February 9, 2012

Raytheon to Upgrade Software of Airborne Radio

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 implement this satcom enhancement, available to all U.S. Army Aviation aircraft and various U.S. Air...

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  • AAI to Provide Test Systems for CV-22 Fleet

    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...

  • Northrop Grumman to Supply BCNs on Global Hawks

    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...

  • Northrop Grumman, BAE Selected for CIRCM Contracts

    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...

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  • Boeing Begins Production of Super Hornet Targeting System

    February 1, 2012 | Boeing has started production of the new Distributed Targeting System (DTS) for the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet strike fighter, the company announced Wednesday. DTS provides enhanced targeting capability for the Super Hornet as part of the U.S. Navy’s...

  • Insitu Awarded Navy Support Contract

    January 31, 2012 | Boeing subsidiary Insitu, based in Bingen, Wash., was awarded a $41.1 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy to exercise an option for...

  • FAA TSO Approvals Transferred to Cobham Florida Facility

    January 31, 2012 | Cobham Beacon Solutions, based in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., received 24 FAA Technical Standard Order (TSO) authorizations for the Artex Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT) product line. The FAA has allowed transition of the previous approval from...