CommercialThales Sells Civil Fixed-Wing Flight Simulation Business to L-3 Thales on Tuesday said it has completed the sale of its civil fixed-wing flight simulation business to L-3 Communications for approximately $130 million. “The business, which is now known as L-3 Link…
CommercialElbit Systems has new Latin American UAS Contract Elbit Systems was awarded a two-year multimillion dollar contract for a mixed fleet of their Hermes 900 and Hermes 450 unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) from a Latin America customer, the company said Sunday.…
ATM ModernizationFAA Investigates Air Traffic Incident at DCA FAA safety officials are investigating a miscommunication between air traffic controllers (ATC) that lead to three aircraft flying too close to each other near Ronald Reagan Airport on Tuesday. The incident occurred…
CommercialAirbus Activates A350 XWB Flight Deck Airbus has powered up the XWB MSN1 flight deck for the first time for electrical testing on its A350 passenger jet. The France-based manufacturer’s XWB flight deck has six interchangeable displays. The…
MilitaryRaytheon Hits F/A-18E/F Avionics Milestones F/A-18F Super Hornet Raytheon has achieved important milestones on three F/A-18E/F related programs -- for the radars and electronic warfare and targeting systems, the company said Monday. Raytheon recently delivered the 300th…
CommercialMarines Approve Deployment Extension for K-MAX Cargo UAS For the second time this year, the U.S. Marine Corps has approved the deployment extension of K-MAX Cargo UAS, Lockheed Martin said Wednesday. Earlier this year, the Marine Corps requested the aircraft,…
ATM ModernizationEditor's Note: Media Socially It’s been a little more than a decade since I left journalism school. It was 2001, and it was a simpler time — a tweet was a sound a bird made, tablets…
ATM ModernizationIndustry Scan Boeing, Air Force Keeping a Close Eye on KC-46A Tanker Avionics Integrating commercial and military avionics into the U.S. Air Force’s new KC-46A aerial refueling tanker will be a significant challenge, so…