MilitaryBoeing Awarded EMARSS Contract Boeingreceived a two-year engineering and manufacturing development contract for the Enhanced Medium Altitude Reconnaissance and Surveillance System (EMARSS) from the U.S. Army. EMARSS is a manned, airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance system.…
MilitaryCobham to Acquire RVision Cobham will pay $28 million to acquire RVision Inc., of San Diego, a provider of advanced electro-optical and infrared imaging systems, including ruggedised pan/tilt/zoom cameras, hardened processors and tactical video hardware. Additional…
Embedded AvionicsVector Aerospace Awarded Display STC Vector Aerospace Helicopter Services-North America, based in Langley, British Columbia, was granted a Transport Canada Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for an Integrated Cockpit Display System (ICDS) for the Bell 205 series helicopter.…
Business & GAAD Aerospace to Supply Camera to EC175 AD Aerospace will supply a tail-mounted camera system to Eurocopter for its EC175 helicopter, the companies announced Thursday. “AD Aerospace is extremely proud to have been selected by Eurocopter to be…
MilitaryBAE Awarded Sensor Contract BAE Systems will provide laser warning sensor sets to protect U.S. military aircraft under a $17.7 million contract by Alliant Techsystems, of Arlington, Va. The contract provides components for the AAR-47 Missile…
ATM ModernizationExpected Chairman Criticizes NextGen Effort The incoming chairman-apparent of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee promised “rigorous oversight” of the NextGen air-traffic modernization effort following a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report that faults FAA’s goal-setting process. Rep.…
CommercialProduct Focus: Databus One of the biggest drivers for new generation databus technology is the transmission of video, images and other visual information — such as for terrain awareness and mapping, as well as weather…
ATM ModernizationPeople Joe Hof Metron Aviation, Dulles, Va., appointed Joe Hof director of business Development for Global ATM Operations. Before joining Metron, Hof was the national operations manager of international operations at FAA’s Air…