MilitaryGlobal Hawk Completes Strength Tests Northrop Grumman said it completed three significant fuselage and empennage strength tests of the RQ-4 Block 20 Global Hawk unmanned aerial reconnaissance system. The tests were conducted at subcontractor Innovative Engineering Solutions'…
MilitaryAPI Nanotronics Division Nets $1.2 Million in New Orders API Nanotronics Corp., a Hauppauge, N.Y.-based supplier of electronic components to the defense and communications sectors, said its Filtran Ltd. division received more than $1.2 million in new orders in March. The…
Business & GALital S.p.A Changes Name Northrop Grumman said its Italy-based navigation systems subsidiary, Lital S.p.A, changed its name to Northrop Grumman Italia S.p.A. The name change, the company said, was done to “optimize its branding and strengthen…
Business & GARockwell Collins on XAC’s MA60 China aircraft manufacturer Xian Aircraft Co. (XAC) selected Rockwell Collins to upgrade the avionics on its 60-passenger MA60 turboprop. Rockwell Collins will provide XAC, a manufacturer of large and medium-sized airplanes, with…
CommercialJazeera Airways Selects SITA Kuwait-based Jazeera Airways signed a $1.5 million, 10-year contract with SITA to provide VHF Aircom service. SITA Aircom services support communications for all flight operations, aircraft maintenance and engineering, air traffic control…
Business & GAAnchorage ATOP Operational The FAA completed final implementation of Technologies and Oceanic Procedures (ATOP) at the Anchorage Air Route Traffic Control Center, a move it says will allow aircraft flying over the North Pacific Ocean…
CommercialJAA, JCAB Certifies CAE Simulators Canadian flight simulator company CAE said the European Joint Aviation Authority (JAA) and the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB) certified four CAE-built full-flight simulators (FFSs) with electric motion to Level D, the…
MilitaryL-3 Wins U.K. RAF Contract L-3 Communications said its Integrated Systems (L-3 IS) subsidiary has been selected to receive a $21.7 million contract as part of Project HELIX, a major mission upgrade to the U.K.’s Royal Air…