MilitaryAeroVironment Wins SUAS Contract AeroVironment, based in Monrovia, Calif., received a $7.2 million contract delivery order for new digital Puma All Environment (AE) unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and training services. The items were procured under an existing…
ATM ModernizationLaHood: NextGen ‘Major Component’ Of Vision U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, in a speech Monday, said transitioning to the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) is a “major component” of the Obama administration’s transportation vision, and he promised…
CommercialBoeing Selects Teledyne DFDAU for 737NG Teledyne Controls, of El Segundo, Calif., reached an agreement with Boeing to supply its Digital Flight Data Acquisition Unit (DFDAU) for Boeing’s Airplane Health Management (AHM) system for the Next‑Generation 737. Teledyne’s DFDAU,…
MilitaryLockheed Martin Awarded ATP-SE Contract The U.S. Air Force awarded Lockheed Martin a 60 percent share of the Advanced Targeting Pod-Sensor Enhancement (ATP-SE) competition for its Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod system. Under the terms of this contract,…
Business & GAGarmin Designs G5000 System To Part 25 Garmin International, Olathe, Kan., announced Oct. 18 at NBAA in Atlanta that it is developing an integrated flight deck for Part 25 transport category aircraft, stepping up from its traditional focus on…
Business & GAHBS Signs Garmin Upgrade Customer Hawker Beechcraft Services (HBS) received a letter of intent (LOI) for the inaugural King Air 350 Garmin G1000 upgrade. Standridge Color Corp., of Social Circle, Ga., signed the LOI at NBAA this…
Business & GAEmbraer Legacy 650 Certified A year after pulling the wraps off its Legacy 650 development at NBAA 2009, Embraer on Wednesday announced Brazilian ANAC and European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certification of the extended range, super…
Business & GARockwell Collins Touts ‘Ascend’ Applications Rockwell Collins introduced a suite of application services at NBAA, under the brand name Ascend Flight Information Solutions, making available flight-planning, cabin and maintenance services from one source. Ascend “is a globally…
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