Avionics Design
 
 
The Avionics Design monthly E-newsletter from the editorial staff of mil-embedded.com covers hardware and software avionics designs and certification issues in the commercial and military avionics markets in the U.S. and Europe via the Military Embedded Systems partnership with Aviation Maintenance magazine and the Aviation Electronics Europe show.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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MARIANA IRIARTE, TECHNOLOGY EDITOR
 
The Department of Defense (DoD) no longer wants one-off systems, but rather adaptable test systems to tackle current and emerging threats that can also be used across different platforms. End game: A software-defined solution that is easily upgradable, low-cost, and open source.
 
 
 
 
 
 
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JEREMY BANKS, CURTISS-WRIGHT DEFENSE SOLUTIONS
 
The good news: Newer-generation processing devices offer hugely boosted capability for military applications such as airborne data processing, shipboard electronics, or ground vehicle systems.
 
 
 
 
 
 
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AVIATION MAINTENANCE MAGAZINE
 
As aircraft maintenance becomes more technical, MROs are increasing training in specialized areas to help differentiate themselves and provide improved services for their customers.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Great River Technology
 
 
 
 
 
 
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LISA DAIGLE, ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR
 
The U.S. Navy reports that F-35C Lightning II aircraft from Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 125 are conducting their Operational Test-1 (OT-1) with Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7 and Carrier Strike Group 12 aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), currently underway in the Atlantic Ocean.
 
 
 
 
 
 
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MARIANA IRIARTE, TECHNOLOGY EDITOR
 
NASA officials selected Core Avionics and Industrial Inc. (CoreAVI) to provide its safety critical Vulkan driver - VkCore SC - for deployment into NASA's X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology (QueSST) aircraft.
 
 
 
 
 
 
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LISA DAIGLE, ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR
 
Engility announced that it had won earlier this year an $85 million Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Code AIR-4.1--Systems Engineering Department contract that will support NAWCAD Code AIR 4.1 by providing systems engineering, analysis, development, and testing of naval-aviation warfare systems.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mercury Systems
 
 
 
 
 
 
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LISA DAIGLE, ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR
 
Rockwell Collins has secured a contract that will equip multiple U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps aircraft with safety-critical Required Navigation Performance Area Navigation (RNP-RNAV) capabilities through a contract issued by the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) Air Combat Electronics program office (PMA-209).
 
 
 
 
 
 
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AVIATION MAINTENANCE MAGAZINE
 
Virgin Australia says it has achieved an Australian first, with the completion of a trial to deliver sustainable aviation fuel through Brisbane Airport's general fuel supply system.
 
 
 
 
 
 
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MARIANA IRIARTE, TECHNOLOGY EDITOR 
 
U.S. Navy officials selected Boeing to update the courseware and software of the Navy's P-8A Poseidon training system. Under the four-year, $194 million contract, Boeing will upgrade devices at three locations for the U.S. Navy...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Aerospace Tech Week
 
 
 
 
 
 
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MARIANA IRIARTE, TECHNOLOGY EDITOR
 
The U.S. Air Force (USAF) MQ-9 Block 5 Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) automatically took-off and landed in a demonstration held last month. The Automatic Takeoff and Landing Capability (ATLC) was developed by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) to enhance mission capability.
 
 
 
 
 
 
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JOHN MCHALE, EDITORIAL DIRECTOR
 
The hottest RF and microwave technology in the military radar and electronic warfare community continues to be Gallium Nitride (GaN). The industry is still getting educated on all the possibilities that GaN brings to the design table from a performance standpoint especially in active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar systems
 
 
 
 
 
 
TE Connectivity
 
TE CONNECTIVITY
 
The world of high speed connectivity is constantly changing and evolving, which is why we made it easier for you to make smart decisions about which high-speed interconnect products you should use. Everything you need to design your application is at your fingertips in TE Connectivity’s (TE) High-Speed Products Developer Kit.
 
 
 
 
 
 
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AVIATION MAINTENANCE MAGAZINE
 
In this second part of our two-part series looking at European MROs, we turn our attention to Western Europe (see part one, focused on Eastern European MROs, in the June/July issue). Long-established MROs lead the vanguard of change and innovation not just in the region, but worldwide. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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MARIANA IRIARTE, TECHNOLOGY EDITOR
 
U.S. Navy officials tapped Lockheed Martin to build and deliver more than 200 electronic Consolidated Automated Support Systems (eCASS) to maximize aircraft readiness. The seven-year contract is worth approximately $500 million.
 
 
 
 
 
 
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AVIATION MAINTENANCE MAGAZINE
 
The parent company of Aviation Maintenance Magazine, Aerospace and Security Media, will once again be hosting their annual conference in Munich, Germany on March 12 and 13, 2019. Only this coming year, the event is expanding to include three distinct events.
 
 
 
 
 
 
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MARIANA IRIARTE, TECHNOLOGY EDITOR
 
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) officials granted the Boeing-built U.S. Air Force KC-46 tanker program a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC), verifying that its refueling and mission avionics systems meet FAA requirements. The milestone marks completion of KC-46 FAA certification.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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