Military

BAE Wins Amplifier Development Deal

BAE Systems received an $8 million contract to develop high-power amplifier technology capable of guarding U.S. forces against radar-guided missile threats. Under a contract with the U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command, with funding…

Military

Metronor to Develop HMD for Gripen

Norway-based Metronor AS and Saab signed an agreement to develop and adapt an electro-optical system for boresight/harmonization of the helmet tracker system for the Saab Gripen fighter’s Helmet Mounted Display and Sight…

Business & GA

Aerosonic Buys Op Technologies

Aerosonic Corp., of Clearwater, Fla., said it will acquire Op Technologies, an Oregon-based developer and manufacturer of glass cockpit displays. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Aerosonic, which supplies precision…

Business & GA

Era in Johannesburg

Era Corp., Reston, Va., said it will provide multilateration (MSS), automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) and Squid vehicle tracking services at the O.R. Tambo International Airport (formerly Johannesburg International Airport) in South Africa.…

Military

BAE Wins EA-6B Contract

BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration won a $52.5 million contract from the U.S. Navy for support of the EA-6B aircraft. The company said it will supply 36 Low Band Transmitters,…

Commercial

Blakey Named To Head Aerospace Association

FAA Administrator Marion C. Blakey was named president and CEO of the Aerospace Industries Association late Tuesday afternoon, nearly a month before her term as administrator ends. Blakey, whose five-year term expires…

Military

BAE Sells Inertial Products Unit

BAE Systems said Wednesday is completed the $140 million sale of its Inertial Products business, which supplies military and commercial customers with inertial sensors and measurement units for the control, navigation and…

Military

EDO Wins Radar Test Award

EDO Corp., New York, received a $44 million  contract from the U.S. Air Force for AN/PLM-4 radar-signal simulators used to test the electronic defenses of military aircraft. EDO said the contract enables…