CommercialEsterline Sells Muirhead Subsidiary Esterline Corp., of Bellevue, Wash., announced Monday it is selling its U.K.-based Muirhead Aerospace subsidiary to AMETEK, Paoli, Pa. Esterline said it anticipates an after-tax gain on the sale of about $16…
ATM ModernizationSensis to Deploy Multilateration in Montreal Nav Canada announced plans to deploy a multilateration system for surface surveillance from Sensis, Syracuse, N.Y., Montreal Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport. The contract also calls for the airport to use Sensis…
MilitaryAeroVironment Awarded Army UAV Contract AeroVironment, Monrovia, Calif., was awarded $5.8 million contract from the U.S. Army to procure research, development, test & evaluation digital data link effort for the Raven RQ-11B unmanned aircraft System. Work will be…
CommercialFAA Signs Contract with Honeywell, ACSS FAA signed a $9 million agreement with Honeywell and Aviation Communications & Surveillance Systems (ACSS) to accelerate testing and installation of Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) technology. Acting FAA Administrator said the contracts…
CommercialEngine Indications Managing optimal engine performance is becoming increasingly critical, not only for safety and reliability, but for fuel burn savings so important to airlines and business jet operators. Advances in heat-resistant sensors and…
Business & GAQ&A: IS&S: Display Systems Provider Now in its 20th year, Innovative Solutions & Support (IS&S) has evolved from being a supplier of discrete avionic instruments to providing advanced, integrated display systems as well as air-data products, fuel…
Business & GAProduct Focus: Wire and Cable The mantra for designers and manufacturers of avionics-grade wire and cable is to do more with less. The "more" relates to the bandwidth capability and throughput that make it possible for airlines…
ATM ModernizationNew Products Transceiver European Approval L-3 Avionics Systems received EASA European Technical Standard Order Authorization (ETSOA) for its ADR-7050 Digital Transceiver for navigation and communication. The ADR-7050 is a remotely controlled and mounted digital…
MilitaryNet-Centric Operations Supplement: Editor's Note: Connecting Systems Nowadays, the interconnectedness of systems is becoming more important than the systems themselves. Fifth-generation fighters like the F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lightning II, with their ability to penetrate enemy air defenses, bring…
MilitaryNet-Centric Operations Supplement: Battlespace Transformation In less than 10 years, the Network-Centric Operations (NCO) concept has emerged from the pages of scholarly journals to become a major military initiative commanding a significant portion of U.S. defense spending.…
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