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Military

Raytheon Awarded Radar Contract

Raytheon has received an $89.5 million contract award from the U.S. Navy for the continued production of its ALR-67(V)3 digital radar warning receiver. The contract includes systems and spares for the U.S.…

Commercial

Rockwell Collins Delivers 737 Simulator

Rockwell Collins delivered its Edge 737 NG Full Flight Simulator (FFS) to the Pan Am International Flight Academy's North American training center in Miami, marking the U.S debut of the new system,…

Military

Sanswire, Global Telesat in UAV Contract

Sanswire Corp., a UAV developer based in Aventura, Fla., said defense contractor Global Telesat Corp. (GTC) has agreed to purchase a 50 percent interest in one of its SkySat UAVs for $250,000, with…

Commercial

Jade Cargo to Use Lufthansa Nav Charts

Chinese airline Jade Cargo International has signed a contract to equip its cockpit crews with Lufthansa Systems’ Lido/RouteManual, the companies said Monday. The airline will implement the navigation charts by this summer,…

Commercial

bmi to Use ARINC's Type B Messaging System

ARINC, based in Annapolis, Md., was awarded a contract with U.K.-based airline bmi to provide Type B network communications. Under terms of the contract, ARINC will provide its AviNet Type B network service and…

Commercial

ASIG Awarded STC for Power Supply System

Avionics & Systems Integration Group (ASIG), based in Little Rock, Ark., said Friday it had been awarded a FAA supplemental type certificate (STC) for the installation and in-flight operation of a distributed power supply…

ATM Modernization

ADS-B Operational in Philadelphia

Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) systems are operational in Philadelphia, FAA said, allowing air traffic controllers to use a satellite-based system to efficienty and safely track and separate aircraft. ADS-B coverage at Philadelphia extends…

Commercial

Asian Airlines to Use ARINC Data Link Service

Three Asia Pacific airlines have selected ARINC's GLOBALink data link services for airline communications and flight operations, the Annapolis, Md.-based company said Thursday. Korean Air, Thai Airways, and Xiamen Airlines recently signed or…