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Northrop, Lockheed Win Apache Contract

The U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command (AMCOM) awarded a Lockheed Martin-Northrop Grumman joint venture a $43.4 million contract for Life Cycle Contractor Support for the AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopter Fire Control…

Military

L-3 Helmet Displays on U.S. Army Trainers

L-3 Link Simulation and Training division is integrating its Advanced Helmet Mounted Display (AHMD) into the U.S. Army Flight School's Reconfigurable Collective Training Devices (RCTDs). Financial terms of the deal were not…

Military

UAV Squadron to Hit the Skies

Aviation’s first UAV attack squadron is expected take to the skies in the Afghanistan war, according to the Associated Press. According to the article, the MQ-9 Reaper's first combat deployment in Afghanistan,…

Military

Raytheon Wins Hornet Pact

The U.S. Navy awarded Raytheon an $18.5 million contract modification to provide an infrared marker upgrade on the F/A-18 Hornet and Super Hornet Advanced Targeting Forward Looking Infrared (ATFLIR) pods, which will…

Military

ARINC Awarded Data Contract

ARINC, Annapolis, Md., received a three-year contract to provide high-speed satellite data and voice connectivity for three Bombardier Q300 surveillance aircraft ordered by the Swedish Coast Guard. Financial terms of the deal…

Commercial

CAE Acquires Indian Simulator Company

Canadian flight simulator company CAE signed an agreement to acquire India-based simulation company Macmet Technologies Ltd. for $4.8 million in cash. Macmet, based in Bangalore, India, has a range of experience designing…

Business & GA

Sagem on Eurocopter AS350B-3 A-Stars

Sagem Avionics, a subsidiary of Sagem Défense Sécurité, said the Riverside County Sheriff's Department Air Unit in California will equip its fleet of Eurocopter AS350B-3 A-Stars with Sagem Avionics displays. Financial terms…

ATM Modernization

Era in Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Malaysia will employ Era Corp.'s multilateration (MSS) and ADS-B surveillance for the airport surface, the Alexandria, Va.-based Era said. The services will provide Era's MSS surveillance ground…