Aerospace & Defense Standards News

March 24, 2006

NASA Scientific & Technical Aerospace Reports - March 24_ 2006
The aeronautics, astronautics, space sciences, nuclear physics, solar physics, communications and radar, cybernetics/artificial intelligence/robotics, ... more

March 23, 2006

Army Terminates ACS Development Contract with Lockheed
The U.S. Army is terminating the $879M Lockheed Martin System Design and Development (SDD) contract for the Aerial Common Sensor (ACS). "After ... more

March 21, 2006

ATA Launches 'Smart Skies' Campaign
The Air Transport Association (ATA) announced a unified effort of its 19 member carriers to fund a next-generation air traffic control system ... more

March 21, 2006

Changes Approved to Federal ID Standard - FIPS 201
U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez approved a revision to Federal Information Processing Standard 201 (FIPS 201). The standard was issued ... more

March 21, 2006

GIOVE A Satellite Transmits First Signal
GIOVE A, the first satellite in the Galileo system under the authority of the European Space Agency (ESA), transmitted its first navigation signals ... more

March 21, 2006

ATMAC Meeting Calls for ADS-B Collaboration
The Air Traffic Management Committee (ATMAC) of the Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics (RTCA) formed a working group dedicated to the ... more

March 15, 2006

SITA International Registry of Aircraft Assets Goes Live
Aviareto, a joint venture between SITA and the Irish Government, announced the International Registry of Mobile Assets went live on March 1. ... more

March 14, 2006

DoD Complies with Global Criteria for Personnel Credentialing
With the signing of DoD Directive 8570.1 and its implementing manual 8570.1M, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) now requires agency personnel ... more

March 14, 2006

Lockheed Martin: F-22, F-35 More Effective Than Legacy Fighters
Lockheed Martin said the F-22 Raptor reached U.S. Air Force Initial Operational Capability last December and the first flight of the F-35 is ... more

March 13, 2006

GAO: Reliable Business Case Key for Future Combat System's Success
The elements of a sound business case for the Future Combat System (FCS) including firm requirements, mature technologies, a knowledge-based ... more

March 10, 2006

NASA Scientific & Technical Aerospace Reports - March 10_ 2006
The aeronautics, astronautics, space sciences, nuclear physics, solar physics, communications and radar, cybernetics/artificial intelligence/robotics, ... more

March 9, 2006

DHS Uses GS1 US Commercial Business Standards to Identify Assets
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is using a GS1 System identification number to identify a broad range of assets, including weapons ... more

March 9, 2006

Princeton Modeling Technique Could Quiet Aircraft
New research by a Princeton engineer suggests that understanding how air travels across the sunroof of a car may one day make jet engines less ... more

March 9, 2006

SITA Stresses Commitment to Data Link Trials
SITA executive David Russell said the organization remains committed to participating in the European Air Navigation Safety Organization EUROCONTROL’s ... more

March 8, 2006

Subcommittee Meeting Zeros in on Space Debris, Disaster Management
The United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Use of Outer Space (COPUOS) Scientific and Technical Subcommittee focused on several outer space ... more

March 7, 2006

NIST Develops Verification Program for PIV Applications
In conjunction with releasing its final specifications for Personal Identity Verification (PIV) cards, the National Institute of Standards and ... more

March 1, 2006

IBG Biometric Performance Certification Program Certifies First Product
International Biometric Group (IBG) announced the first biometric product to be certified through IBG’s Biometric Performance Certification program. ... more

March 1, 2006

U.S. Agencies Sign MOU on High Performance, Sustainable Buildings
U.S. Federal Environmental Executive Ed Piñero announced the signing of a first-of-its-kind memorandum of understanding (MOU) committing 17 federal ... more

February 28, 2006

Boeing Sets Course for Wideband Gapfiller Satellite Number Four
The U.S. Air Force awarded Boeing a $148M contract to build another Wideband Gapfiller Satellite (WGS) system known as WGS F4. The agreement ... more

February 28, 2006

FAA Approves Revised RTCA Document
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approved RTCA DO-160E – Environmental Conditions and Test Procedures for Airborne Equipment, as ... more