Latest Articles by Tish Drake

Business & GA

Proxy Demonstrates UAVs

Unmanned aircraft systems manufacturer Proxy Aviation Systems, Germantown, Md., won a contract with the U.S. Air Force to demonstrate the capabilities of its SkyForce unmanned aerial vehicles. Proxy Aviation’s SkyWatcher and SkyRaider,…

ATM Modernization

Dublin Airport Deploys MSS

The Irish Aviation Authority will deploy Era Corp.’s Multisensor Surveillance System (MSS) at the Dublin airport. MSS combines surveillance techniques for Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) and multilateration. Era, formerly Rannoch Corp., said…

Business & GA

DRS Scores Helicopter Sights Pact

DRS Technologies was awarded a $51 million contract by the U.S. Army to support the manufacturing of Mast Mounted Sights (MMS) installed on OH-58 Kiowa Warrior attack helicopters. DRS, Parsippany, N.J., said…

Military

Raytheon Receives $27.7 Million for V-22 Support

Raytheon Technical Services Co. (RTSC), a Raytheon subsidiary, received two U.S Navy contracts worth $27.7 million to provide services and systems for the V-22 Osprey tiltrotor. Under the first contract, RTSC's Indianapolis…

Editor's Note

Thales Opens UAE Support Center

French aerospace company Thales opened a customer service support center in the United Arab Emirates for air systems services. Thales said the support center in Dubai will provide assistance to both civil…

Military

Selex Wins AESA Pact

Selex Sensors and Airborne Systems won a $39 million contract from AgustaWestland to provide the multi-mode e-scan surveillance radar for the British Ministry of Defense’s “Future Lynx” helicopter program. Under the contract,…

Editor's Note

Bulgaria Cancels Elbit Contract

Israel-based defense company Elbit Systems said the Bulgarian Ministry of Defense cancelled its $75 million helicopter modernization contract. Elbit said it was to modernize Mi-24 and Mi-17 helicopters for the Bulgarian Air…

Business & GA

Sensis Wins Army WAM Pact

Sensis Corp. said it was awarded a contract from the U.S. Army to provide Wide Area Multilateration (WAM) Surveillance at the Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona. Financial terms were not disclosed. Sensis…