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…
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.…
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…
Editor's NoteAdvancing System Integration with Ethernet TTEthernet (SAE AS6802) for Time-, Mission- and Safety-Critical Systems Time-triggered QoS enhancements for Ethernet satisfy requirements of backplane and backbone applications in aerospace, automotive, energy production and industrial systems. DO-254 compliant TTEthernet…
CommercialNorthrop Grumman Delivers Global Hawk Northrop Grumman delivered the first production Multi-Platform Radar Technology Insertion Program (MP-RTIP) sensor to Edwards Air Force Base for integration on the first U.S. Air Force Block 40 Global Hawk. The first…