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Military

Lockheed Wins $311 Million Arrowhead Pact

Lockheed Martin won an $311 million follow-on production contract from the U.S. Army to provide Arrowhead systems, an electro-optical system for AH-64 Apache combat helicopter pilots. The agreement includes production of 158…

Business & GA

Mercury Inks Deal with BAE Systems Australia

Mercury Computer Systems, Chelmsford, Mass., was awarded a contract by BAE Systems Australia to provide a Synthetic Vision display for the development of a rotorcraft brownout landing system. Financial terms of the…

Commercial

UPS Cancels A380 Order

Following several production delays, parcel giant UPS cancelled its order for 10 freighter versions of the Airbus A380. The move leaves Airbus with no firm orders for the freighter version of the…

Business & GA

Barco to Supply Units to S-76D

Avionics display company Barco signed an agreement with Thales to supply advanced Control Display and Management Systems (CDMS) for use in its new TopDeck avionics suite. Belgium-based Barco said Thales’ TopDeck unit…

Business & GA

Miniature Air Vehicles

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) that can be contained in a backpack or even in the palm of your hand promise to deliver new intelligence-gathering and surveillance capabilities from the platoon level down…

Commercial

Managing Change In FMS

New types of aircraft operating procedures and concepts are influencing the development of flight management systems (FMS). As those technology-driven procedures evolve, avionics and airframe manufacturers say they are improving their products…

ATM Modernization

Special Report: Securing Intellectual Property

Intellectual property (IP) is as important to avionics as avionics is to an aircraft. Properly securing, maintaining and policing intellectual property rights will help maximize a company’s ability to attract investment, protect…

Business & GA

Product Focus: Aircraft Switches

Control of an in-flight aircraft is predicated on the pilot’s ability to alter critical aircraft components and/or conditions to safely carry out the flight plan. Switches are one way designers have traditionally…