Military

Raytheon Awarded Countermeasures Contract

The Naval Air Systems Command awarded Raytheon a $14.8 million contract to produce dual pod countermeasures dispensers for U.S. Marine Corps CH-53 heavy-lift helicopters. Raytheon Technical Services Company LLC (RTSC) will manufacture…

Business & GA

Gulfstream Selects Universal Equipment

Universal Avionics Systems Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) with RIPS (Recorder Independent Power Supply) and Flight Data Recorder (FDR) have been selected by Gulfstream as forward-fit equipment on Gulfstream’s G450, G550 and G650…

ATM Modernization

First Members Named For NextGen Park

Sunhillo Corp., of West Berlin, N.J.,  and The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, in Pomona, have been approved as the first members of the Next Generation Aviation Research & Technology Park…

ATM Modernization

Boeing Launches In-Flight Optimization Tools

Boeing introduced subscription-based services to help airlines save fuel and increase environmental efficiency. InFlight Optimization Services are designed to be implemented within current air traffic and airline operating procedures using existing communication…

Military

AV Tests Global Observer UAS

AeroVironment (AV), of Monrovia, Calif., said Tuesday the first aircraft developed under the Global Observer UAS Joint Capability Technology Demonstration (JCTD) program completed initial flight testing consisting of multiple low-altitude flights at Edwards…

Business & GA

Boeing to Begin LRIP on Apache Block III

Boeing received a $247 million contract to begin Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) for the U.S. Army’s AH-64D Apache Block III helicopter. The contract, signed by the U.S. government on Oct. 22,…

ATM Modernization

LaHood: NextGen ‘Major Component’ Of Vision

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, in a speech Monday, said transitioning to the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) is a “major component” of the Obama administration’s transportation vision, and he promised…

ATM Modernization

DAC Extends Contract with Northrop Grumman

DAC International, based in Austin, Texas, said Tuesday it has renewed its distributorship agreement with Northrop Grumman LITEF GmbH, the contractor's German navigation systems subsidiary. The agreement agreement expands DAC International’s territories and…

Military

AeroVironment Wins SUAS Contract

AeroVironment, based in Monrovia, Calif., received a $7.2 million contract delivery order for new digital Puma All Environment (AE) unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and training services. The items were procured under an existing…

Commercial

Boeing Selects Teledyne DFDAU for 737NG

Teledyne Controls, of El Segundo, Calif., reached an agreement with Boeing to supply its Digital Flight Data Acquisition Unit (DFDAU) for Boeing’s Airplane Health Management (AHM) system for the Next‑Generation 737. Teledyne’s DFDAU,…