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Naval test bed helicopter completes first project, receives digital avionics suite
Naval aviation’s sole helicopter technology test bed recently completed its first technology project — an evaluation of a traffic collision avoidance system to reduce the risk of mid-air collisions.
Operated by the Naval Aviation Center for Rotorcraft Advancement, the test… Continue reading
Fokker to provide Forward Avionics Bays for Boeing AH-64D Apache Block III helicopters
Papendrecht, 29 July 2010 – Fokker Aerostructures and Boeing Rotorcraft Systems have reached an agreement to develop and produce the Forward Avionics Bays for the AH-64D Apache Block III helicopters
The Forward Avionics Bays (FABs), mounted on both sides of… Continue reading
Boeing Delivers Final C-130 Avionics Modernization Program Test Aircraft
SAN ANTONIO, July 19, 2010 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] on June 30 delivered the last of three test aircraft for the U.S. Air Force C-130 Avionics Modernization Program (AMP) system design and development contract.
Boeing made the final delivery one… Continue reading
Boeing C-130 Avionics Modernization Program to Enter Production
LONG BEACH, Calif., June 24, 2010 – The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today announced that the U.S. Air Force has granted the C-130 Avionics Modernization Program (AMP) approval to begin low-rate initial production (LRIP) following a successful Defense Acquisition Board… Continue reading
SAAB Develops Future Avionics System for Gripen
Defence and security company Saab has received an order from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) to develop an avionics system for the Swedish Armed Forces’ Gripen aircraft. The order value amounts to MSEK 450, divided over 2 years.
The… Continue reading
Eurocopter and Funkwerk Avionics perform the first helicopter test flight in Galileo test bed GATE
Eurocopter and Funkwerk Avionics have successfully completed a helicopter test flight with an EC145 in the Galileo test bed GATE in Berchtesgaden, Southern Germany. The test flight was observed by IFEN GmbH, the operator of the GATE test bed. The… Continue reading
Rockwell Collins avionics and cabin management system certified on Cessna Citation CJ4
- Marks first application of Rockwell Collins Venueâ„¢ and MultiScanâ„¢ on business jets
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (March 15, 2010)Â -Â Rockwell Collins announced today the successful certification of the its Pro Line 21 avionics, MultiScanTM Hazard Detection System, and the company’s award… Continue reading
Derco Aerospace signs upgrade agreement with ASB Avionics for Glass Cockpit and Shunt Antenna Upgrades for C-130 and P-3 model Aircraft
Singapore Air Show, Singapore – Derco Aerospace, a Sikorsky Aerospace Services company, has signed an expanded agreement to distribute and install ASB Avionics’ HF Shunt Antenna upgrades for the C-130, L-100 and P-3 aircraft, and glass cockpit upgrades for the… Continue reading
Air China signs agreement with Rockwell Collins to provide long-term avionics support
SINGAPORE (February 01, 2010)Â -Â Air China has signed a ten-year maintenance agreement with Collins Aviation Maintenance Services Shanghai Limited (CAMSS), a Rockwell Collins joint venture, to provide service and support for Rockwell Collins equipment on the entire Air China fleet.… Continue reading
Rockwell Collins secures first avionics win with Cebu Pacific Air
SINGAPORE (February 01, 2010)Â -Â Cebu Pacific Air (CEB) has chosen Rockwell Collins to provide a full suite of communication, navigation and surveillance systems as baseline equipment for the airline’s 15 new Airbus A320 aircraft and its five options. This award… Continue reading
Rockwell Collins dual MultiScan, HGS and avionics selected for EgyptAir’s 737 fleet
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (January 12, 2010)Â -Â EgyptAir has selected Rockwell Collins’ suite of avionics for eight Boeing 737 NG aircraft. Deliveries are scheduled from September 2010 through August 2012.
The agreement includes dual Rockwell Collins Multiscanâ„¢ Hazard Detection System configuration… Continue reading
Rockwell Collins avionics and pilot controls selected for Russia’s newest family of aircraft
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (December 21, 2009)Â -Â Rockwell Collins has been selected to provide avionics and pilot controls for the new MC-21 family of single-aisle aircraft being developed by Russian-based Irkut Corporation, part of United Aircraft Corporation. The first of three… Continue reading