Commercial

AeroVironment Awarded Contract for Puma UAS

AeroVironment, of Monrovia, Calif., received a firm fixed-price order valued at $2.4 million from the U.S. Air Force for Puma AE small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) through an existing U.S. Army contract. Delivery…

Commercial

Thales, 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,…

Military

Raytheon Awarded $106 Million for Aegis Radar

Raytheon has been awarded a $106.4 million modification to a contract by the U.S. Navy for the production of Aegis-related equipment, including the AN/SPY-1(D)V radar transmitter and MK99 Mod 14 Fire Control…

Business & GA

Saft to Supply Li-SOâ‚‚ Cells for ACK Technologies

Saft has been chosen by ACK Technologies, Inc. to provide Lithium-sulfur-dioxide (Li-SOâ‚‚) batteries to support emergency location transmitters (ELT) used in general aviation and commercial aviation aircraft. The company will deliver more…

Business & GA

Thales to Provide GPS Receivers for French Lynx Helicopters

Thales has been awarded a contract by the Service Industriel de l'Aéronautique (SIAé), France's military aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul service, to supply stand-alone GPS receivers for the French Navy's Lynx helicopters,…

Commercial

Navy Suspends Fire Scout Operations Following Crashes

The Navy said Tuesday it is grounding operations of 14 Northrop Grumman-manufactured MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned helicopters while the service investigates two unrelated operational mishaps. On March 30, an MQ-8B Fire Scout operating…

Business & GA

GPS Backup: Is eLoran the Answer?

Recent headlines about possible threats to the GPS network is bringing new life to the discussion about the vulnerability and potential backups to the ubiquitous system. Despite the defeat of the LightSquared…