Business & GAPro Line Fusion Chosen For New Embraer Jets Embraer unveiled its new midsize MSJ and “midlight” MLJ business jets Tuesday in a Washington, D.C., ceremony. The twinjets will be equipped with Rockwell Collins’ Pro Line Fusion integrated avionics suite, and…
MilitaryBarco Displays Selected for C-27J Barco was selected by by L-3 Communications Integrated Systems, Waco, Texas, to supply CDMS-3000 Control Display Units for the C-27J Joint Cargo Aircraft program. Barco, Brussels, said the 78 aircraft currently anticipated…
Business & GARockwell Collins Develops Brownout Landing System Rockwell Collins, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and Optical Air Data Systems (OADS), Manassas, Va., introduced a system designed to help helicopters land in brownout conditions. The system, called LandSafe, uses fiber optic lasers…
MilitaryRockwell Collins Closes Athena Purchase Rockwell Collins completed its acquisition of Athena Technologies, Warrenton, Va., a manufacturer of flight control and navigation systems primarily for UAVs. Athena Technologies will now operate under the Rockwell Collins name, with…
MilitaryCPI Aerostructures Wins ALMDS Contract CPI Aerostructures, Edgewood, N.Y., was awarded an $800,000 contract by Northrop Grumman to produce three pod structural housings for the U.S. Navy’s Airborne Laser Mine-Detection System (ALMDS). On March 12, Northrop Grumman…
Business & GATensolite Parent Buys Carlyle Carlisle Companies Inc., the parent company of wire and cable manufacturer Tensolite, will pay $200 million to acquire Carlyle Inc., Tukwila, Wash., the companies said Thursday. Carlyle, with annual sales of about…
Business & GAARINC to Study Air Surveillance Technologies ARINC Engineering Services, Annapolis, Md., was awarded a one-year, $4.8 million contract from the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center San Diego to provide integration, design and analysis services for emerging technologies…
MilitaryRockwell Collins Wins Contract Extension Rockwell Collins was awarded a $64.6 million contract modification to provide Global Air Traffic Management (GATM) systems for the U.S. Air Force’s C/KC-135 tanker program. The GATM equipment ensures the aircraft meets…