Military

Northrop Grumman to Begin B-2 Satcom Development

The U.S. Air Force approved Northrop Grumman to begin formal development on a new satellite communication system for the B-2 stealth bomber. The system, Northrop Grumman said, will eventually allow the aircraft…

Military

Lockheed Martin Wins USAF Pact

Lockheed Martin Corp. won a $22.1 million contract to provide a replacement unit for a defensive avionics system which identifies, acquires and denies enemy radars and missiles for the B-1 bomber for…

Business & GA

Enstrom Helicopter Chooses Chelton EFIS

Enstrom Helicopter Corp., Menominee, Mich., said it chose Chelton Flight Systems’ Electronic Flight Instrument System (EFIS) for its Model 480B helicopter program. Enstrom said it will certify the Chelton EFIS as a…

Business & GA

Lockheed Martin in UAV Pact

Lockheed Martin and Kaman Aerospace Corp. (KAC), Bloomfield, Conn., announced a new partnership where they will market advanced manned and unmanned helicopter systems worldwide for government applications. Through this partnership, Lockheed Martin…

Business & GA

L-3, IAC to Develop Flight Data Recorders

L-3 Communications Aviation Recorders is teaming with Intelligent Automation Corp. (IAC) to supply cockpit voice recorder (CVR) and enhanced flight data recorder (FDR) products for use in the IAC 1249 SuperHUMS, a…

ATM Modernization

Arinc to Support ATC Services in Asia

Arinc Engineering Services, Annapolis, Md., said it received a $485,000 task order to provide engineering, training and maintenance support in Southwest Asia for the Air Force’s TRAPCON (Transportable Radar Approach Control) systems…

Commercial

CAE Sells Its First 787 Simulators

Canadian aircraft simulator company CAE said it sold its first three Boeing 787 full-flight simulators — two to Qantas and one to Shanghai Eastern Flight Training, the training subsidiary for China Eastern…

Military

General Dynamics, Rockwell Collins Deliver ICS

General Dynamics and Rockwell Collins announced the on-time delivery of the first Integrated Computer Systems (ICS) to the U.S. Army’s Future Combat Systems (FCS) program. General Dynamics C4 Systems, a business unit…