inside magazine February 2012 Vol. 36, No. www.avionicstoday.com Visit www.avionicstoday. com to begin a subscription to the digital edition of Avionics. E-Letters business/ga Eastern Star..................................... 18 Business aviation airframe manufacturers and avionics OEMs look to capitalize on robust growth in the Asian market. by Tim Sprinkle military Countering MANPADS. .....................24 EMBOW exercise provides forum to test and demonstrate ways to detect and defend against land-based man portable air defense systems. by J.M. Guhl industry ERAM Troubles. ................................32 Software issues are delaying implementation and hiking up the costs of the $2.1 billion foundational program of NextGen initiative. by Callan James eview of top developments in the civil and military aircraft electronics industry Webinars www.aviationtoday.com/webinars nhancing Your Flight Operations with Global Voice and Data Connectivity, Sponsored by Thrane Thrane Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012, 11 a.m. ET New Vision: Next Generation Synthetic Vision Systems (SVS) at 30,000 Feet: In-Flight Connectivity Trends and Technologies lobal Partnerships in Avionics Development Engineering The editors welcome articles, engineering and technical reports, new product information, and other industry news. All editorial inquiries should be directed to Avionics Magazine, Choke Cherry Rd., Second Floor, Rockville, MD 301-354-1820; fax: 301-340-8741. email: efeliz@accessintel.com. Avionics Magazine (ISSN-1085-9284) is published monthly by Access Intelligence, LLC, Choke Cherry Rd., Second Floor, Rockville, MD 20850. Periodicals Postage Paid at Rockville, MD, and additional mailing offices. Subscriptions: Free to qualified individuals directly involved in the avionics industry. All other subscriptions, U.S.: one year $99; two years $188. Canada: one year $129; two years $228. Foreign: one year $149; two years $278. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Avionics Magazine, P.O. Box 3092, Northbrook, IL 60065-3092. Change of address two to eight weeks notice requested. Send both new and old address, including mailing label to Attn: Avionics Magazine, Customer services, P.O. Box 3092, Northbrook, IL 60065-3092, or call 847-559-7314. Email: AV@omeda.com. Canada Post 40612608. Return Undeliverable Canadian Addresses to: PitneyBowes, P.O. BOX 25542, LONDON ON N6C 6B2 by Access Intelligence, LLC Contents may not be reproduced in any form without written permission. Printed in U.S.A. www.avionicstoday.com February 2012 Avionics Magazine