ATM Modernization

Europe Tackles SSR Code Crunch

Eurocontrol has launched the Centralized SSR Code Assignment and Management System (CCAMS) implementation project to deal with current and future shortages of secondary surveillance radar (SSR) codes used by air traffic control.…

Commercial

Teledyne Supplies Flight-Data Units

Teledyne Controls said it signed an agreement with aircraft leasing company CIT Aerospace to become the standard supplier of Digital Flight Data Acquisition Units (DFDAUs) for its new Boeing aircraft deliveries. Teledyne’s…

Military

UK Orders Targeting Pod

Lockheed Martin received a contract from the U.K. Ministry of Defense to supply the Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod (ATP) system for the Harrier GR9 aircraft. The Sniper ATP permits pilots to detect…

Military

BAE Names Military Avionics Manager

BAE Systems named Clark Freise vice president and general manager of its defense avionics business area, based in Johnson City, N.Y. Freise previously served as deputy general manager of Information Dominance Systems…

Business & GA

Eclipe, Avidyne Part Ways

Following a series of certification delays, aircraft manufacturer Eclipse Aviation, Albuquerque, N.M., said it is parting ways with its avionics supplier, Avidyne. Avidyne, Lincoln, Mass., was supplying components for the Avio integrated…

Business & GA

Lockheed Martin Completes UAV Tests

Lockheed Martin said it completed the second of a series of tests of a centralized controller device for unmanned air and ground vehicles. During the tests, Lockheed Martin demonstrated control of three…

Business & GA

DRS Wins $20 Million Radar Pact

DRS Technologies, Parsippany, N.J., received a $20 million contract from Raytheon’s Space and Airborne Systems division to support the initial phase of the new Silent Knight Tactical Radar program.  DRS said the…

Commercial

Lockheed Martin Deploys Mission Operating System

Lockheed Martin’s Automated Flight Service Station team said it achieved a major milestone on Feb. 22 when it went live with its new mission operating system in Washington, D.C. The company said…