MilitaryBAE Delivers First AWAPSS to U.S. Army BAE Systems said Thursday it delivered the first Airborne Wide Area Persistent Surveillance Sensor (AWAPSS) to the U.S. Army. The airborne persistent surveillance system provides continuous, wide-area, day-or-night situational awareness in complex operational…
MilitaryU.K. Military Orders Q-Sight Displays BAE Systems announced Wednesday the U.K. military placed the first order for a new generation of its helmet-mounted displays. The Royal Navy will purchase 12 remote sighting systems, which incorporate BAE’s Q-Sight…
MilitaryOrbit Receives P-3C Upgrade Contract Orbit International Corp., Hauppauge, N.Y., said Thursday it received a $525,000 contract from a "global defense prime contractor" for a suite of products designed to support a Foreign Military Sale (FMS) upgrade…
CommercialPanasonic Opens Location in China Panasonic Avionics Corp., based in Lake Forest, Calif., opened a regional headquarters in Hong Kong which will support the "rapidly expanding in-flight entertainment and communications market in China," the company said. The company…
Business & GAGulfstream Hits EVS Milestone Gulfstream's 500th Enhanced Vision System (EVS) entered service, eight years after the company began offering the technology. “For more than 50 years, safety has been the prime focus at Gulfstream,” said Pres Henne,…
CommercialPanasonic Signs Maintenance Contract Panasonic Avionics Corp., baced in Lake Forest, Calif., signed a 10-year agreement with SIA Engineering Company for Maintenance Services (MS). Panasonic is providing in-flight entertainment and communication (IFEC) maintenance services for the Singapore Airlines…
CommercialCSC, NASA in Aviation Services Deal CSC, based in Falls Church, Va., was awarded a $162 million, 30-month contract from NASA to continue to provide aviation services through the Johnson Space Center Aircraft Maintenance and Modification Program. Under the…
MilitaryGE Fanuc, Lockheed Martin Ink Deal GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms received a $2.25 million order from Lockheed Martin's Eagan, Minn., facility to provide its VME-7809 VMEbus single board computer and NETernity RM921 Ethernet switches for Lockheed Martin AN/UYQ-70…