Business & GAUniversal Avionics Settles Patent Suit Universal Avionics Systems, Tucson, Ariz., this week reached a settlement in its synthetic vision technology patent dispute with Optima Technology Group, Inc., San Jose, Calif., in U.S. District Court in Arizona. Universal…
MilitaryNorthrop Grumman Receives Litening Order Northrop Grumman received a $120 million contract order for delivery of Litening Gen 4 targeting and sensor systems and related equipment to support the Air National Guard, Air Force Reserve Command and…
CommercialSensis to Deploy Monitoring System at JFK Sensis Corp., Syracuse, N.Y., was awarded a contract by the Department of Transportation to provide its Web-based Aerobahn surfacing monitoring service to FAA at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK). FAA will…
MilitaryNorthrop Grumman Demonstrates UAV Radar Northrop Grumman demonstrated radar capability on its MQ-8B Fire Scout Vertical Unmanned Air System (VUAS), designated P6. The flight, which took place Sept. 19 at the Yuma Proving Ground, Ariz., test center,…
MilitaryRaytheon Awarded Navy Contract Raytheon was awarded a $7.9 million definite quantity delivery order contract from the U.S. Navy for spare items in support of the F/A-18 advanced targeting forward infrared (ATFLIR) system. Work will be…
Business & GAEclipse to Build Russian Factory Eclipse Aviation, Albuquerque, N.M., on Tuesday said it secured financing and regulatory approvals to begin construction of a factory in Ulyanovsk, Russia, to assemble its Eclipse 500 very light jet (VLJ). The…
Business & GADayJet Discontinues Operations Air taxi operator DayJet abruptly ceased operations Sept. 19, citing both an inability to obtain financing and supplier Eclipse Aviation’s failure to install missing equipment and make needed repairs. The Part 135…
Business & GABombardier Ends Grob Partnership Grob Aerospace was dealt another blow in the wake of its insolvency filing, with Bombardier Aerospace last week dissolving its tructures and composite technology development agreement with Grob for the Learjet 85…