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Military

Elbit Systems Acquires BVR Systems

Elbit Systems, based in Haifa, Israel, will pay $34 million to acquire BVR Systems, a manufacturer of training, simulation and debriefing systems for air, sea and ground forces. BVR is based in Rosh…

Commercial

Atlanta to Deploy Sensis System

The Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, the world's busiest, will deploy an airport automation and management system by Sensis Corp., based in Syracuse, N.Y. The system, called the Aerobahn, combines operational information, including flight schedules, with the…

Military

Northrop Grumman to Provide BACN for Air Force

The U.S. Air Force awarded Northrop Grumman a $276 million contract for the Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN), an airborne communications system. The contract includes installing BACN on two Bombardier BD-700 Global…

Business & GA

Avidyne Forms Entegra Flight Deck Partnership

Avidyne Corp., based in Lincoln, Mass., announced a partnership to deliver late-model Cirrus SR22 aircraft retrofitted with its Entegra Release 9 Integrated Flight Deck System. The partnership with Eagle Creek Aviation Services,…

Military

CMC Wins C-130T Contract

Esterline CMC Electronics was awarded a contract by BAE Systems to supply its portable mission display TacView for U.S. Navy C-130T aircraft. Financial terms of the contract were not disclosed. According to…

Business & GA

Flight Display Systems Parts PMA'ed

Flight Display Systems, of Alpharetta, Ga., was granted Parts Manufacturing Approval (PMA) from FAA for three of its cabin entertainment products. The PMA'ed systems are the VGA distribution amplifier, universal remote control…

Business & GA

Clay Lacy Aviation Selects Aircell

Clay Lacy Aviation, based in Van Nuys, Calif., signed an agreement with Aircell, of Broomfield, Colo., to install Aircell’s high-speed Internet service throughout its fleet of charter and managed aircraft. Aircell said…

Business & GA

SkyTrac Systems Signs New Customer

SkyTrac Systems, based in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, signed a contract with Bering Pacific Ranches Ltd., an organic cattle ranch in Fort Glenn, Alaska which uses helicopters to herd cattle. SkyTrac will…