ATM ModernizationIndustry Scan AIA: Sluggish Economy, Defense Cuts to Hit Aerospace Industry Despite a sluggish overall economy and major cuts looming in the defense sector, the U.S. aerospace industry saw its eighth straight year of…
Business & GASlow Ascent The business aviation industry is bracing for what is forecast to be another slower-than-expected year in 2012, as the national economy struggles to come out of a recession. For the most part,…
ATM ModernizationADS-B Technologies Responds to FAA NextGen Space-Based Survey ADS-B Technologies, based in Anchorage, Alaska, has responded to a FAA market survey request to identify vendors that could provide a space-based automatic dependent surveillance - broadcast (ADS-B) service in oceanic and…
Business & GACAE King Air 350 Pro Line 21 Simulator Receives FAA Approval CAE received FAA Level D regulatory approval for its Hawker Beechcraft King Air 350 Pro Line 21 full-flight simulator (FFS). The simulator was installed at CAE SimuFlite, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas,…
Business & GARaytheon Awarded U.S. Air Force ADS-B Contract Raytheon has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Air Force to integrate Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast (ADS-B) capability into its suite of APX-119 Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) transponders to…
Business & GAGarmin Unveils Trainer App for GTN 750 Garmin released a trainer app for its GTN 750 GPS/Nav/Comm system for the iPad 2. This trainer, downloadable from the iTunes Store, simulates the behavior of the GTN 750 system interface and…
CommercialRaytheon Awarded Navy Sonar Contract Raytheon was awarded an $80.8 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy to provide 25 AN/AQS-22 Airborne Low Frequency Sonar (ALFS) systems for the Royal Australian Navy's MH-60R helicopters. The AN/AQS-22 is…
MilitaryThales, Safran to Create Optronics Joint Venture Thales and Safran on Tuesday announced a Memorandum of Understanding to create an equally owned joint venture for optronics (electrooptical) systems and equipment, in particular for new defense systems. Through this joint venture…