MilitaryHarris Awarded F-35 Avionics Contract Harris Corp. was awarded a $32.7 million follow-on production contract from Lockheed Martin to supply avionics infrastructure components for the F-35 Lightning II. This Low Rate Initial Production contract brings the total…
CommercialUnited, Continental Select Panasonic IFE System Panasonic Avionics will install its Ku-band satellite connectivity system on more than 300 United Airlines and Continental Airlines mainline aircraft beginning in 2012, the airline announced Friday. The airline said it expects to install…
CommercialCurtiss-Wright in C-130J Network Storage Pact Curtiss-Wright Controls received a contract from Lockheed Martin Aeronautics to provide Vortex Compact Network Storage (CNS) subsystems to the C-130J program. The CNS will be deployed as the Network File Server in…
CommercialNavy Demos UAS Common Control System The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) completed a demonstration for its unmanned aircraft Common Control System (CCS) Oct. 26 at Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division in China Lake, Calif., the Navy…
Business & GAGermany's airberlin group Selects navAero EFB German airline airberlin group selected navAero's tBagC22 Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) computer and display hardware system for the A319/320/321, A330, B737-NG and Dash 8 Q400 aircraft operated by airberlin, flyNiki, and Belair…
Business & GACobham, Carson Helicopters Partner on Avionics Cobham will partner with Carson Helicopters, based in Perkasie, Pa., to provide an advanced suite of avionics for Sikorsky S-61, S-76 and UH-60 derivative helicopter retrofits, the companies announced Tuesday. Cobham, based…
Business & GANBAA 2011 Honeywell Sees Slow Growth Honeywell expressed cautious optimism in the recovery of the business aviation industry, hopeful that 2011 will be the “trough year” and 2012 will see modest growth buoyed by…
Embedded AvionicsBoeing Wins B-1 Avionics Software Contract Boeing received a follow-on, $57 million contract from the U.S. Air Force for additional upgrades of the B-1 bomber fleet's avionics software. The contract continues a software-sustainment program that has updated and…