VSE to Repair, Maintain Ground Equipment at USAF Facility in Japan
VSE has received a potential three-year, $22.3 million task order to help the U.S. Air Force repair and maintain aerospace ground and support equipment at the service branch’s Kadena Air Base in Japan....
View ArticleL3 Gets FAA Supplemental Type Certificate for ‘Longsword’ Digital Avionics,...
The Federal Aviation Administration has issued a supplemental type certificate to L3 Technologies‘ modified digital avionics and cockpit for the AT-802L Longsword aircraft. The certification allows L3...
View ArticleLockheed Adds Sierra Nevada to Skunk Works JSTARS Recap Team
Sierra Nevada Corp. has joined a Lockheed Martin-led industry team that is working on the U.S. Air Force‘s recapitalization effort for the Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System aircraft....
View ArticleGeneral Dynamics Hands 10,000th FAA Air Traffic Control Radio
General Dynamics‘ mission systems business unit has produced and delivered its 10,000th air traffic control radio to the Federal Aviation Administration under the agency’s NEXCOM 2 modernization...
View ArticleMatt Desch: Iridium ‘NEXT’ Satellite Constellation Supports FAA NextGen...
Iridium Communications CEO Matt Desch has said the Iridium NEXT satellite constellation works to help track the location of commercial aircraft across trans-oceanic routes in support of the Federal...
View ArticleGeneral Atomics Completes FAA-Approved SkyGuardian Drone Flight; Linden Blue...
General Atomics‘ aeronautical systems business has flown the MQ-9B SkyGuardian remotely piloted aircraft in non-restricted airspace after the company received approval from the Federal Aviation...
View ArticleHarris to Offer Federal Agencies Network Services Under $50B GSA Contract...
Harris has won a position under the General Services Administration‘s potential 15-year, $50 billion Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions contract vehicle to offer network services to federal agencies....
View ArticleDerco, Universal Synaptics Extend Avionics Fault Detector Distribution Agreement
Lockheed Martin‘s Derco subsidiary will continue to serve as the exclusive distributor of a Universal Synaptics technology designed to help operators detect intermittent errors in electronic equipment...
View ArticleSimiGon to Supply Simulation Development Tools for FAA UAS Research
SimiGon has received a $100,000 contract to provide the Federal Aviation Administration its SIMbox development tools for simulation and training for the agency’s unmanned aircraft systems research...
View ArticleGA-ASI Launches First Test Flight from New North Dakota-Based Test and...
General Atomics‘ aeronautical systems business has conducted the first test flight from its new Flight Test and Training Center in Grand Forks, North Dakota. GA-ASI deployed a Block 5 Predator B/MQ-9...
View ArticleSummit Technical Solutions Lands USAF Contract for Radar Operations &...
Summit Technical Solutions has received a potential $35.5 million prime contract from the U.S. Air Force for the operations, maintenance and logistical support of a missile warning and space...
View ArticleKBR Subsidiary to Help Maintain FAA Security Systems
KBR‘s government services business segment has received a potential $52 million contract to help the Federal Aviation Administration maintain security systems and equipment at more than 500 FAA...
View ArticleInsitu-Esri Team Demos UAV Platform in Firefighting Mission
Boeing‘s Insitu subsidiary and Esri have collaborated to conduct test flights of an unmanned aerial vehicle technology that was equipped with geographic information system designed to aid firefighting...
View ArticleLeonardo Subsidiary Wins Navy Contract for Instrument Landing Systems
Leonardo‘s Selex ES subsidiary has won a potential $20.9 million contract to supply instrument landing systems to the U.S. Navy. The contract was awarded through a competitive procurement process and...
View ArticleLockheed Flies 2nd LM-100J Commercial Freighter Unit
Lockheed Martin has completed a maiden flight of the second production LM-100J aircraft, a commercial freighter variant of the company’s C-130J Super Hercules military transport aircraft platform....
View ArticleU.S., Canada, EU Certify Honeywell Satcom Tech, Connectivity Service for...
U.S., Canadian and European aviation regulatory agencies have approved Honeywell‘s satellite communication system and cabin connectivity service to facilitate Wi-Fi access onboard multiple helicopter...
View ArticleNASA to Host Industry Day for UAS Integration in Natl Airspace
NASA plans to host an industry day on Nov. 30 in San Diego, California, to convene and collect input from commercial and academic organizations that support ongoing projects to integrate unmanned...
View ArticleBoeing Conducts Initial Flight Test on Air Force KC-46A Tanker
Boeing has subjected an aerial refueling aircraft under primary in-flight tests in preparation for its scheduled delivery to the U.S. Air Force in 2018. The company said Tuesday its first operational...
View ArticleReport: Blue Origin Eyes Initial Test Flight for 3rd ‘New Shepard’ Suborbital...
Blue Origin has filed an airspace restriction notice with the Federal Aviation Administration to conduct spaceflight operations this week at its test site near Van Horn, Texas, Spaceflight Now reported...
View ArticleFAA OKs LifePort Ballistic Protection Tech for Bell Helicopter Integration
LifePort, a business unit of Lockheed Martin‘s Sikorsky subsidiary, has received supplemental type certification from the Federal Aviation Administration to integrate ballistic protection technology...
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