Aerospace & Defense Standards News

November 25, 2006

FAA Issues Airborne Network Fact Sheet
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) predicts that as many as one billion passengers a year could be flying in U.S. airways by the ... more

November 24, 2006

EU, India Agree to Strengthen Cooperation in Civil Aviation
The European Union (EU) and India signed a "joint declaration" that will lay the foundation for closer cooperation in several civil aviation ... more

November 22, 2006

DoD, Netherlands Sign Next Stage Joint Strike Fighter Agreement
The U.S. Deputy Security of Defense and the Netherlands Deputy Secretary for Defence signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to begin future ... more

November 20, 2006

FAA Aviation Safety Organization Achieves ISO 9001
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Aviation Safety organization achieved certification to the International Organization for Standardization ... more

November 20, 2006

FAA Deploys Conflict Detection Tool
As part an overall effort to modernize the air traffic control system, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) completed the deployment ... more

November 15, 2006

AOPA Airport Watch Program Receives Federal Funding
The U.S. Congress approved funding for the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) Airport Watch program as well as the LORAN-C navigation ... more

November 14, 2006

FAA Establishes FAASTeam to Address Aircraft Accidents
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) introduced a new program designed to help aircraft owners, pilots and aviation maintenance technicians ... more

November 14, 2006

Teal Group Forecasts UAV Market Will Top $54B Worldwide
Defense and aerospace market analysis firm the Teal Group predicted the unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) sector will represent the most dynamic ... more

November 10, 2006

EC Creates Group to Advise on Future of Aviation Regulation
The European Commission (EC) created a new, high-level group to recommend ways to streamline the organisation of the aviation industry beyond ... more

November 1, 2006

National Guard Awards Contracts for RFID 'Portable Deployment Kits'
The U.S. National Guard selected Savi Technology to provide highly mobile radio frequency identification (RFID) systems that will improve real-time ... more

October 27, 2006

DHS Expands Vicinity RFID Usage in Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in conjunction with the state department's proposed rulemaking on the PASSport card, is expanding ... more

October 27, 2006

GAO: DHS Should Address Challenges before Implementing TWIC Program
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and industry stakeholders face three major challenges in addressing problems identified during ... more

October 20, 2006

Tobyhanna Army Depot Expands WhereNet Active RFID Real-Time Locating Technology
Tobyhanna U.S. Army Depot expanded its use of the WhereNet active radio frequency identification (RFID) real-time locating system (RTLS) technology ... more

October 18, 2006

DHS Awards $22M for Advanced Pocket Sized Radiation Detectors
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO) awarded Intelligent Personal Radiation Locator (IPRL) ... more

October 18, 2006

DHS Awards $3.2M for Radiation Detection Systems in Southeast Transportation Corridor
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO) awarded $3.2M in grants for the deployment of radiation ... more

October 17, 2006

FSF Cost Model Estimates Ground Damage Losses
The Flight Safety Foundation (FSF) launched an online Cost Model, the first product to come out of its Ground Accident Prevention (GAP) program. ... more

October 17, 2006

ARINC, SITA Issue XML-Based Messaging Standards for Air Transport Industry
ARINC and SITA released a set of standards and specifications designed to enable the adoption of Extensible Markup Language (XML)-based business-to-business ... more

October 17, 2006

FSF Calls for Thorough Brazilian Air Tragedy Inquiry
The Flight Safety Foundation (FSF) called on Brazilian authorities to resist succumbing to public pressure and enable a complete investigation ... more

October 17, 2006

ASSI Sets New Regulatory Requirements for U.K. Overseas Territories
Air Safety Support International (ASSI), a wholly owned subsidiary of the U.K. Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), introduced a single set of civil ... more

October 17, 2006

FAA Releases Commercial Rocket Launch Standards
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and U.S. Air Force (USAF) Space Command published safety requirements for commercial rocket launches. ... more