MilitaryC-130 AMP Completes Software Development Boeing completed software development for its C-130 Avionics Modernization Program (AMP), the company said Friday. The milestone, together with the test flight Aug. 18, marks the end of the developmental stage of…
MilitaryAIM UK Named Beltronic Distributor AIM UK was named the exclusive distributor for Beltronic GmbH’s family of Ruggedised/Portable PCs and Displays for the U.K. defense, aerospace and industrial markets. Beltronic, based in Lottstetten, Germany, designs, develops and…
Business & GAEclipse Aviation Shakes Up Management Eclipse Aviation, Albuquerque, N.M., shook up its management structure in an attempt to return the company to profitability. Peg Billson, previously the company’s chief operating officer, has been appointed president and general…
CommercialAvionica Achieves ISO 9001:2000 Certification Avionica, Miami, the manufacturer of flight data management systems, achieved ISO 9001:2000 and AS9100 certification, the company said Thursday. AS9100 is a standardized quality management system for the aerospace industry. It was…
Business & GAIS&S, Kollsman Settle Litigation Elbit Systems U.S. subsidiary Kollsman, Merrimack, N.H., will pay Innovative Solutions & Support, Exton, Pa., $17 million to settle their litigation over the misuse of IS&S’s air date computer technology, according to…
CommercialDO-178 Industry Group Formed Presagis, Montreal, and HighRely, Phoenix, formed a DO-178 Industry Group with the goal of providing tools and guidance in support of projects requiring RTCA DO-178B certification. The group said it looks to…
MilitaryElbit Systems Awarded UAV Contract Elbit Systems Ltd., based in Haifa, Israel, was awarded a $25 million contract from a “country in the Americas” to supply its Hermes 450 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) systems. The contract also…
MilitaryLockheed Martin Acquires Aculight Lockheed Martin completed its acquisition of Aculight Corp., Bothell, Wash., a manufacturer of laser-based systems for defense and aerospace customers. Financial terms of the transaction, which was announced in late July, were…