Embedded AvionicsRaytheon’s Navy Contract Upheld, Jammer Development Resumes [Avionics Today January 27, 2014] The U.S. Navy has retained Raytheon as the prime contractor for developing the $279.4 million Next Generation Jammer (NGJ) technology, a replacement of Northrop Grumman's aging ALQ-99…
ATM ModernizationGarmin Expands ADS-B Solutions [Avionics Today January 24, 2014] Garmin has unveiled a new portable ADS-B and GPS receiver, the GDL 39 3D, that displays mapping, traffic and weather information along with aircraft attitude within the…
Business & GAUniversal Avionics Falcon 900B Flight Deck Ready for Service Entry [Avionics Today January 24, 2014] The Universal Avionics Dassault Falcon 900B flight deck upgrade is ready to enter service after the Arizona-based company's partner Duncan Aviation completed and delivered two aircraft equipped with…
Embedded AvionicsExelis to Supply Coast Guard Airborne Surveillance [Avionics Today January 24, 2014] Exelis has a new five-year $32 million contract to supply airborne surveillance radars for the U.S. Coast Guard fleet of HC-130J Super Hercules long-range surveillance aircraft. …
CommercialAndrich Takes Over Lufthansa Technik Philippines Burkhard Andrich has been appointed president and CEO of Manila-based Lufthansa Technik Phillippines. Currently serving as senior vice president of aircraft component services at Lufthansa Technik in Hamburg, Andrich will succeed…
CommercialPredator: More Unmanned Electronic Attack Capabilities General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA ASI) and Northrop Grumman demonstrated the Predator B/MQ-9 Reaper Unmanned Aircraft System's (UAS) electronic attack capability during a U.S. Marine Corps' Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course. …
CommercialAstronics to Acquire EADS T&S Astronics Corp., looking to boost its test systems business and expand into the commercial aerospace market, has agreed to acquire EADS North America's Test and Services (EADS T&S) unit for $53 million. …
CommercialRockwell Collins Increases 2014 Outlook Rockwell Collins has increased its projected sales for 2014 to be in the range of $4.95-5.05 billion after recording total sales of $1.07 billion during the first quarter of 2014. The company's first…