Commercial

Swedish Army Selects Aerovironment UASs

AeroVironment received a firm fixed-price order for 12 hybrid small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (Försvarets Materielverk) on behalf of the Swedish Army. The order consists of…

Business & GA

StandardAero Awarded STC for Honeywell EGPWS

StandardAero has received a FAA Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for upgrading Mark V Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System (EGPWS) computers with Honeywell’s Smart Runway and SmartLanding runway safety package for Falcon 50,…

Commercial

Thales Opens New IFE Center in London

Thales said last week it has a new address at London Heathrow, closer to some of its airline customers, to provide services including turn-key maintenance, onboard services and repairs. It is also…

Embedded Avionics

Rockwell Collins Selected for DARPA SVS Contract

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has selected Rockwell Collins to develop the synthetic vision avionics backbone for next generation helicopter operations under the Multi-Function Radio Frequency (MFRF) program. Rockwell Collins…

Business & GA

Eclipse Aerospace Begins Production of Eclipse 550

Eclipse Aerospace this week marked the beginning of initial production of its Eclipse 550 twin-engine jet, with deliveries expected to begin next year. Eclipse, based in Albuquerque, N.M., said it plans initial…

ATM Modernization

Norway to Trial Sensis Remote ATC Tower Technology

Saab and AVINOR, the Air Navigation Service Provider for Norway, have signed a contract to trial remotely operated air traffic service tower technology in Norway later this year. For this trial, AVINOR's…

Commercial

AeroVironment to Supply Raven UASs to Army

AeroVironment, of Monrovia, Calif., received a $15.8 million authorization from the U.S. Army for RQ-11B Raven unmanned aircraft systems, new miniature gimbaled payloads and initial spares packages. This initial portion of a contract…