Military

CAE Awarded Military Simulator Contracts

CAE on Tuesday announced a series of military contract awards, totaling $120 million. The contracts include one from the U.S. Navy to develop two MH-60R helicopter simulators, a contract from Boeing to…

Commercial

Q&A: Honeywell Defense and Space

Honeywell Defense and Space President Mike Madsen The FAA’s Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) has dominated the headlines for the commercial side of the air traffic management. The program, which will…

ATM Modernization

DSNA, Thales Sign ATM MoU

French air navigation services provider DSNA and Thales have partnered to develop the French component of the 4-FLIGHT air traffic management system. The 4-FLIGHT program was launched in 2008 by DSNA and…

Business & GA

Curtiss-Wright Signs Contract from AgustaWestland

Curtiss-Wright Controls, of Charlotte, N.C., signed a contract with AgustaWestland to create a custom vibration management system (VMS) computer for its rotorcraft technology validation program (RTVP) demonstrator. Curtiss-Wright said the VMS computer…

Military

Boeing Awarded B-1 Modification Contract

Boeing was awarded a $99.5 million contract by the U.S. Air Force to integrate three major modifications on the B-1 Lancer bomber fleet. This contract is for the first lot of modification…

Business & GA

Police Mission Equipment

Painting the words “police” or “sheriff” on the side of a helicopter does not a law enforcement helicopter make. It’s the mission equipment the search lights, radios, video systems, etc. that make…

Embedded Avionics

Rafale in Combat

Only a few European manufacturers produce and develop high-tech fighter aircraft. The Eurofighter and the Rafale are the final contenders selected by the Indian air force in the 125+ aircraft purchase program…

Commercial

ADS-B Equipage

It has been said that those of us who fly within the United States enjoy what is certainly the safest and most accessible airspace system in the world. At the same time,…

Commercial

Product Focus: Data Acquisition

Changes to flight data safety systems typically come about slowly. They are the product of lengthy deliberations by regulatory and standards making bodies and industry. Even the data from the “black boxes”…

ATM Modernization

New Products

Distribution Agreement Aviation Partners Group (APG), based in Punta Gorda, Fla., signed a distributor agreement with Mid-Continent Instruments, of Wichita, Kan., under which APG will become a distributor of Mid-Continent products, including…