Commercial

Northrop Grumman Wins FAA Contract

Northrop Grumman was awarded an $18 million, one-year contract by FAA to maintain and enhance the aeronautical information database, National Airspace System Resource (NASR), and Electronic NASR (eNASR) systems, collectively known as…

Business & GA

Aspen Avionics PFD Awarded AML-STC

Aspen Avionics, based in Albuquerque, N.M., received FAA Approved Model List Supplemental Type Certification (AML-STC) for its EFD1000 Primary Flight Display (PFD). The company said this certification, combined with the Technical Standard…

Commercial

IS&S to Supply Air Data Integration Units

Innovative Solutions & Support (IS&S), based in Exton, Pa., was selected by Clifford Development to supply Air Data Integration Units (ADIU) to meet FAA requirements for all Full Authority Digital Engine Controls…

Military

Raytheon Awarded Navy F/A-18 Contract

Raytheon was awarded an $11.7 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy for the full-rate-production of 14 AN/ALR-67(V)3 Radar Warning Receivers (RWR) to support F/A-18 legacy aircraft programs for the Canadian Air…

Commercial

Formation Earns AS 9100B Certification

Formation, Inc., of Moorestown, N.J., earned AS 9100B certification, a quality system standard for suppliers to the aerospace industry. Formation designs and manufactures hardware and software products for the aerospace industry, including…

ATM Modernization

Lockheed Martin Extends U.K. ATC Contract

Lockheed Martin U.K. signed a five-year, $160 million contract extension with U.K.’s air traffic control authority, NATS, to manage air traffic over England and Wales. Under terms of the contract, Lockheed Martin…

Commercial

Thales Wins Multilateration Contract

Thales was awarded a contract from FINAVIA, the Finnish Air Traffic Service provider, for the delivery and installation of its MAGS1 transponder multilateration system at Helsinki Vantaa Airport. Financial terms of the…

Military

RQ-4 UAV Sets Endurance Mark

Northrop Grumman’s RQ-4 Global Hawk set an endurance record for a full-scale, operational unmanned aircraft March 22, completing a 33.1-hour flight at altitudes up to 60,000 feet over Edwards Air Force Base,…

Commercial

Universal WAAS-FMS Makes LPV Approach

Canadian airline First Air completed LPV approach operations in Canada using Universal Avionics Systems Corp.’s Wide Area Augmentation System – Flight Management System (WAAS-FMS). The Localizer Performance with Vertical (LPV) guidance approach…

Military

Rockwell Collins Signs Navy UAV Deal

Rockwell Collins was awarded a $6.4 million contract modification with the U.S. Navy to exercise an option for the production of 137 RT-1556B AN/ARC-210 Receiver-Transmitter Radios and 81 C-11898A Radio Control Sets…