Aerospace & Defense Standards News

March 29, 2005

Standards Community Responds to Homeland Security Challenges
The voluntary standardization community has stepped forward to offer solutions for both the public and private sectors that aid in addressing ... more

March 29, 2005

ASTM Int_l Homeland Security Subcommittee Reorganizes
ASTM International Subcommittee E54.05 on Building and Infrastructure Protection reorganized to better reflect the needs of industry. The subcommittee ... more

March 28, 2005

FAA OKs ASTM Int'l Light Sport Aircraft Consensus Standards
IHS Sells ASTM Documents ... more

March 22, 2005

Network Centric Operations Industry Consortium (NCOIC) Expands Membership
During its first six months of operation, the Network Centric Operations Industry Consortium (NCOIC) has grown from 28 to 62 members, more than ... more

March 22, 2005

L.A. World Airports Undertakes Part 161 Noise Studies
The Los Angeles Board of Airport Commissioners awarded a $6,482,085 contract to Harris Miller Miller and Hanson Inc. for noise studies at Los ... more

March 17, 2005

U.S._ U.K. to Collaborate on Unmanned Combat Air Systems
The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the U.K. Ministry of Defence (MOD) announced a collaborative program to determine ... more

March 16, 2005

Intermec to Provide RFID Tags to U.S. Government
Intermec Technologies Corp. was awarded a Blanket Purchasing Agreement to provide passive Ultra High Frequency (UHF) radio identification (RFID) ... more

March 16, 2005

Ericsson to Provide WCDMA System for U.S. Navy MUOS Program
Ericsson Inc. signed an agreement with General Dynamics to supply wideband code division multiple access (WCDMA) wireless gear and telecom services ... more

March 15, 2005

3G RFID Tag Sharpens Asset Visibility for Defense Depot
Demonstrating the next model in a long line of in-transit visibility enhancement technology, the U.S. Defense Distribution Depot in Susquehanna, ... more

March 11, 2005

ANSI_ SDOs Sign Coop Pact With NATO Standards Agency
The American National Standards Institute and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Standardization Agency signed a Technical Cooperative ... more

March 3, 2005

ICAO Adopts New Aircraft NOx Emission Standards
MONTREAL—The Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization adopted new nitrogen oxide standards which are 12 percent more stringent ... more

February 28, 2005

Federal Information Processing Standard Approved for U.S. Agencies
WASHINGTON—U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez approved a new standard for a smart-card-based form of identification for all federal ... more

February 28, 2005

FAA Proposes Cockpit Voice_ Digital Flight Data Recorder Upgrades
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration proposed a series of significant upgrades to aircraft "black ... more

February 24, 2005

FAA Proposes Amending Airworthiness Certificate Regulations
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration seeks public comments on a proposal to amend the regulations for issuing a standard airworthiness ... more

February 22, 2005

Homeland Security Dept. Cites Cyber Standardization Progress
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of Homeland Security published a fact sheet outlining progress on the National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace, ... more

February 7, 2005

Boeing Initiates ASTM Int'l Effort to Develop Superplastic Properties Standard
IHS Sells ASTM Documents ... more

February 4, 2005

FAA Issues CFR Part 29 Airworthiness Standards Correction
issue of the Federal Register, the FAA responded to comments to the interim final rule, further clarified parts of the rule language and substantially ... more

February 3, 2005

Network Centric Operations Industry Consortium Forms Advisory Council
WASHINGTON—A 17-member advisory council has been named to provide guidance to the Network Centric Operations Industry Consortium, an international ... more

February 1, 2005

ICAO Moves to Make Aviation Safety Audits More Transparent
WASHINGTON—Continuing its efforts to further improve worldwide aviation safety, the International Civil Aviation Organization announced new policies ... more

January 28, 2005

AIA Creates Sweeping Aerospace Standardization Strategic Forum
ARLINGTON, Va.—The Aerospace Industries Association Executive Committee approved the creation of the Strategic Standardization Forum for Aerospace ... more