MilitaryElbit Wins CV-22 Helmet Display Contract Elbit Systems U.S. subsidiary, Elbit Systems of America, has been awarded a contract to supply Boeing with the CV-22 Color Helmet Mounted Display (HMD) for the Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC).…
Business & GAAspen Avionics SVS Wins Approval Aspen Avionics, based in Albuquerque, N.M., received FAA Technical Standard Order (TSO) approval of Evolution Synthetic Vision (ESV) for Evolution Primary Flight Displays (PFD) and Multi-function Flight Displays (MFD). Evolution Synthetic Vision is…
Business & GAViaSat Completes South America Yonder Coverage ViaSat, of Carlsbad, Calf., completed the addition of Yonder high-speed Internet coverage for aviation over Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, Columbia, Ecuador, and surrounding areas. ViaSat is adding this coverage in cooperation with…
MilitaryMercury to Supply AESA Processing Modules Mercury Computer Systems, of Chelmsford, Mass., received a multi-year contract from an undisclosed contractor to supply signal processing modules that will be used to field-upgrade active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar systems on…
Business & GAAirlines Testing iPads as EFBs Airlines are taking their paperless cockpits a step further, deploying Apple iPads to operate as electronic flight bags (EFB) to display operating manuals, nav charts, flight checklists and more. A number of…
Business & GARockwell Collins Signs Inmarsat Contract Rockwell Collins signed an agreement with Inmarsat to develop, produce and distribute user terminals and provide service for future Inmarsat’s Global Xpress (GX) aeronautical services to the aviation industry. The agreement will bring…
CommercialAV Adds Shrike to Family of Small UASs AeroVironment, based in Monrovia, Calif., introduced man-portable Shrike VTOL unmanned aircraft system (UAS). The company said the UAS was developed under a DARPA contract, awarded in 2008, to develop a portable, stealthy, persistent perch…
Business & GAGlobal Aviation Technologies to Provide 400XT Wiring Global Aviation Technologies, of Wichita, Kan., was selected by Nextant Aerospace to provide wire harnesses for the Nextant 400XT aircraft upgrade program. The company said it is responsible for complete Nose-to-Tail wire…