Business & GACessna's Citation Ten Makes Its First Flight The Cessna Citation Ten prototype made its first flight Tuesday in Wichita, Kan. The flight lasted more than two hours and included tests of stability and control, handling qualities, functional operations including…
Business & GADRS Technologies Awarded Contract to Upgrade HH-60G Stabilization System The Intelligence, Communications and Avionics Solutions (ICAS) business unit of DRS Defense Solutions was awarded a $12 million contract by the U.S. Air Force for the Improved Altitude Hold and Hover Stabilization…
Business & GAFlightstar Buys Assets of Bloomington Avionics The Flightstar Corp., of Savoy, Ill., last week announced it paid an undisclosed sum for the assets of Bloomington Avionics, of Bloomington, Ill. The transfer was completed Dec. 29, 2011. The staff…
ATM ModernizationDatacomm Bidders Announce Their Teams A program that will overhaul the way information is sent in the National Airspace System (NAS) is picking up steam, with a major contract under the Data Communications program set to be handed…
ATM ModernizationSaab Sensis Awarded FAA ASSC Contract Saab Sensis, based in Syracuse, N.Y., was awarded a five-year contract for FAA's Airport Surface Surveillance Capability (ASSC) program. FAA has incrementally funded $5 million of the $54 million, five-year contract. In addition,…
Business & GASikorsky Announces Supplier Team for S-97 RAIDER Program Sikorsky Aircraft selected 35 companies to join its team assembling two prototype S-97 RAIDER helicopters for evaluation by the U.S. military. Self-funded by Sikorsky and its team members, the RAIDER program will…
MilitaryMarines Take Delivery of F-35B STOVL The first two Lockheed Martin production model F-35B short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) aircraft were delivered to the U.S. Marine Corps on Wednesday, the company announced. The two jets are now assigned to…
MilitarySagem Awarded Sighting System Contract Sagem will provide life-cycle support for the STRIX turret-mounted, gyrostabilized observation and sighting systems on Tiger HAP combat and fire support helicopters deployed by the French army's air arm (ALAT), under a…