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ATM Modernization

Space-Based ADS-B

Automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) is a cornerstone program of the NextGen airspace modernization initiative. It promises to allow for more efficient communications and operations between air traffic control facilities on the ground…

Commercial

Rockwell Collins to Sell Kaiser Optical

Rockwell Collins has reached a firm agreement to sell its spectrographic instrumentation subsidiary Kaiser Optical to Endress+Hauser for an undisclosed sum.  Rockwell Collins CEO Kelly Ortberg said the move will allow his…

Military

SibNIA Selects Honeywell for Major An-2 Fleet Upgrade

Honeywell on Tuesday announced a new agreement with the Siberian Aeronautical Research Institute (SibNIA) to supply 300 TPE331-12UAN turboprop engines for the Russian fleet of Antonov An-2 biplanes.    The agreement was…

Commercial

MAC Working on Aircraft Icing Detection System for NASA

NASA's Langley Research Center issued a small business innovation research (SBIR) contract to Michigan Aerospace Corp. (MAC) for production of an optical air data system that can detect conditions aloft when ice…