MilitaryNorthrop Grumman Tests Joint STARS System Northrop Grumman completed its first test flight of an enhanced targeting capability for the U.S. Air Force's E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS) from its facility in Melbourne, Fla.…
Business & GASwiftBroadband Tested On Boeing Biz Jets Advanced tests of the SwiftBroadband satellite broadband service on two Boeing Business Jets have demonstrated support for 10 passengers surfing the Web, sending email and performing file transfers, with an average speed…
Business & GAHoneywell to Develop Black Hawk Synthetic Vision Honeywell said it has been selected by Sikorsky Aircraft to develop and integrate synthetic vision technology to improve helicopter landings in brownout conditions. The $6.9 million, 18-month contract is part of the…
Business & GAUPS Completes SafeRoute Certification Flights Cargo carrier UPS completed certification flight tests two weeks ago of the SafeRoute system, making use of Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) at its Louisville, Ky., hub. The company plans to have a…
Business & GAKollsman Leads Elbit Growth in United States Kollsman, of Merrimack, N.H., is the fastest-growing of Elbit-owned companies in the United States, which represents 40 percent of the Israel company's revenue. In a Paris Air Show briefing, Joseph Ackerman, president…
CommercialCarson: Aerospace Must Shape Environmental Image Boeing Commercial Airplanes President and CEO Scott E. Carson delivered a bullish forecast of the aerospace market Monday, but said the industry must take charge of its environmental image by working collaboratively…
Business & GARockwell Collins HGS Gets OK for Embraer 190s Rockwell Collins Head-Up Guidance System (HGS) has been approved for Category III landing and low-visibility takeoff operations on the Embraer 190 aircraft, the company said. Making the announcement at the Paris Air…
CommercialColorado Deploys ADS-B Colorado aviation officials launched a campaign to provide radar-like surveillance capabilities to the state’s mountainous airports. Sensis Corp. won the first phase of the $15 million project, which is formally called the…