Military

Cobham 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 Avionics

Vector 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 & GA

AD 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 Modernization

Expected 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.…

Military

BAE 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…

Commercial

Product 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 Modernization

People

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…

Editor's Note

Calendar

December 8 Issues in Air Traffic Management, an Avionics Magazine webinar, noon to 1 p.m., EST. For more information, visit www.aviationtoday.com/webinars. 2011 January 18–19 Asian Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition (ABACE), AsiaWorld…