Business & GAPhoenix Acquires Superior Avionics Phoenix Associates Land Syndicate will acquire Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Superior Avionics for $1.5 million in an all-cash transaction. Madisonville, La.-based Phoenix Associates is a public holding company, focused principally on the acquisition…
Business & GAEFW Wins ARH Contract EFW Inc., an Elbit Systems of America company, has been chosen by Bell Helicopter to supply the Data Transfer System (DTS) for the U.S. Army’s new Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter (ARH). Financial terms…
MilitaryITT Tests DIRCM System ITT, White Plains, N.Y., conducted an airborne demonstration of an integrated Pointer/Tracker, one of the key components for a Directed Infrared Countermeasures (DIRCM) system. The Pointer/Tracker, the basis of an integrated IR…
Business & GAPascall Receives $1 Million in IFE Orders Emrise Corp., a manufacturer of defense and aerospace electronic devices and communications equipment, said its Pascall Electronics subsidiary received additional follow-on orders worth more than $1 million for its inflight entertainment and…
CommercialBoeing Rolls Out Dreamliner Boeing on Sunday rolled out a fully assembled 787 Dreamliner at a ceremony attended by 15,000 people at its Everett, Wash., assembly plant. Following the premiere, the first 787 Dreamliner will be…
Business & GAGulfstream Display Retrofit STC Universal Avionics, Tucson, Ariz., received the first FAA supplemental type certificate for its EFI-890R Display retrofit into a Gulfstream G-III by IFR Avionics, in Van Nuys, Calif. The STC encompasses Gulfstream G-II,…
MilitaryBoeing Unit Secures AESA Work Boeing subsidiary McDonnell Douglas was awarded a $90.2 million contract modification by the U.S. Navy for procurement of a newly developed, additional capability for the AN/APG-79 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar.…
MilitaryLockheed Martin Awarded $1 Billion Training Deal The U.S. Air Force awarded a $1.07 billion contract to Lockheed Martin Simulation, Training and Support, for a program that supports aircrew training for special operations forces and combat search and rescue.…