CommercialElbit to Provide Apache Block III Mission Processor Upgrade Boeing has awarded Elbit Systems of America a five-year $17.5 million contract to redesign and upgrade the AH-64D mission processor for the U.S. Army fleet of Apache Block III helicopters. The Block…
MilitaryLockheed Martin, DCMA Complete C-5M Super Galaxy Production Flight Lockheed Martin and the Defense Contract Management Agency have completed the first C-5M Super Galaxy production joint acceptance flight. The joint acceptance flight is expected to reduce total delivery time by two…
Editor's NoteDRF Luftrettung Using EFBs on Ambulance Aircraft German medical aircraft operator DRF Luftrettung has begun using tablet PCs in the cockpits of its air ambulance jets. The operator uses tablet PCs that contain all route, approach and departure charts,…
Business & GAElliott Aviation to Launch Avionics After Market Division Elliott Aviation announced its launch of an aftermarket avionics sales department, lead by industry veteran Joe Stanley as sales department manager. The aftermarket avionics division will focus on enabling aircraft owners to…
CommercialAeromexico to Install Thales Surveillance System on Boeing 737 Aeromexico selected the Thales/ACSS Traffic and Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) 3000 Surveillance Processor (SP) for installation on its new Boeing 737 Next Generation aircraft. Thales said its TCAS3000 will allow Aeromexico to…
CommercialNorthrop Grumman to Provide Logistics Support for RQ-4 Global Hawk The U.S. Air Force awarded Northrop Grumman an $88 million contract to provide logistics support for the RQ-4 Global Hawk fielded Block 30 weapon system. The RQ-4 Global Hawk Block 30 is…
Embedded AvionicsLockheed Martin Orders Mantis 3D Simulation Software Lockheed Martin placed an order to Quantam3D for its Mantis Real-time Scene Management software for use in flight simulators. Quantam3D said Lockheed Martin will use the Mantis software to enable its simulation…
MilitaryARINC to Sell its Defense Systems Division to Booz Allen Hamilton ARINC has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Defense Systems Engineering & Support (DSES) division to Booz Allen Hamilton. Booz Allen said it will pay about $154 million in cash…