Daher Aircraft announced avionics and systems enhancements for its Kodiak 100 Series III and 900 today at the Sun ‘n Fun Aerospace Expo in Central Florida. The company also provided a delivery outlook for 2025.
Improvements for the airplanes cover both standard and optional equipment and are being applied on 2025 model-year Kodiaks, which are delivered from Daher’s Sandpoint, Idaho production facility. Besides further improving aircraft operability, maintainability, and flight safety, the updates also increase commonality between the two Kodiak models and Daher’s pressurized TBM 960.
Enhancements include the Garmin GDL 60 datalink and PlaneSync, which provides a “connected aircraft” solution, along with new external LED lights from Whelen Aerospace Technologies. Also available is an ADS-B OFF mode for special-mission operations. To also bring it to parity with the Kodiak 900, the Series III now comes standard with the Mid-Continent MD302 standby attitude module and MD32 magnetometer, which replaces the “whiskey” compass.
An optional Avionics One package for the Kodiak models adds the Garmin GWX 8000 StormOptix Doppler weather radar; all-digital GRA55 radar altimeter; and GTX345D diversity transponder with situational awareness tools.
Meanwhile, Daher Aircraft CEO Nicolas Chabbert said the company is targeting deliveries of 30 Kodiaks this year, a 15% year-over-year increase, and 62 TBM 960s, up nearly 11% from 2024.