MilitaryHarris Corp. Awarded Navy Pact Harris Corp., Melbourne, Fla., was awarded a two-year, $9.1 million follow-on production contract from the U.S. Navy to supply digital map computers that provide military aircrews with advanced situational awareness via cockpit…
MilitaryNorthrop Grumman Awarded Air Force Pact Northrop Grumman won a $5.6 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide communication systems upgrades for the Global Hawk Unmanned Aerial System.
MilitaryBoeing Wins Navy GPS Contract Boeing was awarded a $153.5 million contract from the U.S. Navy for High Integrity GPS Technology Concept demonstration. The GPS is a local GPS enhancement that leverages the Iridium Low Earth Orbit…
CommercialBAE's JetEye Completes First Flight BAE Systems' JetEye infrared missile defense system completed its first flight on a scheduled American Airlines aircraft flying from New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, the…
MilitaryNorthrop Grumman Tests UAV Radar Northrop Grumman completed the first test flight of its Vehicle and Dismount Exploitation Radar (VADER) system, a sensor system being developed for use with the Sky Warrior extended-range UAV. When deployed, VADER…
Business & GAChelton SVS Approval Chelton Flight Systems, Boise, Idaho, received European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certification for its Electronic Flight Instrument System for use on Bell 206A, B, L-series, and 407 light single helicopters. Chelton’s synthetic…
Business & GASensis in NextGen Study Sensis, Syracuse, N.Y., and its partners will study the impact new aircraft types will have on efficiencies and safety gained from FAA’s Next Generation Air Transportation System (Next Gen). Under terms of…
MilitarySukhoi Describes Su-35 Multi-Role Fighter Russia’s Sukhoi Co. sees a market potential for 200 copies of its new Su-35 multi-role fighter, which the company describes as a 4++ generation aircraft serving as the “transfer model” to a…