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Business & GA

Rockwell Collins Signs Nanotechnology Pact

Rockwell Collins entered an agreement with nanotechnology company Nanosys to incorporate the company’s nanostructure device technology into Rockwell Collins avionics display systems. Under the terms of the agreement, Rockwell Collins Display Systems…

Business & GA

Team to Replace Avidyne on Eclipse 500

Eclipse Aviation named a team of avionics providers for its Avio avionics suite on the Eclipse 500 very light jet, just a week after its separation from previous supplier Avidyne. Eclipse, Albuquerque,…

Business & GA

Raytheon Eyes International ADS-B Standard

Raytheon is proposing an international standard for the FAA’s automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) program, a move it says will reduce equipment costs and improve safety. Aircraft equipped with the ADS-B technology continuously…

Commercial

Satcom System STC’ed

L2 Consulting Services won a supplemental type certificate (STC) from the FAA to install the International Communication Group's ICS-120 Iridium Communication System on B757-200/200PF/200CB/300 series aircraft. In addition to obtaining the STC,…

Business & GA

CMC on AW-139 Helicopter

CMC Electronics said a subsidiary of Bell Helicopter installed its SureSight M-Series Enhanced Vision System (EVS) sensor on an Agusta Westland AW-139 helicopter for a corporate customer. Bell subsidiary Edwards & Associates…

Military

Lockheed Wins $311 Million Arrowhead Pact

Lockheed Martin won an $311 million follow-on production contract from the U.S. Army to provide Arrowhead systems, an electro-optical system for AH-64 Apache combat helicopter pilots. The agreement includes production of 158…

Business & GA

Mercury Inks Deal with BAE Systems Australia

Mercury Computer Systems, Chelmsford, Mass., was awarded a contract by BAE Systems Australia to provide a Synthetic Vision display for the development of a rotorcraft brownout landing system. Financial terms of the…

Commercial

UPS Cancels A380 Order

Following several production delays, parcel giant UPS cancelled its order for 10 freighter versions of the Airbus A380. The move leaves Airbus with no firm orders for the freighter version of the…