MilitaryNorthrop Grumman's Acquisition of Orbital ATK Goes Through After Some Promises The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Tuesday evening approved the acquisition by Northrop Grumman of Orbital ATK contingent on Northrop Grumman agreeing to operate its new solid rocket motor (SRM) business independently to avoid…
CommercialSecure Aviation Requires a Connected Industry Alaska Airlines is no longer an airline. That’s according to Jessica Ferguson, Alaska’s director of security architecture. It’s now “a technology company that flies planes.” Delivering a keynote speech at this week’s…
MilitaryUS Customs Wants New Early Warning Radar for P-3 Customs and Border Protection (CBP) this week issued a request for information to industry for market research on new airborne early warning (AEW) radar for some of its P-3 surveillance aircraft typically flown…
Embedded AvionicsHarris Payload Integrated into Lockheed Martin GPS III Space Vehicle Lockheed Martin has integrated the fifth of ten Harris Corporation-produced advanced navigation payloads into its corresponding space vehicle (SV) as contracted for the U.S. Air Force GPS III satellite program. The GPS…
UnmannedBoeing Among Companies Combining for $5M Investment in Kittyhawk A $5 million funding round has more than quadrupled drone solutions company Kittyhawk's raised capital. The latest round, led by Jim Andelman of Bonfire Ventures and including Boeing's HorizonX Ventures investment subsidiary,…
ConnectivityWhat Is Connectivity Worth? You might expect people speaking at a Global Connected Aircraft Summit to represent companies more invested in connectivity than any other. You might be surprised. While many passengers, especially millennials, expect in-flight…
MilitaryF-35 Development Contract Pushed Back The U.S. Department of Defense plans to award a major follow-on development contract for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter in June 2019, about 10 months later than previously planned, according to a…
CommercialACR Acquires Flight Data Systems ACR Electronics has acquired Flight Data Systems, a provider of flight data recorders, ground support equipment, and electronics manufacturing for the global aviation industry. Flight Data Systems will report into ACR Electronics,…