CommercialRockwell Collins to Deploy S1000D Software Rockwell Collins will use a software program from PTC, of Needham, Mass., for its S1000D initiative, a campaign to improve efficiencies in creating, maintaining and delivering technical publications. The Arbortext system provides…
MilitaryBoeing C-130 AMP Simulator Ready for Use Boeing said Monday it delivered the U.S. Air Force's first simulator for the C-130 Avionics Modernization Program (AMP) to Little Rock Air Force Base. The Weapon System Trainer passed government acceptance testing…
MilitaryL-3 Awarded UAV Contract L-3 Communications was awarded a contract worth up to $250 million from the U.S. Special Operations Command for the Expeditionary Unmanned Aircraft System. The one-year contract minimum is $5 million, and includes…
Business & GAAero Air Completes Garmin Installation Aero Air, based at Portland-Hillsboro Airport in Oregon, completed its dual install of a G-600 system in a Twin Commander. The new cockpit included Garmin G-600 dual Multi-Function and Primary Function displays, dual…
MilitaryBAE Delivers First AWAPSS to U.S. Army BAE Systems said Thursday it delivered the first Airborne Wide Area Persistent Surveillance Sensor (AWAPSS) to the U.S. Army. The airborne persistent surveillance system provides continuous, wide-area, day-or-night situational awareness in complex operational…
MilitaryBVR Systems Wins $14 Million in Contracts BVR Systems said Thursday it signed $14 million in maintenance and training contracts with undisclosed partners. The company, which was acquired in July by Elbit Systems, said the two contracts are for…
MilitaryOrbit Receives P-3C Upgrade Contract Orbit International Corp., Hauppauge, N.Y., said Thursday it received a $525,000 contract from a "global defense prime contractor" for a suite of products designed to support a Foreign Military Sale (FMS) upgrade…
MilitaryU.K. Military Orders Q-Sight Displays BAE Systems announced Wednesday the U.K. military placed the first order for a new generation of its helmet-mounted displays. The Royal Navy will purchase 12 remote sighting systems, which incorporate BAE’s Q-Sight…