Business & GA

Eclipse Awarded Production Certificate from FAA

Eclipse Aerospace received FAA production certification for its Eclipse 550 twin-engine jet. The production certificate allows Eclipse to manufacture the very light jet and its parts in conformance with FAA-approved type design, and…

Business & GA

Avionics Magazine Names Woman of the Year

Avionics Magazine named Nan Mattai, senior vice president, Engineering and Technology, Rockwell Collins, as its Woman of the Year. Mattai will be recognized for her contributions to the aviation marketplace during the…

ATM Modernization

General Dynamics Awarded ATC Radar Contract

General Dynamics C4 Systems received a contract from FAA for radios that allow air traffic control personnel to communicate with commercial and military aircraft throughout the National Airspace System (NAS). The 10-year,…

Military

Northrop Grumman to Produce Fire Scouts for Navy

The U.S. Navy has selected Northrop Grumman to produce the next-generation Fire Scout unmanned helicopter using the Bell 407 airframe. The new variant provides greater range, endurance and payload capacity to ship…

Business & GA

NASA Selects Saab Sensis for Airport Surface Research

NASA selected Saab Sensis for the NASA Research Announcement (NRA) “Adaptation of a Surface Management Tool to Multiple, Capacity-Constrained Airports.” Under the NRA, Saab Sensis will identify three current-day capacity-constrained airports and…

Military

Kratos Receives $1.3 Million Production Award

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has been awarded a contract by a major U.S. prime contractor for the production of integrated microwave assemblies to be used in the U.S. Navy's P-8A aircraft.…

Business & GA

FAA 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,…