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Thales to Supply ILS to Canadian Air Force

Thales has been awarded a contract by the Canadian Department of National Defence to supply and install four Instrument Landing Systems (ILS) at Canadian Air Force bases in Trenton, Bagotville and Comox.…

Military

ITT Awarded National Guard F-16 Pod Contract

The U.S. Air National Guard awarded ITT a $4.3 million contract to integrate and test an all-weather targeting pod in its F-16s. ITT said the upgraded Thunder Radar Targeting Pod will enable pilots…

Business & GA

navAero EFB Awarded EASA STC

NavAero's tBag C22 Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) was issued an EASA Supplemental Type Certification (STC) for the Challenger 601, the company announced last week. The STC was executed by RUAG Aviation under…

Commercial

SIAEC in JV with Panasonic Avionics

Singapore-based SIA Engineering Company Limited (SIAEC) on Thursday announced a joint venture with Panasonic Avionics, of Lake Forest, Calif., to set-up a Singapore facility for the maintenance, repair and overhaul of Panasonic's in-flight entertainment…

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Sensis WAM System Operational in Tasmania

Sensis Corp.'s Wide Area Multilateration (WAM) system over Tasmania, Australia, passed its safety case by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) and is now operational, the company announced Monday. The system uses both…

Business & GA

Butler National to Buy Kings Avionics

Butler National, based in Olathe, Kan., announced plans Thursday to acquire Kings Avionics, of Salt Lake City. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Kings Avionics services aircraft ranging from single-engine piston airplanes…

Military

Northrop Grumman Awarded Air Force Contract

Northrop Grumman Space and Missions Systems, based in San Jose, Calif., was awarded a contract modification by the U.S. Air Force to provide a prototype sensor for the General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper…

Military

Lockheed Martin to Provide Sensors to Army

The U.S. Army awarded Lockheed Martin a $65 million contract for the continued modernization of the Apache helicopter's Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (M-TADS/PNVS) system. The total contract value…

ATM Modernization

Editor's Note: Funding, Continued

Listening to satellite radio the other day while approaching Washington’s Capital Beltway, sometimes referred to as “the world’s largest parking lot,” I was reminded of President Obama’s proposal to invest $50 billion…

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Industry Scan

Avionics Webinar Panelists: Demand Grows For Cabin, Cockpit Connectivity The market for in-flight connectivity systems in business aircraft is “exploding,” with multiple providers offering new capabilities for the cabin and cockpit, panelists…