Aerospace & Defense Standards News

December 20, 2005

IATA Heralds SESAR Ratification
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called the ratification of the Single European Sky Implementation Programme (SESAR) a move ... more

December 20, 2005

NASA Tests Technologies to Silence Jet Aircraft
The U.S. National Aeronautical Space Administration (NASA) and the corporate sector performed flight tests on new technologies that quiet jet ... more

December 19, 2005

GAO Recommends Reassessing Investment in NTCSS Program
The U.S. Navy has not managed its Naval Tactical Command Support System (NTCSS) program in accordance with the department's policies and guidance, ... more

December 16, 2005

RTCA Releases New Publications
RTCA Inc. issued new documents addressing integrated modular avionics and operational performance, including: RTCA DO-297 - Integrated ... more

December 9, 2005

GSA Adopts Accessibility Standards
The General Services Administration (GSA) adopted new accessibility standards for federally funded facilities based on updated guidelines the ... more

December 9, 2005

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The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposed a rule intended to make aviation safer by reducing flammability levels of fuel tank vapors ... more

December 8, 2005

DoD Releases Selected Acquisition Reports
reporting period. SARs summarize the latest estimates of cost, schedule and technical status and are prepared annually in conjunction with the ... more

December 8, 2005

INCITS Forms Task Group for Role-Based Access Control Standards
The InterNational Committee for Information Technology Standards (INCITS) Cyber Security Technical Committee (CS1) established a task group to ... more

December 2, 2005

Boeing Completes Aircraft Interference Cancellation Tests
Boeing Co. finished initial laboratory verification testing of the Interference Cancellation (INCANS) system on the EA-18G tactical aircraft. ... more

November 30, 2005

EPA to Revise Aircraft Engine Emission Standards
IHS Sells Standards & Regulations ... more

November 28, 2005

Euro Commission Adopts Airline Safety Rules Including _Blacklist_
The European Commission/Parliament/Council collectively agreed on proposed airline safety and air-carrier identity regulations, including the ... more

November 23, 2005

AIA Launches Defense Trade Information Web Site
The U.S. Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) unveiled a central resource on foreign trade in U.S. defense products. The Defense Trade Resources ... more

November 23, 2005

ICAO Draft Proposal Seeks to Allow Fuel Cells_ Cartridges on Airliners
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) drafted conditions that will allow the transportation and use of fuel cells and fuel cartridges ... more

December 27, 2005

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The European Commission and eight southeast European partners (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic ... more

December 22, 2005

ANSI-HSSP Signs Treaty with Australia_s NCSS
The American National Standards Institute's Homeland Security Standards Panel (ANSI-HSSP) agreed to cooperate with Standards Australia's National ... more

December 22, 2005

FAA Deploys Gateway to Modernize Air Traffic Communications
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) deployed the En Route Communications Gateway (ECG) to process radar and flight data in all 20 ... more

December 15, 2005

DoD Suppliers' Passive RFID Info Guide Released
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) released version 8.0 of Suppliers' Passive Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Information Guide. This ... more

December 13, 2005

Savi RFID Network Upgrades to Track NATO Defense Consignments
The NATO Consultation, Command and Control Agency (NC3A) awarded Savi Technology a contract to upgrade and sustain operational support of the ... more

November 23, 2005

Mitre Corp. Releases Distributed ATM Simulations Specification
Mitre Corp.'s Center for Advanced Aviation System Development (CAASD) unveiled AviationSimNet, a new specification for interconnecting real-time ... more

NASA STAR Reports_ August 12_ 2005
AERONAUTICS ASTRONAUTICS 01 Aeronautics (General) 02 Aerodynamics 03 Air Transportation And Safety 04 Aircraft Communications And Navigation ... more