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Connectivity

EMS Awarded RC-12 Satcom Contract

EMS Defense & Space (D&S), a division of EMS Technologies, received a contract from SAIC to provide an X-band SATCOM antenna system for the RC-12, the U.S. military version of the Super…

Commercial

Gestair Cargo to Use Lufthansa Nav Charts

The Spanish cargo airline Gestair Cargo has selected Lido/RouteManual navigation charts from Lufthansa Systems, the companies announced Thursday. The charts, which are generated from the Lido navigation database, include true-to-scale geographic information such…

Military

BAE to Supply V-22 Weapons System

Photo courtesy NAVAIR BAE Systems will provide the U.S. Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) a defensive weapon system for NAVAIR’s V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft, under a $14 million contract awarded Tuesday. The system is…

ATM Modernization

Northrop Grumman in Greece ATM Contract

Northrop Grumman's Europe-based air traffic management subsidiary, Northrop Grumman Park Air Systems, is providing its Advanced Surface Movement Guidance and Control System (A-SMGCS) for Greece's Thessaloniki International Airport. Under the contract awarded…

Military

Raytheon Awarded Targeting System Contract

Raytheon was awarded a $50 million contract from the U.S. Navy to deliver 50 AAS-44C(V) Multi-Spectral Targeting Systems for use on the MH-60R and MH-60S helicopters. Deliveries are expected to begin in 2011…

Commercial

GE Aviation on Boeing's Tanker Team

GE Aviation will provide flight management systems (FMS) for Boeing's recently awarded KC-46A U.S. Air Force (USAF) refueling tanker program, the companies announced Monday. GE Aviation, based in Cincinnati, will provide its TrueCourse FMS and other…

ATM Modernization

Editor’s Note: Equipage Tasking

The next few months could be formative in specifying the types of onboard equipment aircraft will need to exploit Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) “mid-term” efficiencies planned by 2018. RTCA’s NextGen…

ATM Modernization

Industry Scan

FAA, JetBlue Announce Partnership Agreement for ADS-B Equipage JetBlue Airways will equip up to 35 of its Airbus A320s with automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) capability, including the ACSS “SafeRoute” suite of ADS-B…