MilitaryNorthrop Grumman Demonstrates UAV Radar Northrop Grumman demonstrated radar capability on its MQ-8B Fire Scout Vertical Unmanned Air System (VUAS), designated P6. The flight, which took place Sept. 19 at the Yuma Proving Ground, Ariz., test center,…
MilitaryRaytheon Awarded Navy Contract Raytheon was awarded a $7.9 million definite quantity delivery order contract from the U.S. Navy for spare items in support of the F/A-18 advanced targeting forward infrared (ATFLIR) system. Work will be…
Business & GAEclipse to Build Russian Factory Eclipse Aviation, Albuquerque, N.M., on Tuesday said it secured financing and regulatory approvals to begin construction of a factory in Ulyanovsk, Russia, to assemble its Eclipse 500 very light jet (VLJ). The…
Business & GADayJet Discontinues Operations Air taxi operator DayJet abruptly ceased operations Sept. 19, citing both an inability to obtain financing and supplier Eclipse Aviation’s failure to install missing equipment and make needed repairs. The Part 135…
Business & GABombardier Ends Grob Partnership Grob Aerospace was dealt another blow in the wake of its insolvency filing, with Bombardier Aerospace last week dissolving its tructures and composite technology development agreement with Grob for the Learjet 85…
ATM ModernizationPark Air Systems Signs Canada ATC Contract Northrop Grumman U.K.-based subsidiary Park Air Systems was awarded a contract from NAV CANADA, Canada's civil air navigation services provider, to supply VHF radios as part of a $50 million replacement program…
MilitaryLockheed Martin Hits C-5 AMP Milestone Lockheed Martin said it reached an important milestone of its C-5 Avionics Modernization Program (AMP) with the induction of the first U.S. Air Force C-5A into the program. The AMP replaces the…