Military

Raytheon Awarded Navy Contract

Raytheon was awarded a $22.6 million contract for 151 electro-optical sensor unit weapon replaceable assemblies (WRA) from ATFLIR pods or spare deliveries; 154 laser WRAs from ATFLIR pods or spare deliveries; 154…

Military

Data Link Solutions Wins Navy Contract

Data Link Solutions (DLS), a joint venture of Rockwell Collins and BAE Systems, was awarded a $28.9 million contract from the U.S. Navy to provide its Multi-functional Information Distribution System-Low Volume Terminals…

Commercial

Editor’s Note

It’s auspicious for NextGen that new FAA Administrator J. Randolph "Randy" Babbitt chose to make his first public speech outside of Congress at the RTCA Symposium in June. Babbitt is not a…

ATM Modernization

Industry Scan

Pilot Report: Bendix/King AV80R Portable Multifunction Display The day finally arrived and here it was — a new Bendix/King AV80R portable MFD. The unit came with a 4GB SD card, which contained…

Commercial

NovAtel Signs WAAS Receiver Pact With FAA

NovAtel Inc., based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, signed a $9.7 million contract with  FAA to develop the next generation Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) reference receiver, the GIII receiver. The receiver program, which is…

Business & GA

Goodrich Selected for Learjet 85

Goodrich was selected to provide its SmartProbe air data system for Bombardier's Learjet 85 midsize business jet. Goodrich said its SmartProbe system provides air data parameters to the aircraft’s flight control, pilot display…

ATM Modernization

Avionics Magazine To Host RNP Webinar

Avionics Magazine will host an on-line panel discussion on Required Navigation Performance (RNP) on Tuesday, June 30, at noon ET. The hour-long Webinar, “Required Navigation Performance: Operations and Equipment,” will be interactive,…

Military

Northrop Grumman Unveils Block 40 Global Hawk

Northrop Grumman unveiled its next-generation of unmanned aircraft – the RQ-4 Block 40 Global Hawk. The aircraft iincludes a multi-platform radar technology insertion program sensor, marking the first time  the active electronic…