Military

Boeing Unit Secures AESA Work

Boeing subsidiary McDonnell Douglas was awarded a $90.2 million contract modification by the U.S. Navy for procurement of a newly developed, additional capability for the AN/APG-79 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar.…

Military

Lockheed Martin Awarded $1 Billion Training Deal

The U.S. Air Force awarded a $1.07 billion contract to Lockheed Martin Simulation, Training and Support, for a program that supports aircrew training for special operations forces and combat search and rescue.…

Commercial

Shandong Airlines Selects Rockwell Collins

Chinese airline Shandong Airlines selected a Rockwell Collins avionics suite, including the MultiScan Hazard Detection System, Model 4000 Head-Up Guidance System (HGS) and Programmable Audio Video Entertainment System (PAVES), for 18 Boeing…

Military

AeroVironment Wins Army UAV Contract

AeroVironment Corp., Monrovia, Calif., won a $5.3 million contract from the U.S. Army to provide the RQ-11 small unmanned aircraft system, known as the Raven, and initial spares packages. Work will be…

Military

F-35C Hits Milestone

The U.S. Navy's F-35C Lightning II carrier variant completed its Air System Critical Design Review (CDR). The review was conducted in June at lead contractor Lockheed Martin’s Forth Worth, Texas, facility, and…

ATM Modernization

Kazak Airport to Install Thales Navigation Aids

Thales won a contract from Kazakhstan’s Air Navigation Service Provider, RSE Kazaeronavigatsia, to provide its STREAMS Advanced-Surface Movement Guidance and Control System (A-SMGCS) and navigation aids for Almaty Airport. Financial terms of…

Commercial

Team to Study Laser Positioning System

The U.S. Air Force and FAA led a team that included Northrop Grumman and its partners, Taboada Research Instruments and Cherokee CRC, to design, build and integrate a laser positioning system in…

Commercial

TTTech Wins AS9100 Certification

TTTech achieved AS9100 certification for the development of safety-critical applications in the aerospace industry, the company said. AS9100, the internationally recognized quality management system standard defined specifically by and for the aerospace…

Commercial

Aer Lingus Renews Pact with ARINC

ARINC said it won a three-year contract renewal with Irish airline Aer Lingus to provide the airline with ARINC's GLOBALink VHF aircraft communications addressing and reporting systems (ACARS) data link serive and…

Business & GA

Product Focus: Connectors

Customers’ ever-present demands of more, cheaper, lighter and faster are prompting a wave of high-density interconnect devices, particularly in the commercial and military aviation sectors. Aviation connector companies say faster, lighter options…