4754, and other safety critical product development guidelines in the “no margin for error” safety-critical...
April Flowers for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Scientists searching for rogue nukes have discovered an unlikely tool, astronomical radio telescopes. When they demonstrated that South Korean GPS stations detected telltale atmospheric disturbances from North Korea's 2009 nuclear test, a research team from Ohio State University discovered another unlikely tool. The discovery that underground nuclear explosions leave their mark on the outer reaches of Earth's atmosphere led to the...
WARRENDALE, Pa., Dec. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Qual Tech, Inc. will be the location for six SAE International aerospace engineering courses - three will be held in January 2013 and three will be held in March 2013. Qual Tech Inc. is located in Merritt Island, Fla. The course topics range from counterfeit parts to crashworthiness and all are eligible for appropriate continuing education units. The available courses include: Accelerated Test Methods for Ground and...
NASA NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) aircraft has recently received major upgrades to its observatory and avionics systems that will significantly improve the systems' efficiency and operability. The new SOFIA hardware and software upgrades fully integrate the telescope with the observatory's command and control system, according to acting SOFIA Deputy Program Manager Michael Toberman. Enhanced pointing and tracking capabilities have been integrated based...
FREIBURG, Germany, Dec. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC), in cooperation with prime contractor Rockwell Collins Inc., provided the attitude and heading reference system (AHRS) that recently supported the first flight of the new Embraer Legacy 500 executive jet. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121024/LA98563LOGO) A photo accompanying this release is available at http://media.globenewswire.com/noc/mediagallery.html. Northrop Grumman...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Nov. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Frost & Sullivan's recent research North American Military Avionics Market establishes the current and expected spending for avionics in the United States and Canada. The spending is segmented by type of aircraft and additional sub-segmentation is included by military service budget category and type of avionics. Click here to view the North American Military Avionics Market video and gain access to the online community-...
