CommercialNavy Suspends Fire Scout Operations Following Crashes The Navy said Tuesday it is grounding operations of 14 Northrop Grumman-manufactured MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned helicopters while the service investigates two unrelated operational mishaps. On March 30, an MQ-8B Fire Scout operating…
CommercialAAI Awarded $600 Million MEUAS Contract AAI Unmanned Aircraft Systems won the competitive Mid-Endurance Unmanned Aircraft Systems (MEUAS) II award from the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM). The three-year award, valued at just under $600 million, includes support…
Business & GAL-3 to Acquire Thales Training & Simulation Business L-3 Communications will pay $132 million to acquire the assets of Thales Training & Simulation's civil aircraft simulation and training business, based in Crawley, U.K. The acquisition, subject to regulatory approvals, is expected to…
MilitaryBoeing to Upgrade B-1 Lancer Nav System Boeing has received a $55.3 million production contract from the U.S. Air Force to upgrade the B-1 Lancer navigation system, replacing the original navigation hardware with a new ring laser gyro system.…
Business & GALockheed Martin Awarded $1 Billion Navy Helicopter Cockpit Upgrade The U.S. Navy awarded Lockheed Martin a $1.05 billion, five-year contract to provide more than 200 digital cockpits and integrated mission systems and sensors for the Navy MH-60R “Romeo” and MH-60S “Sierra”…
Embedded AvionicsB-2 Spirit Validates Flight Management Software Northrop Grumman said its B-2 Spirit stealth bomber has completed its first 18.5-hour sortie over the North Pole to validate new flight management software for the Air Force. The computer upgrade system…
Business & GARockwell Collins Pro Line 21 Upgrades Extend to Astra SPX, G100, Lear 60 A retrofit upgrade program involving the Rockwell Collins Pro Line 4™ to Pro Line 21™ avionics systems has expanded to include Astra SPX, Gulfstream G100 (formerly Astra SPX), and Bombardier Lear 60…
Business & GAThrane & Thrane AVIATOR 700D Awarded FAA PMA The Thrane & Thrane AVIATOR 700D communication system has been awarded FAA Parts Manufacturer Approval (PMA), certifying its use aboard all aircraft and allowing the company to commence shipment of the product…