General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), was awarded a $16.2 million contract by the U.S. Navy to produce Type-3 Advanced Mission Computers (AMC) for the F/A-18 E/A-18G Super Hornet aircraft. Since 2002 General Dynamics has produced, tested and delivered the F/A-18 AMC, which serves as the nerve center … Dowiedz się więcej
The Rockwell Collins EP-80 Image Generator and accompanying database have been selected by Embraer for its Super Tucano flight simulator. “This selection, which represents our first simulation and training agreement with Embraer, will provide Super Tucano pilots with highly realistic training, including superior scene fidelity, high image quality, and enhanced performance,” said Nelson Aquino, president … Dowiedz się więcej
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] delivered the next evolution of the F-35 Lightning II’s information technology backbone called the Autonomic Logistics Information System (ALIS). Following validation at test sites, the software will be installed at all F-35 locations and deployed for military operations beginning in 2015. Military services manage their F-35 fleets through logistics and operational … Dowiedz się więcej
Boeing [NYSE: BA] has completed the final design review for the U.S. Air Force’s Talon HATE program. The system will improve communication and information sharing among various platforms. Talon HATE combines information from fighter networks, national sources and joint command and control assets. Transmitting over data-links, the information can then be used by joint aircraft, … Dowiedz się więcej
NAVAIR engineers recently installed new software for the Navy’s Unmanned Carrier-Launched Airborne Surveillance and Strike (UCLASS) system’s control station at the program’s Naval Air Station Patuxent River lab. In early September, the UCLASS team integrated the latest iteration of Common Control System (CCS) software into the next-generation unmanned effort, laying the groundwork for potential use … Dowiedz się więcej
As part of an growth of the Aerial Defense Division,the Air Defense School inaugurated new simulators and the simulator instructors finished their official training. The simulators will simulate the „Iron Dome” and „Patriot” systems, which are operated by the division and will soon add simulators for the „Arrow” and „Magic Wand” systems, which are designed … Dowiedz się więcej