The U.S. Air Force has selected the Garmin D2 Charlie watch for inclusion in the toolkits of Lockheed U-2 “Dragon Lady” reconnaissance aircraft pilots. The D2 Charlie features GPS and wide-area augmentation…
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) has revealed information on its entry to the U.S. Navy’s call for submissions for an MQ-25A Stingray unmanned aerial tanker, including a plethora of partnerships. GA-ASI…
Boeing has chosen the Thailand-based Triumph Aviation Services Asia to inspect, re-certify and repair its jets in the Asia-Pacific region. The subsidiary Triumph Group, headquartered in Pennsylvania, will also supply 777 thrust…
The European Commission has approved Northrop Grumman's acquisition of aerospace and defense manufacturer Orbital ATK. Virginia-based Northrop Grumman first proposed the $9.2 billion transaction last September. U.S. Federal Trade Commission approval, which…
What do you do if you're in the air and your GPS goes out? Eurocontrol, with the help of the European Organization for Civil Aviation Equipment (EUROCAE), is working on a…
U.S. President Donald Trump's fiscal year 2019 budget proposal directs $716 billion toward national security, including $686 billion for the Department of Defense. Of that, $24 billion would be spent on new…
Northrop Grumman will replace Denmark’s ground-to-air radios. Acting through the company’s U.K.-based Park Air Systems subsidiary, the company was awarded a contract by Denmark’s air navigation service provider, NAVIAIR. For the project,…
Any frequent flyer knows that it’s common to spend flight time meandering in a holding pattern, waiting for clearance to land. In a sense, keeping all those planes in the air wastes…