MilitaryRadar to Be Part of Fire Scout UAV Platform Radar will be incorporated onto Northrop Grumman's MQ-8B Fire Scout Vertical Takeoff and Landing Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (VTUAV), the company said. Northrop Grumman first demonstrated radar capability on the RQ-8A Fire…
Business & GAInsitu UAV Completes Flight Test Insitu, based in Bingen, Wash., said its Integrator unmanned aircraft (UA) completed a flight test using its new software and avionics architecture. Athena Technologies, in Warrenton, Va., provided a customized autopilot system…
MilitaryITT Avionics Wins Air Force Contract ITT Avionics, based in Chandler, Ariz., was awarded a $78.1 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide its ALQ-211(V)4 Advanced Integrated Defense Electronics Warfare system on F-16s for Pakistan. The…
MilitaryRaytheon Awarded Airborne Sonar Contract Raytheon received two U.S. Navy contracts worth $89 million to provide the AN/AQS-22 Airborne Low Frequency Sonar system, the primary undersea warfare sensor for the U.S. Navy's MH-60R multi-mission helicopter. The airborne…
MilitaryRaytheon Wins AESA Contract Raytheon was awarded a contract to provide active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar systems for F-15C Eagle squadrons for the U.S. Air Force and Air National Guard. The contracts with Boeing, worth…
CommercialHoneywell Awarded A350XWB Deal Honeywell was awarded a $1.5 billion contract to provide the Flight Management System (FMS) and the Aircraft Environment Surveillance System (AESS) for Airbus's new long-range, wide-body A350XWB aircraft. Honeywell's AESS includes the…
MilitaryMcDonnell Douglas Awarded EA-18G Pact Boeing subsidiary McDonnell Douglas won a $28.2 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy for time critical parts in support of the EA-18G Low Rate Initial Production II (LRIP II) Airborne Electronic…
Business & GAAspen Earns TSO for PFD Aspen Avionics, Albuquerque, N.M., was granted FAA Technical Standard Order (TSO) authorization for its Evolution Pilot and Pro Primary Flight Displays (PFD). The company said it will now begin shipping the systems…