ATM Modernization

Team to Move Ahead with ADS-B Proposal

FAA selected a Lockheed Martin-led team to submit a proposal for the Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B) program, a cornerstone initiative for the Next Generation Air Transportation System. The Lockheed Martin ADS-B…

ATM Modernization

Sturgell Named Acting FAA COO

Deputy FAA Administrator Bobby Sturgell was named the FAA’s acting chief operating officer, replacing Russell Chew who is scheduled to leave office at the end of the month. The FAA and its…

Business & GA

Proxy Demonstrates UAVs

Unmanned aircraft systems manufacturer Proxy Aviation Systems, Germantown, Md., won a contract with the U.S. Air Force to demonstrate the capabilities of its SkyForce unmanned aerial vehicles. Proxy Aviation’s SkyWatcher and SkyRaider,…

Business & GA

DRS Scores Helicopter Sights Pact

DRS Technologies was awarded a $51 million contract by the U.S. Army to support the manufacturing of Mast Mounted Sights (MMS) installed on OH-58 Kiowa Warrior attack helicopters. DRS, Parsippany, N.J., said…

ATM Modernization

Dublin Airport Deploys MSS

The Irish Aviation Authority will deploy Era Corp.’s Multisensor Surveillance System (MSS) at the Dublin airport. MSS combines surveillance techniques for Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) and multilateration. Era, formerly Rannoch Corp., said…

Military

Raytheon Receives $27.7 Million for V-22 Support

Raytheon Technical Services Co. (RTSC), a Raytheon subsidiary, received two U.S Navy contracts worth $27.7 million to provide services and systems for the V-22 Osprey tiltrotor. Under the first contract, RTSC's Indianapolis…

Editor's Note

Thales Opens UAE Support Center

French aerospace company Thales opened a customer service support center in the United Arab Emirates for air systems services. Thales said the support center in Dubai will provide assistance to both civil…

Military

Selex Wins AESA Pact

Selex Sensors and Airborne Systems won a $39 million contract from AgustaWestland to provide the multi-mode e-scan surveillance radar for the British Ministry of Defense’s “Future Lynx” helicopter program. Under the contract,…