PORTLAND, Ore., 18 May 2013. U.S. Coast Guard officials sought a forward-looking infrared (FLIR), electro-optical sensor system for its fleet of Sikorsky H-60 Jayhawk and Eurocopter H-65 Dolphin rotorcraft, which have already been modernized with upgraded avionics suites from Rockwell Collins and other industry firms.

ISTANBUL, 14 May 2013. Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX), won a contract to provide two VIP S-92 helicopters to the Turkish National Police (TNP) for service to the Turkish Prime Ministry.       

BOTHELL, Wash., 10 May 2013. Avionics experts upgrading the U.S. Air Force and Marine Corps V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft needed a booster amplifier to help increase the fixed-wing aircraft's ability to defeat enemy missiles. They found their solution from AR Modular RF in Bothell, Wash.

HOLLYWOOD, Fla., 7 May 2013. Executives of HEICO Corp. in Hollywood, Fla., are boosting their company's expertise in missile defense and commercial aviation with their acquisition of Reinhold Industries Inc. in Santa Fe Springs, Calif.

BOHEMIA, N.Y., 3 May 2013. Data Device Corp. (DDC) in Bohemia, N.Y., is introducing the AceXtreme bridge device to translate avionics messages in real-time between MIL-STD-1553, ARINC 429, and Ethernet in any direction, without a host computer.

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala., 30 April 2013. The U.S. Army, serving in the role of system integrator for the Cockpit and Sensor Upgrade Program (CASUP), achieved the first flight of the OH-58F Kiowa Warrior helicopter with upgraded avionics.

VAN NUYS, Calif., 29 April 2013. ITT Exelis (NYSE:XLS) won a contract valued at more than $10 million to provide one MK 105 Mod 4 airborne minesweeping system for the Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division in Panama City, Fla. 

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md., 29 April 2013. The U.S. Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Land and Maritime segment at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., will award a three-year contract to Rockwell Collins in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to provide spare parts for U.S. Army tactical aircraft navigation avionics systems.

WILSONVILLE, Ore., 22 April 2013. Forward-looking infrared (FLIR) imaging technology from FLIR Systems in Wilsonville, Ore., employed on a police helicopter provided law-enforcement personnel with their first glimpse of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev as he lay in a tarpaulin-covered boat in a residential neighborhood in Watertown, Mass., last week.

RIDLEY TOWNSHIP, Pa., 18 April 2013. Boeing personnel have completed the first flight of the newest CH-47 Chinook heavy-lift helicopter for the United Kingdom's Royal Air Force.

CHATSWORTH, Calif., 18 April 2013. Aitech Defense Systems Inc. in Chatsworth, Calif., is introducing the RTCA-compliant C920 rugged 3U CompactPCI PowerPC-based single-board computer for high-reliability DO-178 and DO-254-based manned aircraft, helicopters, and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).

VISTA, Calif., 17 April 2013. Eurocopter is offering SN4500 Primary Navigation Displays and SA4550 Primary Attitude Displays from Sandel Avionics Inc., a provider of compact, integrated display systems technologies in Vista, Calif., as optional equipment on its EC135 helicopters.

CLEARWATER, Fla., 16 April 2013. Digital World Mapping Inc. in Reno, Nev., has selected Small PC's vehicle computer model SC240ML for use in its helicopter-based LiDAR mapping and imaging system.

FORT WORTH, Texas, 13 April 2013. Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company (NYSE:TXT), unveiled the Bell V-280 Valor at the 2013 Army Aviation Association of America’s (AAAA) Annual Professional Forum and Exposition. Bell Helicopter’s third-generation tiltrotor marks the company’s offering for the U.S. Army’s Joint Multi Role/Future Vertical Lift (FVL) Technology Demonstrator (JMR/TD).

TOKYO, 11 April 2013. Eurocopter Japan in Tokyo delivered to Japan’s Fire and Disaster Management Agency (FDMA) a Eurocopter AS365 N3 helicopter equipped with a high-speed, real-time transmission system using Earth-orbiting relay satellites—a world first, according to a company representative.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., 10 April 2013. Digital Systems Engineering (DSE) is introducing its new High Definition Rugged Monitors (HDRM) designed for demanding fixed-wing and helicopter applications. Interoperable with modern FLIR sensors and video surveillance systems, the HDRM provides up to 1080p60 HD imagery via flexible video inputs (3G/HD/SD-SDI, DVI-I/RGB, HDMI, RS170).

NEWTOWN, Conn., 4 April 2013. Roughly 4,796 medium/heavy military rotorcraft, having an estimated production value of $114.4 billion, will be produced between 2013 and 2022, according to the latest study from Connecticut-based market research firm Forecast International.

HYDERABAD, India, 4 April 2013. Demand for composite materials in the global aerospace industry achieved double-digit growth in 2012, driven by the continued ramp up of new and existing large commercial aircraft production and increased build rates across the military, civil helicopters, and certain business jet aircraft, according to custom & syndicated research firm Composite Insights.

PATUXENT RIVER NAS, Md., 3 April 2013. Combat helicopter designers at Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. in Fort Worth, Texas, are making preparations to build 25 new combat helicopters for the U.S. Marine Corps under terms of a $13.1 million contract announced Monday.