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| 03.19.2010 |
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Eurocontrol Launches Aircraft Identification Program
Eurocontrol has initiated an Aircraft Identification Program to assign a unique identifier to all flights to be used continually by Feb. 9, 2012. According to the agency, the shortage of available secondary surveillance radar (SSR) codes has been causing...
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| 03.19.2010 |
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F-35B Makes First Vertical Landing
Lockheed Martin announced the first vertical landing March 18 of the F-35B Lightning II at Patuxent River, Md., Naval Air Station. The BF-1 aircraft used in the test is one of three F-35B short takeoff and vertical landing (STOVL) jets undergoing flight...
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| 03.18.2010 |
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Pickering, Geotest-Marvin Form Alliance
Geotest-Marvin Test Systems, of Irvine, Calif., and U.K.-based Pickering Interfaces have formed a strategic alliance aimed at providing customers a broader range of test equipment choices. An initial element of this program has been the creation of a joint...
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| 03.17.2010 |
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L-3 Awarded F-16 Simulator Contract Option
L-3 Communications' Link Simulation & Training division has been awarded a $20.9 million contract option on the F-16 Mission Training Center (MTC) program. This contract option, received from the Aeronautical Systems Center's Training Systems Product...
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| 03.17.2010 |
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B-2 EHF Satellite Hardware Installed
Northrop Grumman said Wednesday that it has begun installing the first set of satellite communications hardware for a B-2 stealth bomber that will eventually allow the jet to send and receive battlefield information up to 100 times faster than its current...
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| 03.16.2010 |
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Rockwell Collins Avionics Certified for CJ4
Rockwell Collins said its avionics systems, including its Pro Line 21 flight deck, MultiScan Hazard Detection System and Venue Cabin Management System (CMS), were certified for the Cessna Citation CJ4 under a type certificate achieved by Cessna...
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| 03.16.2010 |
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MIDS JTRS Receives NSA Certification
The Multifunctional Information Distribution System Joint Tactical Radio System (MIDS JTRS) received National Security Agency (NSA) certification to provide secure distribution of situational awareness and command and...
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| 03.15.2010 |
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Nextant 400NEXT Completes First Flight
The Rockwell Collins-equipped Phase 1 400NEXT aircraft from Nextant Aerospace completed its first flight, Nextant announced last Thursday. The flight, which took place Feb. 25, completed the aircraft's transition from experimental to production...
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| 03.15.2010 |
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FreeFlight WAAS Receiver in ADS-B Tests
FreeFlight Systems, based in Waco, Texas, said its 1203 Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) GPS receiver has been selected by FAA as part of the automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) testing in Alaska. FreeFlight also supplies its 1201...
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| 03.12.2010 |
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FAA Issues AD on Airbus A320 TCAS Products
FAA issued an airworthiness directive (AD) on Thursday requiring operators of the Airbus A320 family to update software in their traffic collision avoidance systems (TCAS) following two near-mid-air collisions. The directive, effective April 15, 2010...
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| 03.12.2010 |
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Presagis Forms Embedded Graphics Division
Presagis, based in Montreal, will form a business unit focused solely on embedded graphics systems, the company announced Tuesday. The new division, which will integrate Presagis's 2009 acquisition of Seaweed Systems, will build Presagis's experience in...
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| 03.11.2010 |
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FAA Releases NextGen Implementation Plan
FAA on Monday released its NextGen Implementation Plan (NGIP), laying out the agency's progress and goals for implementing new capabilities and new technologies in the mid-term to 2018. The 2010 plan update supports many of the recommendations...
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| 03.11.2010 |
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AIRE Program To Be Extended
American and European aviation officials pledged to extend the flight demonstrations conducted under the Atlantic Interoperability Initiative to Reduce Emissions (AIRE) into regular, daily operations. “We will perform new trials in 2010, and the intent...
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| 03.10.2010 |
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Public Funds Eyed For SESAR
The Single European Sky ATM Research (SESAR) program will need public money to assist airlines in equipping for new capabilities, according to the head of the management organization overseeing the development phase. The European Commission will propose to...
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| 03.10.2010 |
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FAA Sees Modest Growth in 2010
The sluggish economy will put the brakes on growth in the U.S. commercial air industry, according to a FAA forecast released Tuesday. FAA’s Annual Aerospace Forecast predicts domestic passenger enplanements will increase modestly, by 0.5 percent, in...
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| 03.08.2010 |
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EADS Awarded U.K. Test Set Contract
EADS Defence & Security's Test and Services division was awarded a contract from the U.K. Ministry of Defense (MoD) to upgrade five final pass-off testing systems of the Lynx Helicopter Automatic Flying Control System (AFCS) with...
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| 03.08.2010 |
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Sypris Electronics Awarded F-35 Contract
Sypris Electronics, based in Tampa, Fla., said Thursday it had been awarded follow-on orders from Northrop Grumman Information Systems to provide electronic assemblies for the communications, navigation and...
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| 03.05.2010 |
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Delta TechOps Expands Sun Country Agreement
Delta TechOps expanded its maintenance contract with Sun Country Airlines, based in St. Paul, Minn., with agreements to provide auxiliary power unit (APU) and component maintenance services. As part of one agreement, Delta TechOps will provide...
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| 03.04.2010 |
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Curtiss-Wright Controls Signs BAMS Contract
Curtiss-Wright Controls, based in Charlotte, N.C., signed a $25 million contract with Northrop Grumman to provide the Advanced Mission Management System (AMMS) for the Broad Area...
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| 03.04.2010 |
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Lockheed Martin Awarded Radar Contract
Lockheed Martin received a low-rate initial production, $171.8 million contract from Northrop Grumman for four AN/APY-9 Airborne Early Warning (AEW) radar systems and spare parts. The radar systems will be integrated into the U.S. Navy's new E-2D...
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