Latest Articles by Tish Drake

Business & GA

Insitu Adds Inceptor to Its Line of UAS

Boeing subsidiary Insitu, of Bingen, Wash., introduced Inceptor, a small unmanned aircraft system (UAS), saying the system will provide the public safety market with real-time video and stable, high-resolution imagery. The short-range tactical…

ATM Modernization

Thales Upgrades Radars at Cyprus Airport

Thales said Thursday it has completed the modernization of the terminal area radar system, including a STAR 2000 primary surveillance radar and a co-mounted RSM 970 S Monopulse Secondary Surveillance Radar (MSSR),…

Military

Aeroflex Test Set Gets DoD Certification

Aeroflex, of Wichita, Kan., said Wednesday its APM-424(V)5 IFF (Identification Friend or Foe) portable test set received full certification from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) AIMS International Program Office. The tester…

ATM Modernization

Congress Recesses Without Passing FAA Bill

Congress recessed for its August break on Tuesday without extending FAA funds, leaving more than 4,000 FAA employees likely out of work until Congress reconvenes in September. The partial shutdown, which began…

Military

Lockheed Martin Wins Arrowhead Contract

The U.S. Army awarded Lockheed Martin a $60 million follow-on production contract for the Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (M-TADS/PNVS), also known as Arrowhead, for the AH-64D Apache attack…

ATM Modernization

FAA Program Puts Controllers in Cockpit

FAA on Monday re-established its Flight Deck Training program, allowing air traffic controllers to ride in aircraft cockpit with commercial pilots and giving them a greater understanding of pilots' experience and workload. …

Embedded Avionics

BAE to Provide Flight Controls for KC-390

Embraer and the Brazilian air force selected BAE Systems to provide flight control electronics for the KC-390. Under the contract, BAE Systems will supply flight control computers and actuator control electronics. “This…

Commercial

Curtiss-Wright Acquires Acra Control

Curtiss-Wright will pay $61 million to acquire ACRA Control, Ltd., of Dublin, Ireland, a supplier of data acquisition systems and networks, data recorders and telemetry ground stations for both defense and commercial…