Business & GASikorsky Flies Prototype Aircraft Sikorsky Aircraft completed the first flight of its X2 Technology Demonstrator, maneuvering the prototype aircraft through hover, forward flight and a hover turn, the company said. The test flight, which lasted about…
Business & GAEclipse Aviation Lays Off 650 Eclipse 500 Very Light Jet (VLJ) manufacturer Eclipse Aviation is cutting its workforce by 38 percent, about 650 jobs, as the company said it looks “achieve financial stability as soon as possible.”…
Business & GAGulfstream Awarded EASA EVS Approval Gulfstream Aerospace was awarded European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certification for all of its aircraft equipped with its Enhanced Vision System (EVS) to obtain operational credit for continuing approaches to 100 feet.…
MilitaryDDC-I Wins C-130 Software Contract DDC-I, of Phoenix, was selected by the U.S. Air Force Warner Robins Air Logistics Center to support the C-130’s avionics software. The USAF will use DDC-I’s Open Arbor products for real-time, safety-critical…
MilitaryRaytheon Wins Navy ATFLIR Contract Raytheon was awarded a $22 million contract from the U.S. Navy for the repair of various line items for the F/A-18 Advanced Targeting Forward Infrared (ATFLIR) system components. Work will be performed…
MilitaryRaytheon Wins Navy Radar Contract Raytheon was awarded a $13.7 million delivery order from the U.S. Navy for the procurement of 174 AN/ALR-67(V)3 Enhanced Integrated Antenna Detector Radar Warning Receivers and 173 AN/ALR-67(V)3 Enhanced Antenna Detector Radar…
MilitaryLockheed Martin Displays UAV ATM System A team led by Lockheed Martin demonstrated an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Airspace Management System (UAMS), which the company said deconflicts flight paths of multiple, small UAVs with limited on-board sensors, communications and…
CommercialEMTEQ Wins STC for ICG System EMTEQ, New Berlin, Wis., was granted a supplemental type certificate (STC) to install the International Communications Group (ICG) satcom system on B757-200/300. The installation includes the ICG corded flight deck phone, cordless…