CommercialIsrael Awards Elbit $35 Million for UAS Upgrades Elbit Systems signed a three-year $35 million contract with the Israel Ministry of Defense (IMOD) to develop advanced features for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). The contract calls for Elbit to develop the…
CommercialPaul Ryan Says Sequestration is Going to Happen Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) said he believes the $1.2 trillion sequester scheduled to occur in March is going to happen. Sequestration has the possibility of triggering thousands of job cuts in the…
Business & GAICG Completes Iridium Certified Testing for NxtLink ICS-220A International Communications Group (ICG), of Newport News, Va., has completion of testing and receipt of Iridium Certified Equipment (ICE) designation for its NxtLink ICS-220A Iridium Communications System. The approval acknowledges that the ICS-220A…
CommercialMaldivian Airlines, IFE Services Sign Content Service Agreement Maldives national carrier Maldivian Airlines has selected U.K.-based IFE Services to provide in-flight entertainment for its commercial flights. IFE will provide the airline with popular television programming, as well as some original…
CommercialNorthrop Grumman’s Global Hawk UAS Studying Climate Change NASA's Global Hawk unmanned aircraft system (UAS) is conducting missions to study the impact of atmospheric change on the Earth’s climate, the manufacturer said. The missions are part of the Airborne Tropical…
ATM ModernizationITT Exelis Protests FAA's Datacomm Contract ITT Exelis filed a formal protest with FAA over the $331 million datacomm contract awarded to Harris Corp. in September, Avionics Magazine has learned. The protest, which was filed in November with FAA's Office of Dispute…
Embedded AvionicsBAE Systems, Rockwell Collins Extend DLS Joint Venture Rockwell Collins and BAE Systems have extended their Data Link Solutions (DLS) joint venture, the provider of the Link-16 military networked communications solution. (The Data Link Solutions MIDS-LVT) The two companies first…
CommercialAvionyx Selects New Company President San Jose, Costa Rica-based avionics engineering company Avionyx S.A. has appointed Peter Lyons as its new company president. Lyons, former vice president of Aspen Avionics, will focus on business development in his…