ATM ModernizationNorthrop Grumman Tests Flight Data System Northrop Grumman said Tuesday it installed a demonstration Real-Time Electronic Flight Data System (REFS) for the U.S. Air Force that will create a more efficient flight information system for air traffic controllers. REFS…
Business & GAStandardAero to Reopen Engine Shop StandardAero said Monday it will reopen the 225,000-square-foot engine shop at its Springfield, Ill., service center (SPI) in the third quarter of 2010. The shop will be capable of providing major periodic…
MilitaryBoeing Receives JHMCS Contract Boeing said Thursday it received a $39.6 million contract from the U.S. Department of Defense in December to provide 85 Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing Systems (JHMCS). Boeing said it will deliver JHMCS…
CommercialPickering, Geotest-Marvin Form Alliance Geotest-Marvin Test Systems, of Irvine, Calif., and U.K.-based Pickering Interfaces have formed a strategic alliance aimed at providing customers a broader range of test equipment choices. An initial element of this program…
MilitaryL-3 Awarded F-16 Simulator Contract Option L-3 Communications' Link Simulation & Training division has been awarded a $20.9 million contract option on the F-16 Mission Training Center (MTC) program. This contract option, received from the Aeronautical Systems Center's…
MilitaryB-2 EHF Satellite Hardware Installed Northrop Grumman said Wednesday that it has begun installing the first set of satellite communications hardware for a B-2 stealth bomber that will eventually allow the jet to send and receive battlefield…
Business & GARockwell Collins Avionics Certified for CJ4 Rockwell Collins said its avionics systems, including its Pro Line 21 flight deck, MultiScan Hazard Detection System and Venue Cabin Management System (CMS), were certified for the Cessna Citation CJ4 under a…
MilitaryMIDS JTRS Receives NSA Certification The Multifunctional Information Distribution System Joint Tactical Radio System (MIDS JTRS) received National Security Agency (NSA) certification to provide secure distribution of situational awareness and command and control information among airborne warfighters,…