Will Provide Avionics For Northrop Grumman Firebird OPV
Garmin has been selected to provide the flight deck avionics to Northrop Grumman Corporation for the new Firebird, an optionally piloted vehicle (OPV) designed for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) missions. The Firebird is equipped with a tailored version of Garmin’s touchscreen-controlled integrated flight deck system, leveraging the attributes of the company's commercial avionics technology to yield a highly capable Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) solution.
EADS North America Will Deliver 34 Additional Helos From MS Manufacturing Plant
The U.S. Army has awarded EADS North America a $181.8 million contract option to deliver 34 additional UH-72A Lakota helicopters, bringing the total aircraft ordered to date to 312. Army plans call for procuring 347 Lakotas through 2016.
The pilot of an F-22 Raptor, assigned to the 43rd Fighter Squadron, safely ejected as the jet crashed November 15 around 1530 EST on Tyndall Air Force Base, FL, one-quarter mile east of the base's drone runway.
Accused Of Plotting To Ship Military-Grade Parts To Iran
An Iranian national has been charged in a plot to illegally ship military-grade U.S. aircraft parts to the Islamic Republic of Iran, which was thwarted by the U.S. government. A Grand Jury in the Southern District of New York returned a six-count Indictment charging Alireza Moazami Goudarzi, an Iranian national, with various offenses related to a scheme to illegally export military and civilian aircraft parts from the United States to Iran.
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