MilitaryBoeing to Acquire Insitu Boeing announced plans Wednesday to acquire Insitu, a developer of unmanned air systems (UAS). Terms of the transaction, which is anticipated to close by the end of the September, were not disclosed.…
MilitaryNorthrop Grumman Wins C-130 Contract Northrop Grumman will provide its fiber-optic gyro inertial navigation system, the LN-260, for use by the Turkish air force on its C-130 aircraft. LN-260 is an integrated inertial navigation system (INS) with…
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…