Aerospace & Defense Standards News

September 15, 2005

CAA Outlines Path to New EASA Certificate of Airworthiness Rules
through the transition period before the 2008 deadline, CAA will award one-year certificates, although requests can be made for two-year coverage, ... more

September 2, 2005

Airbus Integrates Electronic Charts Into A380 Onboard Information System
Lufthansa Systems said its electronic airport and route charts were integrated by Airbus into the A380's onboard information system (OIS). Electronic ... more

September 2, 2005

U.S. Army_ Future Combat Systems (FCS) Review Paves Way for New Tech
A functional review of the Future Combat Systems (FCS) program last month opened the way for testing and development of FCS technologies for ... more

September 1, 2005

EAA Cites Progress With Light-Sport Aircraft Maintenance Ratings
The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) met with light-sport aircraft industry leaders and the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ... more

September 1, 2005

DoD Publishes MIL-HDBK-881A - Work Breakdown Structures for Defense Materiel Items
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) updated MIL-HDBK-881A - Work Breakdown Structures for Defense Materiel Items, addressing mandatory procedures ... more

August 23, 2005

DoD Publishes RFID Supplier Implementation Plan
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has developed a supplier implementation plan to use passive radio frequency identification (RFID) tagging. ... more

August 22, 2005

U.S. IT Infrastructure Viewed as Highly Vulnerable
The U.S. information technology infrastructure, which includes air traffic control systems, power grids, financial systems, and military and ... more

August 16, 2005

US-VISIT Begins Testing Radio Frequency Identification Tech
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) started testing the US-VISIT Program's next phase of implementation, which uses radio frequency ... more

August 9, 2005

FAA Fact Sheet_ Standards Drive Aircraft Cabin Safety Improvements
In a fact sheet posted on its web site, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) noted that it has conducted extensive research and significantly ... more

August 8, 2005

Rockwell Collins Receives ADS-B OK For TDR-94_94D Transponder
Rockwell Collins said it received the first U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Technical Standard Order TSO-C166 approval for Automatic ... more

August 8, 2005

Honeywell to Develop GRAS GPS Air Nav For Airservices Australia
Honeywell International received a contract from Airservices Australia, the Australian government's air navigation service provider, to develop ... more

August 8, 2005

NIST Seeks Comments on Draft Federal IT Security Standard
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released for public comment the draft of Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) ... more

August 5, 2005

NIST Bioagent Detector Guide Aids First Responder Purchasing
Ever since envelopes containing anthrax bacteria were mailed to Congressional and media offices in 2001 causing several deaths, many first responder ... more

August 4, 2005

ASTM Int'l Rolling Element Bearings Committee Studies Component Cleanliness, Wetability
IHS Sells ASTM Documents ... more

August 2, 2005

Euro Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service Enters Operations Phase
The European Satellite Services Provider (ESSP) began the initial operations phase of the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS), ... more

July 28, 2005

Boeing Team_ Missile Defense Agency Dedicate Sea-Based X-Band Radar
The Boeing-led sea-based X-band radar (SBX) industry team and the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) officially dedicated the SBX radar, a key component ... more

July 28, 2005

Cessna Certifies Garmin XM Weather_ Radio Avionics
Cessna Aircraft Co. completed certification of the Garmin GDL 69A Data Link Receiver featuring XM WX Satellite Weather (FIS) and Radio. Production ... more

July 28, 2005

Cirrus to Provide Honeywell Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System as Standard Equipment
Honeywell announced that its Bendix/King KGP 560 Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System (EGPWS) will be included as standard equipment on all ... more

July 28, 2005

Boeing Awards Contracts For FCS Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Development
Boeing, teamed with Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) as the lead systems integrator (LSI) for the U.S. Army's Future Combat Systems ... more

July 22, 2005

Boeing Launches New Higher Capacity_ Longer Range 737
Boeing officially launched the 737-900ER (Extended Range) - the newest member of the company's Next-Generation 737 family - following the completion ... more