Latest Articles by Tish Drake

ATM Modernization

Sensis WAM System Operational in Tasmania

Sensis Corp.'s Wide Area Multilateration (WAM) system over Tasmania, Australia, passed its safety case by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) and is now operational, the company announced Monday. The system uses both…

Business & GA

Butler National to Buy Kings Avionics

Butler National, based in Olathe, Kan., announced plans Thursday to acquire Kings Avionics, of Salt Lake City. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Kings Avionics services aircraft ranging from single-engine piston airplanes…

Military

Northrop Grumman Awarded Air Force Contract

Northrop Grumman Space and Missions Systems, based in San Jose, Calif., was awarded a contract modification by the U.S. Air Force to provide a prototype sensor for the General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper…

Military

Lockheed Martin to Provide Sensors to Army

The U.S. Army awarded Lockheed Martin a $65 million contract for the continued modernization of the Apache helicopter's Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (M-TADS/PNVS) system. The total contract value…

Military

Raytheon Awarded Countermeasures Contract

The Naval Air Systems Command awarded Raytheon a $14.8 million contract to produce dual pod countermeasures dispensers for U.S. Marine Corps CH-53 heavy-lift helicopters. Raytheon Technical Services Company LLC (RTSC) will manufacture…

Business & GA

Gulfstream Selects Universal Equipment

Universal Avionics Systems Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) with RIPS (Recorder Independent Power Supply) and Flight Data Recorder (FDR) have been selected by Gulfstream as forward-fit equipment on Gulfstream’s G450, G550 and G650…

ATM Modernization

Boeing Launches In-Flight Optimization Tools

Boeing introduced subscription-based services to help airlines save fuel and increase environmental efficiency. InFlight Optimization Services are designed to be implemented within current air traffic and airline operating procedures using existing communication…

Military

AV Tests Global Observer UAS

AeroVironment (AV), of Monrovia, Calif., said Tuesday the first aircraft developed under the Global Observer UAS Joint Capability Technology Demonstration (JCTD) program completed initial flight testing consisting of multiple low-altitude flights at Edwards…