EMMA HELFRICH, TECHNOLOGY EDITOR

Intelligent Artifacts announced a new partnership with ConsuNova, a global provider of avionics systems certification services, to develop a software Cert-kit for airborne aerospace solutions.

AVIATION MAINTENANCE MAGAZINE

Collins Aerospace announced that it has begun shipping parts following a second multi-year contract it received in November to supply Northrop Grumman with NP2000 propeller systems for 39 E-2D aircraft. Collins Aerospace says their NP2000 propeller and digital Electronic Propeller Control System, provides E-2D Advanced Hawkeye operators with reduced maintenance time and cost, and enhanced crew comfort and safety.

LISA DAIGLE, ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR

Tyonek Native Corp. has been tapped by the U.S. Air Force Mobility and Training Aircraft Directorate to install avionics modifications -- worth as much as $92.8 million -- on the Air Force's C-5 Galaxy aircraft fleet, under an Alternate Modification Installation (AMI) contract.

EMMA HELFRICH, TECHNOLOGY EDITOR

BAE Systems flight tested its Small Adaptive Bank of Electronic Resources (SABER) technology, paving the way for a critical software upgrade to the EC-37B Compass Call, a next-generation electronic warfare aircraft.

LISA DAIGLE, ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR

Curtiss-Wright Corp. announced that it has won a contract with Lockheed Martin Aeronautics (a Lockheed Martin company headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas) to supply its rugged commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) processor module technology to upgrade the U.S. Air Force's F-22 Raptor tactical fighter aircraft.

AVIATION MAINTENANCE MAGAZINE

Pinnacle Solutions has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Army Multinational Aviation Special Project Office (MASPO) under its Worldwide Logistics Service and Support – Contractor Logistics Support (WLSS-C) program to provide contractor logistics support (CLS) to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s (KSA) Royal Saudi Land Forces (RSLF) and the acquisition of their first eight CH-47F MY II aircraft. Pinnacle will be deploying roughly 80 personnel to the KSA to support the program over the next five years.

LISA DAIGLE, ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR

The market for airborne optronics -- optical and vision equipment used by armed forces and security personnel for monitoring, identification, and classification purposes -- is projected to grow from $1.4 billion in 2020 to $2.5 billion by 2025, at a CAGR of 12.7% during the study period, according to a new study by MarketsandMarkets, "Airborne Optronics Market by End Use, System, Technology (Hyperspectral, Multispectral), Application (Commercial, Military, Space), Aircraft Type (Fixed Wing, Rotary Wing, Urban Air Mobility, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) and Region - Forecast to 2025."

EMMA HELFRICH, TECHNOLOGY EDITOR

Leonardo has been contracted by Boeing to provide its new software-defined radio (SDR), the SWave Airborne SDR SRT-800 for NATO’s fleet of E-3A Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft. The AWACS fleet is being modernized by Boeing to maintain its operational viability through 2035 under the Final Lifetime Extension Program (FLEP).

EMMA HELFRICH, TECHNOLOGY EDITOR

Aitech, provider of rugged board and system level solutions for military, aerospace, and space applications, announced it has joined The Open Group Future Airborne Capability Environment (FACE) Consortium.

EMMA HELFRICH, TECHNOLOGY EDITOR

Skydweller Aero Inc., a U.S.-Spanish aerospace company developing solar powered aircraft for defense and commercial industries, announced the flight demonstration of the company's initial aircraft control, actuation, and sensor technology systems, after software design, installation, and ground testing.

EMMA HELFRICH, TECHNOLOGY EDITOR

Intelligent Artifacts announced that it has been selected for a Phase I SBIR contract award by the US Air Force to conduct research and development (R&D) in pursuit of a "Blue Sky" opportunity for airborne Machine Learning (ML) that meets strict technical standards for safety in aviation.

EMMA HELFRICH, TECHNOLOGY EDITOR

Honeywell has launched a new series of miniature inertial measurement units that are ruggedized to offer accuracy along with the durability to survive high-shock environments. The new HG1125 and HG1126 inertial measurement units (IMUs) are designed to serve both commercial and military applications.

JOHN MCHALE, EDITORIAL DIRECTOR

In this podcast, Tim Keller, Chief Operations Officer at Great River Technology discusses defines what ARINC 818 is, discusses common misconceptions about the standard, and describes its growing use in sensor applications and in training and simulation applications. Keller also details new ARINC 818 training for engineers and explores how the standard could potentially work within the Sensor Open Systems Architecture Technical Standard.

EMMA HELFRICH, TECHNOLOGY EDITOR

Sagetech Avionics, an aerospace technology company providing situational awareness solutions for unmanned aerial systems (UAS), and Pen Aviation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to integrate Sagetech Avionics' MXS transponders and Detect and Avoid (DAA) systems into the PEN 55V midsize drone and the PEN 1360V heavy cargo drone.