MilitaryNorthrop Grumman Delivers Aerial Targets Northrop Grumman delivered to the U.S. Navy two retrofitted BQM-34 Firebee aerial targets, the first delivery in a series of BQM-34 targets retrofitted with current production avionics hardware and software capability from…
MilitaryLockheed Martin Awarded Navy Contract Lockheed Martin was awarded a $441.9 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy to definitize the previously awarded Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Air System Low Rate Initial Production Lot III advance acquisition contract. This…
CommercialAeroMobile Gets OK for Sixth Aircraft Type AeroMobile completed the certification of its onboard Web and phone system on the Boeing 777-300ER, its sixth aircraft type. AeroMobile, a joint venture between ARINC and Telenor, said its Avion system has been…
CommercialSpectralux ACARS Wins EASA OK Spectralux Corp., based in Redmond, Wash., said its Dlink+ aircraft communications addressing and reporting system (ACARS) received European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certification on the Boeing 757. Dlink+ FAA STC Approval was granted…
MilitaryHoneywell Wins Navy Contract Honeywell was awarded a $26.3 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy to exercise an option for the full-rate production of 498 Advanced Multi-Purpose Displays (AMPD) for Lot 33 F/A-18F and EA/-18G aircraft,…
CommercialEditor’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 ModernizationIndustry 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…
ATM ModernizationPeople Jay LaFoy L-3 Avionics Systems, of Grand Rapids, Mich., named Jay LaFoy president of the company. LaFoy will oversee all aspects of the L-3 Avionics Systems business. LaFoy has more than 25…
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