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August 1, 2012
For the second time this year, the U.S. Marine Corps has approved the deployment extension of K-MAX Cargo UAS, Lockheed Martin said Wednesday. Earlier this year, the Marine Corps requested the aircraft, a joint effort by Lockheed Martin and Kaman Aerospace, stay in theater through Sept. 30, the end of this fiscal year. This announcement extends...July 31, 2012
Boeing's Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System II/hon its F-15 Silent Eagle demonstrator aircraft. Boeing recently validated the integration of the next-generation Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System II/h (JHMCS II/h) on the company's F-15 Silent Eagle demonstrator aircraft, continuing the on-schedule development of this advanced multi-role jet fighter. The JHMCS...July 31, 2012
Astronics on Tuesday said it will acquire privately-held Max-Viz, a developer and designer of Enhanced Vision Systems (EVS) for fixed and rotary wing aircraft, for $10 million in cash. Additional purchase consideration of up to $8 million may be paid by Astronics if Max-Viz achieves certain revenue targets in 2013, 2014 and 2015. “They are a leading provider of EVS technology having earned FAA...July 30, 2012
The Northrop Grumman-built X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator completed its historic first flight from Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md. The 36-minute flight – the first for the tailless, strike-fighter-sized aircraft since it was transported to the Navy base in June from Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. – was successfully completed July 29 at 11:36 a.m. Eastern time. It...July 30, 2012
Curtiss-Wright Controls received a contract from Honeywell to provide Advanced Data Acquisition Units (ADAU) for use on its Primus Apex Integrated Flight Deck. The Curtiss-Wright Controls products will provide the conversion of analog and digital sensor inputs into digital outputs for use in Honeywell’s flight deck. The initial contract is valued at $650,000 with an estimated potential value of $37.5...July 27, 2012
Avidyne and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) were awarded a $4 million, three-year grant to study Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) under the FAA's Airborne Traffic Situational Awareness with Alerts (TSAA) program. The TSAA program includes the prototyping and demonstration of functional hardware, along with the drafting of the industry standards for...July 27, 2012
Eric Bruneau, director operations of the French Direction Service Navigation Aerienne, and Chris Stadler, head of operations Maastricht UAC, observe operations at the FABEC Olympic cell in Maastricht, the Netherlands. With the London Olympic Games set to start Friday, air traffic management players in Europe have geared up to ensure the safe and expeditious flow of traffic across the network, in...July 26, 2012
Mercury Computer Systems, of Chelmsford, Mass., received $5.2 million in follow-on orders from an unnamed defense prime contractor for rugged, digital signal and image processing modules for...July 26, 2012
France and the U.K. are moving forward with its defense cooperation, announcing France will undertake operational assessments and trials of the Thales Watchkeeper unmanned aircraft system (UAS) in 2012 and 2013 and the two countries will collaborate on another UAS program. The announcements were made Tuesday after a bi-lateral...July 26, 2012
Rockwell Collins said Tuesday its Ascend Aircraft Information Manager (AIM) data transfer and management system has been certified for the Dassault Falcon 2000, Hawker Beechcraft B300 Series King Air and the Piaggio Avanti II P-180. The Ascend AIM allows uploads of...July 25, 2012
Aspen Avionics received FAA approval for installation of its H-series Primary Flight Displays (PFD) and Multi-function Flight Displays (MFD) into the Robinson R44 and R44 II model helicopters. The PFD is a all solid-state digital replacement for legacy mechanical...July 25, 2012
Rear Adm. Mathias Winter Rear Adm. Mathias Winter was named head of the Naval Air System Command's (NAVAIR) Program Executive Office for Unmanned Aviation and Strike Weapons (PEO(U&W)) during a change of command ceremony at Pax River last week. Winter is the former commander of the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons...July 24, 2012
L-3 Display Systems was selected by Lockheed Martin to provide the Combat Systems Operator (CSO) Video Display Terminal (VDT) for the MC-130J. Under the terms of this contract, which was awarded in late 2011, L-3 is designing and manufacturing the 15-inch rugged display with dual-mode night vision image system-compatible backlight technology. MC-130J CSOs will...July 24, 2012
JetBlue received Supplemental Type Certification (STC) on its Airbus A320s for DO-260B (TSO-C166b) capability using ACSS’s XS-950 Mode S Transponder, manufacturer ACSS said. DO-260B is the highest level of Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast transmission (ADS-B Out) and meets the...July 23, 2012
L-3 Display Systems was awarded a contract from Boeing to provide the Multi-Purpose Display (MPD) on the AH-64D Apache. The 6.25-inch x 6.25-inch MPD is a form, fit, function backward- and forward-compatible system that keeps life-cycle costs to a minimum, while providing...July 23, 2012
Lockheed Martin has awarded the satellite communication component of the new Block 8.1 upgrade for the Air Force’s C-130J Super Hercules to Thrane & Thrane. The program involves the upgrade of more than 200 aircraft and represents a value expected to exceed $24.4 million, with a roll out period from 2014 to 2018. The satellite communication systems will support...July 23, 2012
Aviovision, a Belgium-based Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) software provider, signed a contract with Air Greenland, for its AVIOBOOK EFB system for a Class 1 iPad device. "Air Greenland has selected the AVIOBOOK EFB solution because of its flexibility which matches our need to adapt to the sometimes difficult and extreme operational environment in which we are operating, and provides us with an...July 20, 2012
Helinet Technologies has been selected by the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) to develop and implement a microwave downlink and satellite system for the DPS Aircraft Section's Pilatus PC-12 NG Spectre. The new system enables the high-altitude Pilatus to transmit real-time surveillance images and data to fixed and portable receive sites around the state and augments the Department's existing...July 20, 2012
Goodrich Corporation has received a contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide its advanced DB-110 airborne reconnaissance system for the Royal Saudi Air Force F-15S Modernization Program. The Foreign Military Sale (FMS) contract calls for Goodrich to provide 10 dual-band reconnaissance pods from its Westford, Mass. facility and...July 19, 2012
Rockwell Collins' avionics-grade touch-screen technology and docking station hardware are featured on the new certified Airbus Class 2 Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) system for the A320 family. Rockwell Collins’ 12.1-inch touchscreens for the A320 undergo a patented lamination...
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