MilitaryITT Exelis to Supply F/A-18 Generator Control Modules ITT Exelis received a $5.7 million multiyear award to produce 375 generator control modules for F/A-18 aircraft. Production will take place through January 2015. F/A-18 aircraft carry two of the modules, each…
MilitaryPratt & Whitney Awarded $1 Billion Engine Deal for F-35 Pratt & Whitney was awarded a $1.12 billion contract from the Department of Defense (DoD) to supply its F135 production engines to power the F-35 Lightning II. Pratt & Whitney and the DoD…
CommercialBoeing to Close Wichita Facility By End of 2013 Boeing said Wednesday it will close its Defense, Space & Security (BDS) facility in Wichita, Kan., by the end of 2013. The Wichita facility currently employs more than 2,160 employees. "The decision…
MilitaryMercury Computer Systems Acquires KOR Electronics Mercury Computer Systems on Tuesday completed its acquisition of KOR Electronics, of Cypress, Calif., a supplier of digital RF memory technology used in a broad range of military aircraft. The acquisition also includes KOR's wholly…
CommercialElbit Systems Awarded Hermes 900 UAS Contract Israel-based Elbit Systems was awarded a $50 million contract to supply its Hermes 900 Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) to a governmental office of an undisclosed country in the Americas. The UAS will…
Editor's NoteNextGen Troubled? FAA’s multibillion-dollar Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) has had its share of setbacks in the last few months. From the departure of the FAA’s top official to numerous government reports questioning…
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,…
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