CommercialSwedish 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 & GAStandardAero 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,…
CommercialThales 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 AvionicsRockwell 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 & GAEclipse 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 ModernizationNorway 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…
ATM ModernizationRockwell Collins CEO Advocates NextGen Public-Private Partnerships Rockwell Collins CEO Clay Jones Rockwell Collins President and CEO Clay Jones on Tuesday called on the aviation industry to step up its creation of public-private partnerships in order to accelerate the implementation of FAA's multi-billion-dollar NextGen…
CommercialAeroVironment 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…