OEM Defence Services wins Eurocopter through-life support contract for global NH90 helicopter fleetPARIS, 19 June 2013. OEM Defence Services has signed a five-year maintenance contract with Eurocopter covering more than 100 equipment items, including avionics, hydraulics, and mechanical systems, installed on all versions of the NH90 helicopter in service worldwide. |
Parker Aircraft wheels, brakes selected for Pilatus PC-24 twin jetPARIS, 19 June 2013. Parker Aerospace’s Aircraft Wheel & Brake Division has been selected to provide the wheels and brakes for the Pilatus PC-24, the first twin-engine business aircraft and the first jet product offered by Pilatus. |
TE DEUTSCH connectors help enable fast field repairsPARIS, 19 June 2013. At the Paris Air Show, TE Connectivity (TE) introduced its new DEUTSCH brand D-MAX high-speed copper connectors, designed to offer reliability and high signal integrity to support high-speed protocols in demanding aerospace and defense applications. |
Army looks to Sierra Nevada Corp. to flight test synthetic vision system to help land helicopters in zero visibilityFORT EUSTIS, Va., 16 June 2013. U.S. Army helicopter avionics experts say they plan to ask Sierra Nevada Corp. in Sparks, Nev., to integrated and test a prototype synthetic-vision system on a Sikorsky UH-60 helicopter that is designed to help helicopter pilots land safely in zero-visibility conditions. |
Tens of thousands of Xilinx FPGAs to be supplied by Lockheed Martin for F-35 Joint Strike Fighter avionicsPATUXENT RIVER NAS, Md., 16 June 2013. The Lockheed Martin Aeronautics segment in Fort Worth, Texas will provide 83,169 field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) from Xilinx Inc. in San Jose, Calif., under terms of a $104.7 million contract modification. |
TE Connectivity previews advanced load sensors for aircraft structural health monitoringPARIS, 17 June 2013. TE Connectivity (TE) previewed an emerging technology at the Paris Air Show, providing a first look at advanced load sensors (still in development) that will serve as part of a proactive warning system for aircraft structure and ancillary systems. |
Avionics specialist Geotest-Marvin Test Systems changes name to Marvin Test SolutionsIRVINE, Calif., 13 June 2013. Executives of Geotest-Marvin Test Systems Inc. in Irvine, Calif., are changing their company's name to Marvin Test Solutions to strengthen the company's association to The Marvin Group, known for its 50-year history in aerospace and its focus on test solutions, company officials say. |
Northrop Grumman F-35 supplier in Israel delivers first advanced composite component from foreign military salesREDONDO BEACH, Calif., 11 June 2013. Elbit Systems-Cyclone, a Northrop Grumman Corp. (NYSE:NOC) supplier in Israel, delivered its first advanced composite component for the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter center fuselage produced by Northrop Grumman. |
Time to replace the batteries: EaglePicher to provide thermal lithium batteries for Air Force HARM anti-radiation missileRIDGECREST, Calif., 9 June 2013. U.S. Navy missile experts needed specialized replacement batteries for U.S. military stockpiles of the Raytheon AGM-88B High-Speed Anti-Radiation Missile, better-known as HARM. They found their solution from EaglePicher Technologies LLC in Joplin, Mo. |
The latest in missile and munitions fuzing is topic of Air Force briefing to industry 25 and 26 June at Eglin AFBEGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla., 9 June 2013. U.S. Air Force weapons experts will brief industry June 25 and 26 on fuze technology research efforts for specific applications available for near-term transition, as well as on research programs in the mid- and far-terms. |
Titeflex Aerospace provides AS1975 hoses for Boeing 777 aircraftLACONIA, N.H., 4 June 2013. Titeflex Aerospace, manufacturer of fluid transfer hoses and assemblies in Laconia, N.H., won two contracts from Boeing to supply AS1975 and AS4570 flex-rigid assemblies for its 777 airplane platform. |
RAD-hard 5-volt MIL-STD-1553 transceiver/transformer for mission-critical space applications introduced by DDCBOHEMIA, N.Y., 2 June 2013. Data Device Corp. (DDC) in Bohemia, N.Y., is introducing the radiation tolerant SPACE-PHY 5-volt dual MIL-STD-1553 transceiver/transformer for mission-critical space applications that must operate in extreme environmental conditions |
Navy asks Honeywell Aerospace to provide 121 multi-purpose displays for F/A-18F and E/A-18G jet aircraftPATUXENT RIVER NAS, Md., 2 June 2013. U.S. Navy aircraft specialists are looking to the Honeywell Inc. Defense & Space Electronic Systems segment in Albuquerque, N.M., for several sizes of advanced multi-purpose displays (AMPD) for the avionics systems of the Navy F/A-18F jet fighter-bomber and EA-18G electronic warfare aircraft. |
Navy recommends DC-DC converters from Pico Electronics for flight-control avionics in P-3 aircraft and H-53 helicopterKEYPORT, Wash., 24 May 2013. U.S. Navy avionics experts needed 100 spare DC-DC converter power supplies for the aircraft flight control systems of the Lockheed Martin P-3 Orion long-range maritime patrol aircraft and the Sikorsky H-53 heavy-lift helicopter. They are recommending a solution from Pico Electronics Inc. in Pelham, N.Y. |
VistaJet protects new fleet of Bombardier aircraft with JSSIGENEVA, Switzerland, 23 May 2013. VistaJet International and Jet Support Services Inc. (JSSI) have agreed to a record-setting enrollment of 50 Bombardier Global 5000 and Global 6000 aircraft onto JSSI's Platinum Engine and APU hourly cost maintenance programs. The long-term agreement is valued at over $205 million based on JSSI 2013 list prices. The aircraft are part of VistaJet's largest order in aviation history placed in November 2012. |
Saint-Gobain to supply nose radome for Pilatus PC-24 twin jetRAVENNA, Ohio, 22 May 2013. Saint-Gobain Aerospace will supply nose radomes for the new PC-24 business jet built by Pilatus, of Stans, Switzerland. |
Navy orders AN/ARC-210(V) aircraft radios, radio control sets, and related avionics equipment from Rockwell CollinsPATUXENT RIVER NAS, Md., 19 May 2013. U.S. Navy avionics radio communications experts needed electronic radios and related equipment for a variety of aircraft. They found their solution from Rockwell Collins in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. |
Army chooses Talon multi-sensor reconnaissance and surveillance payload from FLIR Systems for UH-60 helicopterREDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala., 19 May 2013. U.S. Army helicopter avionics experts needed a multi-sensor payload for the Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk utility helicopter. They found their solution from FLIR Systems Inc. in Wilsonville, Ore. |
World commercial aircraft MRO market to reach $49.2 billion this year, according to VisiongainLONDON, 16 May 2013. The global commercial aircraft maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) market will reach a value of $49.2 billion in 2013 in response to growing demand for maintenance services to handle the global fleet of commercial aircraft, predict Visiongain analysts. |
Alpha Air Center FBO at Joplin Regional Airport set to complete 5,000-square-foot executive terminal this summerWEBB CITY, Mo., 12 May 2013. Alpha Air Center, a fixed-base operator (FBO) at Joplin Regional Airport (KJL) in Webb City, Mo., is scheduled to complete a 5,000-square-foot executive terminal this summer, airport officials say. |