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February 10, 2012
Northrop Grumman was awarded a five-year, $19 million contract by the U.S. Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) to repair avionics equipment on the SH-60 Seahawk helicopter and the EA-6B Prowler. Under the terms of the contract, Northrop Grumman will repair the ASN-150 and ASN-123 tactical navigation/tactical data systems...February 10, 2012
Airbus has conducted what it is calling the world's first flight using a four-dimensional optimized and upgraded air traffic management (ATM) technology to fly more accurate and efficient routes, the airframe manufacturer said Friday. The test, using Airbus's dedicated A320 test aircraft flying from Toulouse, France, to Copenhagen...February 10, 2012
Hainan Airlines selected a suite of Rockwell Collins avionics systems, including its WXR-2100 MultiScan Threat Detection System and GLU-925 Multi-Mode Receiver (MMR), for 47 new Airbus A320s. The companies made the announcement Thursday at the Singapore...February 10, 2012
Manufacturer Hawker Beechcraft Inc. named Robert S. “Steve” Miller CEO, effective immediately. Bill Boisture, former CEO of Hawker Beechcraft, will remain as chairman of its operating subsidiary Hawker Beechcraft Corp...February 9, 2012
Raytheon is upgrading the Integrated Waveform (IV) software in its AN/ARC-231 airborne radio terminals, a move that will triple the satellite capacity, the company said. Prior to the software upgrade, this form of radio communications had limited capacity, causing communication delays in theater. The government's prior acceptance of the Phase 1 IW upgrade for its ARC-231 radios enabled Raytheon to...February 9, 2012
Aviation concerns went before a House subcommittee on Wednesday touting the importance of the GPS network to the industry, but urged lawmakers to defend the integrity of the GPS network from potential interferences and/or jamming. The House Subcommittee on Aviation called the hearing to assess the importance of the GPS signal, particularly with respect to the proposed LightSquared broadband network and its...February 8, 2012
Air France selected Lufthansa Systems' Lido/Flight flight planning system, which calculates optimal flight routes, under a five-year contract announced Tuesday. The system, a component of the Integrated Operations Control Center (IOCC) from Lufthansa Systems, provides dispatchers with many optimization options regarding flight time, fuel consumption or costs of each flight. The contract also covers several...February 8, 2012
MSP Aero, based in Minneapolis, was awarded a FAA supplemental type certificate (STC) for the installation of the Vision 1000 Flight Data Monitoring (FDM) system from Appareo Systems on AgustaWestland AW109/119 series. The Vision 1000 is a part of Appareo Systems' Aircraft Logging and Event Recording for Training and Safety (ALERTS) family of FDM products. ALERTS includes hardware devices like...February 7, 2012
AAI Test & Training, based in Hunt Valley, Md., was awarded a $7.7 million contract to provide Advanced Boresight Equipment (ABE) for the U.S. Air Force and Special Operations Command (SOCOM) Bell Boeing CV-22 Osprey fleets. ABE is a gyro-stabilized, electro-optical angular measurement system designed to align aircraft...February 7, 2012
Congress passed long-awaited, long-term FAA funding authorization on Monday, funding the agency through 2015 and giving a big boost to the agency's multi-billion-dollar Next Generation Air Transportation (NextGen) initiative. The four-year, $63.4 billion "FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act" passed the Senate on Monday by a 75-20...February 6, 2012
FAA and prime contractor Lockheed Martin on Monday announced that six sites have achieved initial operating capability in the En Route Modernization (ERAM) program. ERAM is now operational at Chicago, Los Angeles, Oakland, Albuquerque, Minneapolis and Denver. The centers in Salt Lake City and Seattle have been fully operational for more than a year. ERAM, which replaces a 40-year-old system used at...February 6, 2012
Trig Avionics, based in Edinburgh, Scotland, was awarded FAA technical standard order (TSO) C166b certification for its TT31 and TT22 1090ES automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) Out transponders. The certification makes equipping for ADS-B more practical and affordable for general aviation pilots, the company said. Underlining Trig’s commitment to existing...February 3, 2012
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman a $47.2 million contract for the purchase and integration of two more Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) payloads on two existing Block 20 Global Hawk UASs. BACN is a high-altitude, airborne communications and information gateway system that maintains operational communications support 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The persistent...February 2, 2012
The Department of Defense (DoD) proposed a series of budget cuts last week, including the slower procurement of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) and the cancellation of the Global Hawk Block 30 unmanned aircraft system (UAS). In its “Defense Budget Priorities and Choices” document issued Jan. 26, the DoD said the military will be smaller and leaner, but will “remain agile, flexible...February 2, 2012
BAE Systems and Northrop Grumman have been selected to develop Common Infrared Countermeasure (CIRCM) systems for the Army, Navy and Marine rotary-wing aircraft. Under terms of the $38 million, 21-month technology demonstration contract, BAE will provide its Boldstroke laser countermeasure system. The system is compatible with BAE Systems’ Common Missile Warning System, already deployed on...February 2, 2012
Workshops and conference sessions at this year's ATC Global Exhibition and Conference will bring together leaders in the international air traffic management community, discussing the regulatory and technological issues facing the future of the global airspace. Speakers at the event, held March 6-8 in Amsterdam, the...February 1, 2012
President Obama and military leaders in Washington in early January outlined a new, streamlined military strategy, following the end of the war in Iraq, which sounded very much like an earnings call of a Fortune 500 company. The words might be slightly different but the themes are very similar — gaining efficiencies; working smarter, not harder; do more with less. Following a decade of war, the...February 1, 2012
MILITARY Curtiss-Wright Division Curtiss-Wright Controls announced the formation of a Defense Solutions business group, combining its Embedded Computing and Electronics Systems businesses to better address the industry’s need for more cost-efficient commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) systems. The new Curtiss-Wright Controls Defense Solutions (CWCDS), headquartered in Ashburn, Va., will offer a more...February 1, 2012
Undeniably one of the most present and most concealed threats on the battlefield today remains the shoulder-launched, heat-seeking surface-to-air missiles, or Man Portable Air Defense Systems (MANPADS), a lightweight and proliferating weapon with a low acquisition cost. The names of such systems are well-known the Russian-made 9K38 Igla, U.S. FIM-43 Red Eye or FIM-92 Stinger, British Blowpipe, French...February 1, 2012
The requirements for higher bandwidth and speed and lower weight and power use are driving expanded use of fiber optics in the aircraft cabin and cockpit. The technology, increasingly being used to connect in-flight entertainment systems and video-rich cockpit displays, is now being looked at to play a more significant role in aircraft control operations. In the meantime, connector developers are crafting...
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