MilitaryBoeing, Northrop Grumman Partner Boeing and Northrop Grumman are partnering to develop a new airborne electronic attack capability for U.S. Air Force B-52H aircraft. The companies say the proposed B-52H Core Component Jammer (CCJ) program will…
Business & GAEclipse Speed Record Very Light Jet manufacturer Eclipse Aviation, Albuquerque, N.M., said its Eclipse 500 set a National Aeronautic Association speed record for jet aircraft weighing 10,000 pounds or less. The Eclipse 500 beat the…
CommercialGuardian System Hits Milestone Northrop Grumman said its Guardian Counter-Man Portable Air Defense System (C-MANPADS), which is installed on nine wide-body aircraft flying in commercial revenue service, achieved 12,000 on-aircraft operational hours. The company began Phase…
CommercialRunway Vision System Installed Vaisala Group, a Helsinki-based technology company, installed a PC-based Runway Visual Range (RVR) System at the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton airport in Pennsylvania. The RVR installation consists of two visibility sensor sites at each end…
MilitaryVSI Nets $60 Million in Contracts Vision Systems International, a joint venture between Rockwell Collins and Elbit Systems, signed a series of new contracts valued at more than $60 million. Boeing awarded VSI a contract for the delivery…
ATM ModernizationEra Creates ATM Unit Era Corp., Reston, Va., created a new Air Traffic Management business unit, following up on what the company calls “unprecedented demand for air traffic control solutions.” Russell Hulstrom, previously Era’s vice president…
MilitaryIntersense Selected for HMD InterSense, Bedford, Mass., said Rockwell Collins selected its hybrid IS-900 inertial-acoustic helmet tracking system for the Aviation Combined Arms Tactical Trainer (AVCATT) Helmet Mounted Display modification and upgrade program. Financial terms were…
CommercialNaverus Names New COO Required navigation performance (RNP) provider Naverus named Capt. Steve Forte chief operating officer, effective Nov. 1. Forte has more than 30 years of experience in the aviation industry, and was most recently…