Curtiss-Wright Controls Inc. was awarded a $22 million contract by Sikorsky Aircraft to supply the data concentrator units (DCU) for the CH-53K heavy-lift helicopter under development for use by the U.S. Marine…
HEICO Corp., based in Hollywood, Fla., announced plans Monday to acquire 82.5 percent of VPT, Inc., a Blacksburg, Va.-based provider of power conversion products for the military, space and commercial avionics end-market. Financial terms…
L-3 Geneva Aerospace announced plans to develop an unmanned aerial system for the U.S. Air Force. The L-3 subsidiary was one of the companies awarded a Small Unmanned Aerial System (SUAS) Research…
A team led by Raytheon was awarded a $2.3 million contract to study the NextGen Integrated Communications, Navigation and Surveillance (ICNS) architecture and determine the National Airspace System's needs for 2018 to 2025. Raytheon…
We’ve assembled representatives of leading-edge companies for this live, online discussion, “Operators Guide To EFBs: Choosing And Applying Electronic Flight Bags,” scheduled Thursday, May 7, at 11 a.m. ET. This Avionics Magazine…
Lockheed Martin said the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Cooperative Avionics Test Bed (CATBird) aircraft completed a series of avionics systems testing at Edwards Air Force Base in California. The two-week deployment at the base…
The U.S. Navy awarded Northrop Grumman a contract for its MQ-8B Fire Scout Vertical Takeoff and Landing Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (VTUAV) program. The award is valued at $5 million the first…
Goodrich Corp. will supply its external video system for the Airbus A350 XWB, a contract estimated to generate more than $1 billion in original equipment and aftermarket revenue over the life of the…