FLAVIA CAMARGOS PEREIRA, MILITARY EMBEDDED SYSTEMS

Cockpits featuring multifunction avionics, large touch screen displays, advanced communication systems, high performance/low consumption solutions, and artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities will be part of the future daily life of military pilots.

DAN TAYLOR, TECHNOLOGY EDITOR

GE Aerospace has signed an agreement with Lockheed Martin to provide global support for avionics and electrical power systems on the F-35, according to a company statement. The deal aims to ensure the aircraft's reliability and mission readiness as the F-35 fleet continues to expand.

DAVID SLACK, TIMES MICROWAVE SYSTEMS

The defense industry relies on durable, dependable RF [radio frequency] systems for mission-critical military avionics applications, such as electronic warfare (EW), to enable continuous real-time data transmission with high accuracy.

DAN TAYLOR, TECHNOLOGY EDITOR 

The U.S. State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of the Czech Republic for the refurbishment and modernization of six AH-1Z and two UH-1Y Excess Defense Article (EDA) helicopters, along with related equipment, valued at up to $650 million, according to the Defense Security Cooperation Agency.

DAN TAYLOR, TECHNOLOGY EDITOR

Certifying avionics software has been, is, and always will be a daunting, time-consuming task for avionics hardware and software designers. Thanks to advances in aircraft technology, modernized software, a shift in the programming languages used, and the emergence of artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) technology, certification continues to get more complex.

JANUSZ KITEL, ALDEC

Avionics systems increasingly leverage FPGAs [field-programmable gate arrays] and SoC [system-on-chip] FPGAs with high-speed interfaces such as PCIe and Ethernet to deliver greater performance and reliable connectivity for military and civil aviation. However, if the underlying FPGA design needs to demonstrate development assurance based on DO-254/ED-80 (documents providing guidance for the development of airborne electronic hardware), verification becomes very challenging. In these cases, transaction-level modeling (TLM) may be the answer.

AVIATION MAINTENANCE

HEICO announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Wencor for $1.9 billion in cash and $150 million in HEICO Class A Common Stock.

AVIATION MAINTENANCE

Southeast Aerospace (SEA) announced receipt of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) number ST04570CH for the installation of the Universal Insight Electronic Flight Instrument System (EFIS), Datacom for CPDLC and FANS 1/A, and a standby instrument in the Hawker 800(A)(B)(XP) series aircraft.

A4RADAR - ADVANCED ALGORITHMS FOR RADAR

Predictive maintenance radar sensing is a key aspect of Industry 4.0, the fourth industrial revolution characterized by the integration of advanced technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT), big data analytics, and artificial intelligence (AI).

STANDEX ELECTRONICS

Planar magnetics are one of the most reliable and cost-effective board-level solutions to address high-frequency circuits with high power density. Learn how and why in Standex’s whitepaper, Using Planar Magnetics to Enhance Performance in Advanced Mil/Aero Electronics