MilitaryBoeing to Upgrade B-1 Lancer Nav System Boeing has received a $55.3 million production contract from the U.S. Air Force to upgrade the B-1 Lancer navigation system, replacing the original navigation hardware with a new ring laser gyro system.…
Business & GALockheed Martin Awarded $1 Billion Navy Helicopter Cockpit Upgrade The U.S. Navy awarded Lockheed Martin a $1.05 billion, five-year contract to provide more than 200 digital cockpits and integrated mission systems and sensors for the Navy MH-60R “Romeo” and MH-60S “Sierra”…
Business & GACobham Increases Interest in Thrane & Thrane Cobham has purchased more than 1 million shares in Thrane & Thrane, bringing its interest up to more than 25 percent of the company, Cobham said Friday. On March 12, Cobham said…
MilitaryRockwell Collins Renews Avionics Replacement Contract with Army's SOAR Rockwell Collins renewed a contract with the Army's 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (SOAR) to provide helicopter cockpit replacement parts for its Common Avionics Architecture System. “The overall goal of this program…
Business & GAWest Star Awarded Wi-Fi STC West Star Aviation, of East Alton, Ill., received FAA supplemental type certificate for enabling Wi-Fi on Pro Line 4 and Pro Line 21 equipped Falcon 2000 and 2000EX. The project was completed…
Business & GATrueNorth Awarded STC for Gulfstream Aircraft TrueNorth Avionics teamed with StandardAero, Springfield, Ill., to earn FAA Supplemental Type Certificates (STC) for installation of its Simphone telecommunications system on the Gulfstream III, IV, G450, G500 and G550 models. “It’s…
Business & GAICG, Chicago Jet Group Collaborate on Sora STC International Communications Group (ICG), of Newport News, Va., and Chicago Jet Group (CJG) said they are on schedule to obtain a group FAA Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for the installation of a version…
ATM ModernizationAEA Urges Avionics Companies to 'Take Back Our Industry' Avionics manufacturers, dealers and installers cannot wait for the economic recovery and “must take back the industry,” according to speakers at this week’s Aircraft Electronics Association’s (AEA) International Convention and Trade Show.…
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