MilitaryCurtiss-Wright Wins Imaging System Contract Curtiss-Wright received a contract from BAE Systems to provide an image processor subsystem for use on the Autonomous Real-Time Ground Ubiquitous Surveillance imaging systems, ARGUS-IS and ARGUS-IR, which BAE is developing under…
CommercialEmbraer, Elbit Form JV in Brazil An Elbit-built Hermes 450 UAS in BrazilPhoto courtesy Elbit The Brazilian subsidiary of Israeli company Elbit Systems has formed a joint venture company with Embraer, aimed at developing technologies in the areas of unmanned…
ATM ModernizationLockheed Martin Deploys ATM System An air traffic management tool developed by Lockheed Martin has been deployed at the Minneapolis Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON), the company announced Wednesday. The system, known as Automated Terminal Proximity Alert…
MilitaryCurtiss-Wright Awarded Gripen Contract Curtiss-Wright was awarded a $15 million contract to supply rugged embedded digital signal processor modules for use on Saab's new Gripen Next Generation (NG) fighter. The contract, which runs from 2010 to…
MilitaryElbit Wins CV-22 Helmet Display Contract Elbit Systems U.S. subsidiary, Elbit Systems of America, has been awarded a contract to supply Boeing with the CV-22 Color Helmet Mounted Display (HMD) for the Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC).…
Business & GAAspen Avionics SVS Wins Approval Aspen Avionics, based in Albuquerque, N.M., received FAA Technical Standard Order (TSO) approval of Evolution Synthetic Vision (ESV) for Evolution Primary Flight Displays (PFD) and Multi-function Flight Displays (MFD). Evolution Synthetic Vision is…
Business & GAViaSat Completes South America Yonder Coverage ViaSat, of Carlsbad, Calf., completed the addition of Yonder high-speed Internet coverage for aviation over Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, Columbia, Ecuador, and surrounding areas. ViaSat is adding this coverage in cooperation with…
Embedded AvionicsIn-Flight Entertainment Just a few years ago, in-flight entertainment (IFE) meant just that entertaining passengers during flights. But since then the focus has shifted from entertainment to business and information platforms that provide services…