MilitaryVSI Tests Helmet Mounted Display Vision Systems International (VSI) said its F-35 Helmet Mounted Display (HMD) was successfully demonstrated in a series of flights performed by the Royal Air Force Centre for Aviation Medicine (RAF CAM). VSI,…
MilitaryLockheed Martin Installs Sensor System Lockheed Martin said it installed the first two Arrowhead systems on Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) AH-64D Apaches, marking the first time it installed the Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision…
MilitaryRaytheon Begins F-15C AESA Production Raytheon said it began production of its latest active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar system for the Air National Guard as part of its F-15C upgrade program. Under terms of the $52.2…
MilitaryRockwell Collins’ CAAS Ready for Deployment Rockwell Collins said its Common Avionics Architecture System (CAAS) in the Boeing CH-47F cockpit was declared operationally ready for deployment by the U.S. Army. The first CAAS-equipped platform, the MH-47G, completed final…
MilitaryTextron to Buy UIC Textron, Providence, R.I., said it will spend $1.1 billion to acquire unmanned aircraft vehicle manufacturer United Industrial Corp. (UIC), based in Hunt Valley, Md. The board of directors of both companies approved…
MilitarySkyquest Aviation Wins Selex Contract Skyquest Aviation, a U.K.-based manufacturer of video equipment for airborne surveillance aircraft, said it won a contract to design and build a Smart PC display system for SELEX Sensors & Airborne Systems…
Business & GABizAv Expected to Soar The boom is business aviation is expecting to continue through 2008 as a flood of new jets hit the market and robust international demand lifts the market, according to Honeywell’s annual business…
MilitaryViaSat Wins Air Force Contract ViaSat, Carlsbad, Calif., received an $18.3 million contract from the U.S. Air Force for the continued development of the Joint Communication Simulator (JCS). This award extends the JCS capabilities at three locations…