Business & GA

Raytheon Eyes International ADS-B Standard

Raytheon is proposing an international standard for the FAA’s automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) program, a move it says will reduce equipment costs and improve safety. Aircraft equipped with the ADS-B technology continuously…

Commercial

Satcom System STC’ed

L2 Consulting Services won a supplemental type certificate (STC) from the FAA to install the International Communication Group's ICS-120 Iridium Communication System on B757-200/200PF/200CB/300 series aircraft. In addition to obtaining the STC,…

Business & GA

CMC on AW-139 Helicopter

CMC Electronics said a subsidiary of Bell Helicopter installed its SureSight M-Series Enhanced Vision System (EVS) sensor on an Agusta Westland AW-139 helicopter for a corporate customer. Bell subsidiary Edwards & Associates…

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…