Military

Northrop Grumman Wins Air Force Pact

Northrop Grumman was awarded a $153 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide Litening G4 targeting and sensor systems and related equipment. Under the terms of the agreement, Northrop Grumman…

Commercial

WestWind Technologies Opens Center

WestWind Technologies opened its Huntsville Aircraft Modification & Integration Center in Alabama in late September. The 62,000-square-foot facility provides engineering, manufacturing, electronics integration and structural modifications and can accommodate large fixed-wing (C-130s)…

Commercial

Carlisle Acquires ECS

Carlisle Companies Inc. on Thursday announced it had acquired ECS, Franklin, Wis., a manufacturer of wire and cable products, for an undisclosed price. ECS, which has annual sales of $50 million, will…

Business & GA

Vector Aerospace Granted STC

Vector Aerospace Helicopter Services-North America, based in Richmond, British Columbia, received FAA certification for the development of a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for an Integrated Cockpit Display System for the Bell 407. The…

ATM Modernization

Industry Scan

Honeywell Display Combines Synthetic Terrain, Enhanced Vision Honeywell Aerospace reports it is close to productionizing a combined synthetic vision, enhanced vision display that will support lower landing minima in a head-down display.…

ATM Modernization

People

Gregory Yeldon CMC Electronics, of Montreal, promoted Gregory Yeldon to president. Yeldon has more than 20 years of experience in the aerospace sector. He has served as interim president of CMC Electronics…

ATM Modernization

Calendar

October 4-7 Air Traffic Control Association (ATCA) 54th Annual Conference & Exhibition, Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, Washington, D.C. Contact ATCA, phone 703-299-2430 or visit www.atca.org. 5-7 Association of the U.S.…

Business & GA

Upgrades Available

Avionics manufacturers, and the association itself, have put a positive spin on this year’s National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) convention, despite the dour economy and scaled-back plans by some major OEMs. The…