Commercial

Boeing Tests 747-8 Freighter's Avionics

The second Boeing 747-8 Freighter, RC521, completed a four-hour test flight Monday, with engineers testing the avionics and cruise performance of the aircraft. The aircraft took off from Boeing Field in Seattle and landed…

Business & GA

GE Launches Web-Based HUMS

GE Aviation introduced on Friday a Web-based health and usage monitoring system (HUMS) utilizing GE Advanced Anomaly Detection (AAD) technology. The system is introduced with AgustaWestland on the AW139. "This application of…

Military

Watchkeeper UAV Makes Maiden U.K. Flight

Thales U.K.'s Watchkeeper UAS flew for the first time in the U.K. this month, marking the first milestone in a long-term airworthiness program. The UAS took off from dedicated facilities at Parc Aberporth…

Military

BAE Awarded U.K. Countermeasures Pact

BAE Systems was awarded a five-year, $24.4 million contract from the U.K. Ministry of Defense under which it will support and service the AAR-57 Common Missile Warning System (CMWS), which integrates electronic…

Military

Bell-Boeing Office Awarded Navy V-22 Contract

Bell-Boeing Joint Project Office was awarded a $42.1 million delivery order from the U.S. Navy for non-recurring engineering to develop, qualify, test and integrate an integrated avionics processor into the avionics system architecture for…

Military

Rockwell Collins Wins Air Force Contract

Rockwell Collins was awarded a $208.9 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide for the Senior Leadership Command Control, and Communications System - Airborne Communications program. Under terms of the contract, Rockwell…

Military

Elbit-Thales JV Awarded UAS Contract

UAS Tactical Systems Ltd. (U-TacS), a U.K.-based joint venture of Elbit Systems and Thales U.K., was awarded a $70 million contract to provide Contractor Logistics Support (CLS) services for the Watchkeeper UAS project…

Commercial

Septentrio, FreeFlight Form Strategic Partnership

FreeFlight Systems, of Waco, Texas, announced a strategic partnership with Septentrio Satellite Navigation, of Leuven, Belgium, to develop new GPS/SBAS receivers for automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B), required navigation performance (RNP) and LPV applications.…