CommercialAstronautics EFIS Display Earns FAA TSO Astronautics Corporation of America, based in Milwaukee, received FAA Technical Standard Order Authorization (TSOA) for its 6-inch by 8-inch Electronic Flight Instrument (EFI) display, Control Panel (CP), and Engine Data Concentrator Unit…
Embedded AvionicsNorthrop Grumman Awarded C-130H Contract Northrop Grumman was awarded a $12.7 million fixed-fee contract to provide a Real Time Information in the Cockpit (RTIC) capability for Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve Command C-130Hs. Under the…
Embedded AvionicsRaytheon to Supply AESA Radars for F-15Cs Raytheon received a contract from Boeing for the production of APG-63(V)3 Active Electronically Scanned Array radars. Raytheon said the U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Air National Guard will receive radars from…
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.…