MilitaryCurtiss-Wright Controls Wins CH-53K Contract 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…
MilitaryHEICO Acquires VPT Inc. 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…
MilitaryL-3 to Develop UAS for U.S. Air Force 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…
Business & GARaytheon Wins NextGen Study Contract 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…
MilitaryF-35 CatBIRD Shows Avionics Capability 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…
CommercialAvionics Magazine To Hold EFB Webinar 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…
MilitaryNorthrop Grumman Wins MQ-8B Pact 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…
CommercialGoodrich Selected for A350 Video System 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…