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Sanders Order
Lockheed Sanders is to deliver three mission-support systems to the Royal Saudi Air Force under a $5.6 million foreign-military sales contract. The systems are associated with the McDonnell Douglas F-15S purchased by Saudi Arabia. The system is a derivative of the US Air Force's mission-support system, a computer-based pre-mission planning ...
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Smart Northrop Move
Northrop Grumman has won a $1.6 million, 15-month contract to design, test and manufacture smart focal-plane electronics for the US Army's Space and Strategic Defence Command. Smart focal planes are infrared sensors capable of putting signal-processing functions in ultra-compact structures directly on the focal plane. Current signal-processing practices involve large ...
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Belgian Open Skies
Lockheed Aeronautical Systems will provide Belgium with the sensor package needed to verify compliance with the Open Skies Treaty. The Special Avionics Mission Strap-On Now (SAMSON) Pod will be used by Belgium and nine other countries. The surveillance device will be mounted on a Lockheed C-130 used to monitor the ...
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Bedek's Spanish Tie-Up
Iberia and the Bedek aviation group of Israel Aircraft Industries are to co-operate on aircraft and engine maintenance work following the signing of a memorandum of understanding in late December. Initially, the two companies are to market their services in Boeing 747 pylon modifications. ...
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Section 41 Success
Singapore Aviation Services (SASCO) has signed two contracts, worth S$8 million ($5.5 million), for section 41 modification to two South African Airways Boeing 747s and a Middle East Airlines 747. SASCO will also perform engine-pylon modifications to the aircraft. It has signed a letter of intent to carry out similar ...
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Tomahawk Contract For Litton
Litton has received a Hughes Missile Systems contract, potentially worth more than $200 million, to produce guidance units for Tomahawk cruise missiles. Sole supplier Litton as built more than 3,500 units since 1976. Source: Flight International
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Racal Records Deal
Racal Recorders has received a contract worth almost $4 million from the US Air Force to supply 28 Storehorse 14-channel recorders, (up-graded to 28 channels) for use on the Boeing EC-135 Advanced Range Instrumentation Aircraft. Source: Flight International
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Rockwell GPS
Rockwell's Collins Avionics & Communications division has received a $4.2 million ARINC Research contract to supply FMS-800 flight-management systems with embedded global-positioning systems (GPS) for installation on US Air Force Boeing E-4s and McDonnell Douglas C-9s and KC-10s. Source: Flight International
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Tuning Up With Aircom
Swissair has chosen the SITA/France Telecom/Teleglobe Canada/Telestra Satellite Aircom in-flight entertainment communications system for its medium-haul fleet of Airbus A319, A320 and A321 narrow-bodies. The airline has already retrofitted its McDonnell Douglas MD-11s and is about to begin equipping its Boeing 747-300s. Scandinavian Airline System has also selected the product ...
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UK ACAS Plan
A senior UK Civil Aviation Authority safety manager says that the UK proposal to the European Civil Aviation Conference to make airborne collision-avoidance systems (ACAS) compulsory will include aircraft with more than 30 seats or weighing more than 15t for an implementation date in 2000. The manager says ...
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Gulfstream Expansion
Gulfstream Aerospace has opened a parts centre in Bahrain, serving the Middle East and Africa, under a warehouse and distribution agreement with DHL Worldwide Express. Source: Flight International
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Falcon Service Centres
Dassault Falcon Jet has added three Garrett Aviation Services sites in California, Illinois and Texas to its US service-centre network and reauthorised Illinois based Midcoast Aviation, under new owner Sabreliner, to support Falcon business jets. Source: Flight International
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One-Stop Maintenance
Duncan Aviation and Jet Aviation have joined forces to perform "one-stop" business-aircraft heavy maintenance at Teterboro, New Jersey. Duncan will perform avionics installations and service, while Jet provides engine and airframe support. Source: Flight International
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Aurora
Paul Reukauf has been appointed vice-president and general manager for California operations at remote-piloted-aircraft manufacturer Aurora Flight Sciences, of Manassas, Virginia. He was previously an instructor at the US National Test Pilots School in Mojave, California. Source: Flight International
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JB&A Aviation
Herbert Franck has been appointed, to head the new Oklahoma City branch of aircraft sales company, JB&A Aviation, of Houston, Texas. He was previously president of Commander Aircraft, also in Oklahoma, and has held positions with British Aerospace Corporate Jets, Rockwell International's general-aviation division and Gulfstream. ...
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Diamond
Karl Pfister has joined light-aircraft manufacturer Diamond Aircraft, of Ontario, Canada, as vice-president of manufacturing. He was previously head of production management and small-aircraft projects for Burkhart Grob. Earl Boyter is named head of worldwide marketing and sales. He was formerly, eastern sales manager for Diamond USA, the North American ...
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AAR
Turbine-engine supplier AAR Aircraft Turbine Center, of Elk Grove Village, Illinois, has appointed Robert Hogan general manager for Pratt & Whitney large commercial engines. He was formerly manager of high-thrust product lines at engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney. Source: Flight International