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National Defense
January 2005
Frank Colucci |
Sensors Aboard Helicopters Can Help Predict Parts Failures Health-and-usage monitoring systems (HUMS) now are in development for the Army's new UH-60M Black Hawk and Block III AH-64D Apache helicopters. HUMS help track the wear and tear of aircraft components.   |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
November 2008 |
United Kingdom military selects ITT night-vision systems The United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence needed mobile, man-wearable, night-vision systems for its military personnel. It gained a solution from ITT Corp.'s Night Vision business, in Roanoke, Va. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
February 2006 |
Airbus names Smiths Aerospace for video processing The $55 million contract will cover basic equipment on the launch base of the A400M aircraft, plus support through the lifetime of the program. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
September 2006 |
Boeing Contracts Smiths Aerospace to Supply RIUs for the V-22 Aircraft The $6 million contract for engineering units could translate to $30 million in sales over the next 20 years for the U.K. company. The V-22 program involves several upgrades, requiring new hardware and software additions to be flexible and forgiving. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
March 2007
Courtney E. Howard |
QinetiQ to Play Strategic Role in United Kingdom Taranis UAV Technology Demonstrator Program Computer experts at QinetiQ in Farnborough, England, will provide flight-critical software for the United Kingdom initiative to develop a world-class unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology demonstrator called Taranis. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
August 2005
John McHale |
AD Aerospace Gains MD-80 certification for FlightVu system AD Aerospace's FlightVu Cockpit Door Monitoring System now has a Supplemental Type Certificate for retrofit installation on the Boeing MD-80 series and DC-9 aircraft. |
IEEE Spectrum
November 2008
Robert N. Charette |
Weapons Acquisition Problems Span the Globe It's not just a U.S. problem. Australia, Canada, Russia, and the UK have all experienced their fair share of troubled acquisitions efforts. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
September 2005 |
Boeing picks Smiths computers for J-UCAS Smiths Aerospace will provide mission management processing and memory storage for the X-45C Joint Unmanned Combat Air Systems (J-UCAS). |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
February 2008 |
Thales and Boeing Selected for Future Rapid Effect System Officials at the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence (MoD) need a professional systems integrator for its Future Rapid Effect System (FRES) program to equip the British army with a family of armored vehicles. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
December 2008 |
Netherlands Ministry of Defence Selects Rotorsim for NH90 Simulator Rotorsim won contracts totaling roughly $80 million from the Netherlands Ministry of Defence to provide NH90 helicopter training systems and services. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
October 2008
Courtney E. Howard |
Force Protection Rolls Out First Ridgback Vehicles for British Ministry of Defence Representatives of Force Protection Industries, together with officials from the U.S. government and the British Ministry of Defence (MOD), rolled out the first five Ridgback armored combat vehicles. |
National Defense
April 2010
Austin Wright |
U.S. Helicopter Suppliers Fear Losing Innovation War The military helicopter business is booming, but the industry mostly is making money fixing up and maintaining the Army's aging fleet. Hardly any Pentagon contracts these days pursue new aircraft designs. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
February 2006 |
Smiths Aerospace uses Green Hills software for Boeing 777 The GMART runtime system and AdaMULTI development environment development tools are being used to create software for the Boeing 777. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
August 2007 |
United Kingdom Ministry of Defence Trains Soldiers with Bohemia Interactive High-level personnel use Virtual Battlespace 2 (VBS2) to help soldiers familiarize themselves with urban battle locales and situations. |
Popular Mechanics
August 2008
Erik Sofge |
New Military Robots to Face Off in Two Summer Contests Singapore and the United Kingdom are staging robotics competitions this August to develop their own autonomous war machines. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
July 2005
John McHale |
Coast Guard unveils new helicopter Just in time for the boating season, new HH-65C Dauphine helicopters will be replacing the HH-65B helicopters at Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City as part of the Deepwater Programs modernization and recapitalization of the Coast Guard. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
April 2009
John McHale |
United Kingdom Engineers Struggle to Upgrade Old Aircraft with New Avionics Technology The Netherlands-Officials of the United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence (MOD) in London say their agency needs to find better ways of upgrading fielded military avionics systems for the duration of their aircraft platforms' life cycles. |
National Defense
May 2007
Stew Magnuson |
Army, Marines Plan Improvements for Cargo Choppers Army and Marine Corps embark on programs to modernize their medium-heavy cargo helicopters. Roadside bombs and ambushes have forced the U.S. military to increasingly rely on the skies to transport supplies and troops. |
National Defense
December 2006
Robert H. Williams |
Moving Map Display Unveiled Two technology companies are offering a moving, digital map for helicopters and fixed wing aircraft. |
National Defense
April 2005
Joe Pappalardo |
Taking Off Upgrades and a surge of new U.S. military orders should make the next 10 years a busy decade for rotorcraft manufacturers, according to a recent study by Forecast International Inc. |
National Defense
April 2009
Matthew Rusling |
Army Helicopters Brace For Afghanistan Buildup The upcoming buildup of U.S. forces in Afghanistan will put additional pressure on the Army's already overstretched helicopter fleet, officials said. |
National Defense
January 2015
Valerie Insinna |
Light Military Helicopter Market To Halve by 2028 While opportunities for sales to the civil sector are finally growing after taking a hit post 9/11, the military market will probably shrink over the next decade. |
National Defense
March 2006
Sandra I. Erwin |
Insurgency Tactics Test Helicopters' Staying Power Technology so far has proven to be of little use in protecting Army helicopters from the ravages of small arms and rocket propelled grenades, military and civilian experts contend. |
National Defense
January 2014
Valerie Insinna |
Decline of U.S. Helicopter Procurement on the Horizon After a decade-long period of surging sales and rapid expansion, the military helicopter buying boom is coming to an end. |
National Defense
September 2005
Frank Colucci |
Navy, Marine Helicopter Fleets Will See Steady Arrivals of New Aircraft The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps plan to equip their aircraft fleets with 1,429 new rotorcraft during the next 20 years. |
National Defense
August 2014
Eric Braganca |
Affordable Options Available to Upgrade Military Helicopters While many portions of the defense budget are shrinking, the portion allocated to purchasing helicopters is falling through the floor over the next few years. |
National Defense
June 2013
Dan Parsons |
Spending on Army Aviation Rotorcraft to Start Downhill Slide After peaking in 2013, funding for Army aviation has begun a gradual descent that may last decades, according to analysts. |
