Military

Army Orders More Raven UAVs

The U.S. Army ordered additional RQ-11B Raven small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and associated services from AeroVironment, Monrovia, Calif., under an existing contract. The total award value is $45.8 million. Each Raven…

Military

Army Selects IAC HUMS for Apaches

Intelligent Automation Corp. (IAC), Poway, Calif., was awarded $6.6 million in orders from the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command for its Health and Usage Monitoring Systems (HUMS) to be installed on…

Commercial

Avianca Airlines Selects Iridium System

Colombian airline Avianca Airlines is installing Iridium-based satLINK Communications Module on its fleet of 14 long-range Boeing 757 and 767 aircraft. The system, made by Miami-based Avionica, includes antenna, wiring, structural elements…

Business & GA

FAA Certifies Gulfstream Synthetic Vision System

Gulfstream Aerospace said it has become the first Part 25 OEM to have a FAA-certified synthetic vision system. In late 2007 and early 2008, FAA certified the Gulfstream Synthetic Vision-Primary Flight Display…

Business & GA

Emrise Banks $2 Million in Orders

Emrise Corp., Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., said its U.K. subsidiary, Pascall Electronics Ltd., received about $2 million in new orders in January from two existing customers for in-flight entertainment and communications (IFE&C) products.…

Military

ITCN Wins Boeing C-17 Contract

ITCN, Dayton, Ohio, provide upgraded monitor and control systems for the Boeing’s C-17 program in Long Beach, Calif. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. ITCN will supply its C-TAC Plus…

Commercial

Avista Expands in Wisconsin

Avista Inc., Platteville, Wis., is expanding operations in Wisconsin and plans to hire 40 more engineers, a move the company said is a result of four years of growth, particularly in commercial…