Business & GASikorsky Invests in UAV Avionics Company Sikorsky Innovations, the technology development organization of Sikorsky Aircraft, made an equity investment in Adaptive Flight, a Georgia-based manufacturer of avionics system solutions for small and medium-sized unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), the…
MilitaryL-3 Link Wins Contract Option for E-6B Training L-3 Link Simulation & Training (L-3 Link) was awarded a one-year contract option to continue as the prime contractor and provide support for the U.S. Navy’s E-6B Aircrew Training System (ATS). This…
MilitaryLink Simulation & Training Wins F/A-18C Work L-3 's Link Simulation & Training division has been awarded a $24.1 million contract from the U.S. Navy to provide the Kuwait Air Force (KAF) with two F/A-18C Tactical Operational Flight Trainers…
Embedded AvionicsBAE to Upgrade Italian Tornados Warton, UK - BAE Systems has been awarded a $31.1 million contract for the upgrade of Italian Air Force Tornados, including new digital cockpit displays. Work will begin next year on the…
Business & GAEMS Forte E-Mail System Awarded FAA STC EMS Aviation has been awarded a FAA Supplemental Type Certificate (STC), authorizing installation of its Network Gateway product on Gulfstream G-IV series. The newly certified unit is a component of EMS Aviation’s…
Business & GAThales Satcom System Earns Boeing Certification The Thales TopFlight satellite communications system has been certified on Boeing 737 NG and 777s, the companies announced Tuesday. Thales said its TopFlight system is the first ARINC 781 SwiftBroadband-enabled SATCOM capable of…
CommercialRegent Airways Selects Lufthansa Charts Regent Airways, a private airline from Bangladesh, has started its flight operations with several IT systems from Lufthansa Systems, including Lido/RouteManual navigation charts and the Lido/FPLS flight planning service. Regent Airways has…
CommercialCompanies Form Avionics JV in India Embvue, of Montreal, a provider of embedded systems, network and testing products, said Friday it plans to enter into a strategic teaming agreement with Edgewood Ventures, an Indian-based technology accelerator, on aerospace…
CommercialARINC's VDL Network Marks 10 Years ARINC's VDL Mode 2 digital air/ground communications network is marking 10 years of operations. According to ARINC, the system begin in 1998 as a proof-of-concept on a few ground stations in the Pacific…
MilitaryLockheed Martin to Close P-3 Avionics Plant Lockheed Martin announced plans Thursday to close its Eagan, Minn., facility by 2013 and move manufacturing work from its Middle River, Md., site by the end of 2011. Lockheed Martin's Mission Systems…