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AirBorn Inc. acquires AESCO Electronics, adds new capabilities and employees

Published on January 14, 2012 By transcom

GEORGETOWN, Texas, 12 Jan. 2012. AirBorn Inc., a manufacturer of electronic components for the aerospace, avionics, defense, energy, medical, and automotive industries, has acquired AESCO Electronics, a full-service electronics manufacturer and distributor with divisions in Ohio and Massachusetts. With the acquisition, AirBorn is forming AirBorn Electronics Inc., a new division headed by AESCO President Roger Engle that will focus on [...]

Curtiss-Wright to emphasize military avionics with new Defense Solutions business unit

Published on January 14, 2012 By transcom

CHARLOTTE, N.C., 10 Jan. 2012. Executives of aerospace and defense electronics expert Curtiss-Wright Controls Inc. in Charlotte, N.C., are combining their company’s Embedded Computing and Electronic Systems business units to enhance the company’s focus on commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) modules and systems integration for military and aerospace applications, company officials announced Monday. The combined business unit [...]

GPS-degraded weapons guidance avionics is aim of Air Force research contract to Raytheon

Published on January 14, 2012 By transcom

EGLIN AFB, Fla., 9 Jan. 2012. Munitions guidance experts at the Raytheon Co. Space and Airborne Systems segment in El Segundo, Calif., will design and demonstrate navigation and guidance technologies that can keep new generations of deep-penetrating bombs and missiles on target in conditions where signals from Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite satellites are degraded [...]

NASA SOFIA airborne astronomy project to use avionics components from One Stop Systems

Published on January 14, 2012 By transcom

ESCONDIDO, Calif., 8 Jan. 2012. High-altitude atmospheric researchers at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., needed data recorders and embedded servers for the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) project. They found their solution from One Stop Systems Inc. in Escondido, Calif. One Stop [...]

CWE: securing connected systems

Published on January 14, 2012 By transcom

By Chris Murray When it comes to a sound certification practice, commercial and military avionics are light years ahead of the pack. DO-178 certification, first introduced in the 1980s, represents the gold-standard, requiring companies to comply with software processes that mandate requirements traceability, software architecture and coding guidance, comprehensive testing of all code, and the [...]

2012 to bring new avionics opportunities

Published on January 14, 2012 By transcom

AVIONICS INTELLIGENCE REPORT, 3 Jan. 2012. Aviation and avionics industry pundits forecast a year rife with change, growth, and innovation. Avionics Intelligence pledges to deliver valuable, insightful avionics news daily throughout 2012 and beyond. A new year brings with it a fresh start, new resolve, and untold opportunities. The Avionics Intelligence team, to keep pace with [...]

Rugged box computer with AMD microprocessor for avionics and railway applications introduced by MEN Micro

Published on January 14, 2012 By transcom

AMBLER, Pa., 21 Dec. 2011. MEN Micro Inc. in Ambler, Pa., is introducing the BC1 rugged box computer with AMD processor for railway, mission-critical, mobile, and avionics applications that require low power consumption and high graphics performance. The rugged computer is designed to connect two or more displays, and has modular construction that enables users [...]

SESAR JU confirms support for Avionics Europe, to hold workshop

Published on January 14, 2012 By transcom

NASHUA, N.H., 17 Dec. 2011. The SESAR Joint Undertaking, the public-private partnership that oversees and manages European air traffic and the Single European Sky initiative, has confirmed its support of Avionics Europe, the premier avionics conference and exhibition being held March 21 and 22 in Munich, Germany. SESAR JU will deliver a workshop about SESAR [...]

ITAR headaches, futuristic cockpits, Airbus aircraft sales, F-35 design challenges, journalist test flights among perspectives from Paris Air Show

Published on July 7, 2011 By transcom

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DFC90 autopilot for Piper Matrix and Mirage aircraft equipped with Entegra

Published on July 7, 2011 By transcom

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