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Triton UAS Completes Envelope Expansion Flight Tests

Northrop Grumman's MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) has completed nine test flights, reaching the half-way point of envelope expansion testing with the U.S. Navy.      Triton UAS. Photo, courtesy of…

Commercial

Safran Forms Labinal Power for Electric Aircraft 

Safran has combined its aircraft electrical power systems operations into one business with the formation of Labinal Power Systems, the French partner of the world's biggest producer of engines for single-aisle aircraft…

ATM Modernization

Eurocontrol Appoints New ATM Director

Phillippe Merlo has been appointed the new director of air traffic management (ATM) at Eurocontrol, the European provider of air navigation services said Monday, Jan. 6.    Merlo will oversee the organization's…

Embedded Avionics

Poland Buys Exelis Airport Surveillance Radar

Poland is looking to expand its military air navigation performance with a $76 million purchase of new Exelis GCA-2020 Airport Surveillance Radar (ASR) and Precision Approach Radar (PAR) systems.    The systems…

Business & GA

Duncan Expands Helicopter Avionics Testing

Duncan has expanded its helicopter avionics testing capabilities with the addition of three new diagnostic test sets, the company said Thursday, Jan. 2.    All three test sets support products from Northern…

Commercial

2014 'Another Record Year' for Commercial Aerospace

Airlines and operators replacing older fleets with new fuel-efficient aircraft coupled with increased air passenger demand in the Middle East and Asia Pacific markets is expected to make 2014 another "record year"…

Business & GA

Thales TopStart to Power Dassault Falcon 5X

The electric starter-generator system TopStart is Dassault’s choice for its Falcon 5X business jet. The Falcon 5X engine Snecma Silvercrest has control laws that sync well with TopStart according to Guy Lefebvre,…