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ATM Modernization

Boeing Awarded NASA Research Contract

A Boeing-led team has been awarded a $5.3 million, one-year research contract from NASA for the study of an airliner that can fly with less noise, cleaner exhaust and lower fuel consumption. The contract…

ATM Modernization

ACSS T3CAS Certified on A320 Family

ACSS, an L-3 Communications and Thales joint venture company based in Phoenix, announced Wednesday its T3CAS Traffic Management Computer has been certified for the Airbus A320 family.  The T3CAS unit includes a…

Business & GA

Nextant Completes Flight Testing on 400XT

Nextant Aerospace, based in Cleveland, Ohio, said Tuesday it has completed its research and development flight testing for the 400XT. “We have flown more than 120 flight test hours toward the certification…

Commercial

Astronautics EFIS Display Earns FAA TSO

Astronautics Corporation of America, based in Milwaukee, received FAA Technical Standard Order Authorization (TSOA) for its 6-inch by 8-inch Electronic Flight Instrument (EFI) display, Control Panel (CP), and Engine Data Concentrator Unit…

Commercial

Norway Orders AV's Raven UAS

AeroVironment, of Monrovia, Calif., received a $4.9 million order under a contract with the Norwegian Defence Logistics Organisation (NDLO) to supply new Raven small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), spares, training services and logistics…

Embedded Avionics

Northrop Grumman Awarded C-130H Contract

Northrop Grumman was awarded a $12.7 million fixed-fee contract to provide a Real Time Information in the Cockpit (RTIC) capability for Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve Command C-130Hs. Under the…

Embedded Avionics

Raytheon to Supply AESA Radars for F-15Cs

Raytheon received a contract from Boeing for the production of APG-63(V)3 Active Electronically Scanned Array radars. Raytheon said the U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Air National Guard will receive radars from…

Military

Boeing Awarded EMARSS Contract

Boeingreceived a two-year engineering and manufacturing development contract for the Enhanced Medium Altitude Reconnaissance and Surveillance System (EMARSS) from the U.S. Army. EMARSS is a manned, airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance system.…