CommercialEuro Hawk Completes 30-Hour Flight Euro Hawk unmanned aircraft system (UAS) completed 30.3-hour flight over Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., proving its long-range stamina, according to manufacturers Northrop Grumman and EADS Deutschland GmbH. The high-flying UAS took…
MilitaryNAVAIR Delivers AV-8B Trainer to Marines Naval Aviation Training Systems program upgraded and delivered an AV-8B Radar Night Attack Weapons Systems Trainer (RNAWST) to the Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma, Ariz., in September, the Navy said Wednesday.This is…
ATM ModernizationSensis WAM System Certified for North Sea Sensis Corp.'s Wide Area Multilateration (WAM) deployment in the North Sea off the coast of Scotland has been certified for air traffic control by the U.K. Civil Aviation Authority, Sensis announced Monday.…
CommercialElbit to Acquire M7 Aerospace Elbit Systems of America (ESA) on Wednesday said it paid $85 million to acquire M7 Aerospace, of San Antonio, in an all-cash transaction. "We are pleased to take this important step towards enhancing…
CommercialBecker Avionics Wins FAA Approval for DVCS Becker Avionics said Wednesday it was granted FAA production certification to manufacture the Digital Voice Communication System (DVCS) 6100 at its Miramar, Fla., facility. Production of system will begin immediately, the company said.…
CommercialPanasonic Delivers IFE System to Air France Panasonic Avionics, of Lake Forest, Calif., has installed its eX2 in-flight entertainment and communication (IFEC) system on an Air France B777-300ER. This is the first of 11 new Air France B777s that will…
Business & GAGoodrich to Supply Components to MRJ Goodrich signed an agreement with Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. to supply air data sensors, ice detectors and windshield heat controllers for the new Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) aircraft family. Goodrich will deliver the…
Business & GACassidian Transponder EASA Certified Cassidian, an EADS subsidiary based in Germany, said its LTR 400 family of transponders received EASA certification. The company said the equipment, which is suitable for the identification of military aircraft as…