PALMDALE, Calif., 22 May 2013. Together with the manned Boeing P-8A Poseidon, the Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton is expected to be a major part of the military's surveillance strategy for the Asia-Pacific region.

PATUXENT 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.

REDSTONE 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.

HERNDON, Va., 18 May 2013. Officials at the U.S. Coast Guard Aviation Logistics Center plans to transform a prototype CN235 aircraft into an HC-144A maintenance training unit, based on the Airbus Military CN235 tactical airlifter.

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.

CANOGA PARK, Calif., 17 May 2013. The X-51A WaveRider hypersonic vehicle achieved the longest supersonic combustion ramjet-powered flight--flying full duration and achieving both mission success and aviation history on May 1.

NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER, Md., 16 May 2013. Northrop Grumman Corp. (NYSE:NOC) and the U.S. Navy made carrier-capable unmanned aircraft history by catapulting the X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator from the deck of the USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77).

BOHEMIA, N.Y., 16 May 2013. ITT Exelis (NYSE:XLS) won a contract by Raytheon U.K. and the Canadian Department of National Defence to deliver anti-jam GPS antenna arrays for several Canadian airborne military platforms.

CLIFTON, N.J., 13 May 2013. ITT Exelis (NYSE:XLS) won a $9.4 million contract from Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company in Fort Worth, Texas, to supply the Continuous Wave Illuminator (CWI) subsystem for the F-16 Fighting Falcon.

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.

LONDON, 9 May 2013.  Tune into tonight Discovery Channel for Future Firepower, a three-part marathon from Darlow Smithson Productions on the next generation of 21st century weapons.

PHOENIX, 9 May 2013. Avionics systems running the Deos real-time operating system (RTOS) from DDC-I, a supplier of software and services for mission- and safety-critical applications, can now utilize the AMD Radeon E4690 graphics processing unit (GPU) and Core Avionics & Industrial Inc.’s (CoreAVI’s) OpenGL SC display software driver to deliver high-performance embedded OpenGL 2D/3D graphics and streaming video.

ST. LOUIS, 8 May 2013. Boeing (NYSE:BA) has delivered a training center for the C-17 Globemaster III airlifter to the U.S. Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, to aid in training pilots and loadmasters onsite, faster, and at a reduced cost.

OKLAHOMA CITY, 8 May 2013. Boeing (NYSE:BA) engineers are upgrading the communications system on U.S. Air Force B-52 bombers to enable aircrews to send and receive information via satellite links, change mission plans and retarget weapons in flight, and better interact with aircraft and ground forces.

FORT WAYNE, Ind., 8 May 2013. ITT Exelis (NYSE:XLS) won a $6.1 million modification to a U.S. Air Force contract to insert a modern data storage and memory technology into the Strategic Automated Command Control System (SACCS), which authenticates orders and pass codes for Air Force nuclear weapons platforms, bombers, and support units. 

NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER, Md., 7 May 2013. Northrop Grumman Corp. (NYSE:NOC) and U.S. Navy officials conducted the first fly-in arrested landing of the X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator.

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.

PHILADELPHIA, 5 May 2013. U.S. Navy avionics experts are looking to General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems in Bloomington, Minn., for maintenance and upgrades on six flight computers for the Navy's F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, EA-18G Growler, and AV-8B Harrier strike fighter and electronic warfare combat jets.