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,…
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.…
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.…
CommercialShandong Airlines Selects Rockwell Collins Chinese airline Shandong Airlines selected a Rockwell Collins avionics suite, including the MultiScan Hazard Detection System, Model 4000 Head-Up Guidance System (HGS) and Programmable Audio Video Entertainment System (PAVES), for 18 Boeing…
MilitaryAeroVironment Wins Army UAV Contract AeroVironment Corp., Monrovia, Calif., won a $5.3 million contract from the U.S. Army to provide the RQ-11 small unmanned aircraft system, known as the Raven, and initial spares packages. Work will be…