Military
Esterline Names New COO
Esterline Corp., of Bellevue, Wash., named R. Bradley "Brad" Lawrence to the new position of president and chief operating officer (COO). Robert W. Cremin, who is relinquishing his role as president, continues…
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Military
Boeing P-8A Poseidon T2 Completes First Flight
Boeing said Friday its P-8A Poseidon test aircraft T2 completed its first successful test flight. The flight took off from Renton Field at 10:32 a.m. Pacific time and landed two hours and 56…
Military
Lockheed ‘Sniper’ Pods Flying On A-10Cs
Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Air Force completed site activations of the Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod (ATP), equipping A-10C Thunderbolt II units at Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz., and Spangdahlem AFB, Germany. A further…
Commercial
American to Test NextGen Technologies
An American Airlines flight from Paris to Miami this week will test green technologies as part of FAA's NextGen program. On Thursday, as part of the Atlantic Interoperability Initiative to Reduce Emissions (AIRE),…
Military
AeroVironment Receives Order for Observer UAV
AeroVironment, of Monrovia, Calif., said U.S. government agencies funding the Global Observer Joint Capability Technology Demonstration (JCTD) program have exercised an option for the assembly of a third Global Observer aircraft and…
Military
Intel to Acquire Wind River Systems
Intel announced plans Thursday to pay $884 million to acquire Wind River Systems, headquartered in Alameda, Calif. Intel said the deal, which is expected to close this summer, will help it continue to…
Business & GA
EMS Sky Connect Phone Gets STC
EMS Sky Connect, a division of EMS Technologies, said Monday its Forté in-flight phone received a FAA supplemental type certificate (STC) for installation Gulfstream G-IVs. The phone system uses the Iridium network to…
Military
Boeing Submits A160T for Marine Pact
Boeing said on Monday it submitted a proposal offering its A160T Hummingbird for the U.S. Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory's Immediate Cargo Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Demonstration Program. The demonstration contract is expected…