Business & GAFAA Awards Raytheon Contract Extension for WAAS The FAA has awarded Raytheon Company a two-year contract extension to continue to provide services for the Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS). The safety system provides satellite-based navigation in the United States,…
ATM ModernizationRaytheon to Supply Additional ATC Radar Systems to Navy The U.S. Navy has purchased two more radar systems from Raytheon as part of a continuing effort to replace outdated analog air traffic control systems with digital technology. The new radars will…
CommercialU.S. Forces to Deploy More Puma UAS Systems in Afghanistan AeroVironment, based in Monrovia, Calif., received a firm fixed-price order valued at $20.4 million from the U.S. Army for RQ-20A Puma AE small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions…
Embedded AvionicsMercury Computer Awarded Radar Software Contract Mercury Computer Systems, of Chelmsford, Mass., received a five-year, $30 million contract from an unnamed defense prime contractor to provide digital signal processing modules and software to facilitate a technology refresh for…
Business & GARockwell Collins Expects Slower Growth in 2012 Rockwell Collins said Thursday it expects to see slower growth for the rest of the year, as the company looks to balance a decrease in government avionics systems with an increase in…
CommercialFAA Selects Rockwell Collins HGS for 737 Simulator FAA selected Rockwell Collins' Head-up Guidance Systems (HGS) with synthetic and enhanced vision to support its NextGen implementation and applied research efforts. The technology, which is being installed on the Boeing 737…
CommercialThales, Qatar Airways Open Training Center Thales and Qatar Airways jointly announced the grand opening of a new technology research, development and training center at the Qatar Science & Technology Park (QSTP). Under the official name, Thales QSTP-LLC,…
CommercialHoneywell Awarded $2.8 Billion Connectivity Deal with Inmarsat Honeywell signed a $2.8 billion agreement with Inmarsat to provide global in-flight connectivity services for global business, commercial, and government aviation customers using Inmarsat's Global Xpress, Ka-Band network, scheduled to launch in…