GE has agreed to a contract with the United States Air Force (USAF) to define high-performance embedded computing architectures of future generations of radar processors.


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Airlines have been working vigorously to develop a more mainstream and cost-effective product for flight tracking in order to replace the outdated method of passive, infrequent flight tracking. These changes are much needed-especially, after the recent disappearances of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 and AirAsia Flight QZ8501. Rockwell Collins and SITA have both developed new packages that will allow airlines to actively track their flights.


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The Boeing Company is an American global designer and manufacturer of airplanes, rotorcraft, rockets, and satellites. It also provides leasing and product support services to a multinational customer base. Boeing is among the largest global aircraft manufacturers, is the second-largest defense contractor in the world based on reported 2013 revenue, and is the largest exporter in the United States by dollar value. Earlier today, Boeing announced that they have received a USD $594 million order from Alaska Airlines to provide six Boeing 737-900 extended range (ER) aircraft—four of which are to be delivered in 2016 and the remaining two in 2017.


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Founded in 1937 in Stockholm, Sweden, the Saab Group is an aerospace and defense company that designs and produces air traffic control systems, fighter and military aircraft, military systems, and radar. Saab’s Security and Defense Solutions business unit develops systems within the civil security sector in addition to training and simulation solutions.


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As of November 2014, Airbus Group has announced that it will be divesting its share in Dassault Aviation, a French aircraft manufacturer of military, regional, and business jets, a move which is expected to raise 794 million euros or $987 million prior to any deal expenses. Airbus Group will be selling its shares back to the French manufacturer Dassault Aviation, with plans to decrease its stake in the company even further by mid-2015.


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Bombardier Aerospace, the aerospace division of Bombardier Inc, has made significant progress as of late in reaching its target of 300 firm orders. Macquarie AirFinance, an airline leasing firm, has committed to purchasing 40 of the CS300 jetliners, which is excellent news to Bombardier, a company that has been struggling to find operators for its new aircraft. Macquarie AirFinance, an Ireland-based company, leases aircraft to 73 different operators in 43 countries. Should the aircraft be a success, Macquarie AirFinance is expected to exercise an option for an additional 10 aircraft.


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Headquartered in Miami Beach, Florida, Acquip Rotating Equipment Solutions is a leading supplier of comprehensive laser alignment, metrology, and 3D scanning systems catering to the petrochemical, oil and gas, and power generation markets. Founded in 2003 by a field engineer, Acquip has become a leader in the laser alignment field in only a decade.


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Founded by John Britten and Desmond Norman in 1954, Bitten-Norman was established to fulfill an inadequacy in the aviation market for a light, twin-engined utility vehicle with STOL (short take-off and landing) capability for high-density commuter flights. Britten-Norman played a vital role in making cheaper aircraft with minimal base-line systems more widely available for civilians, as well as for developing countries unable to afford more advanced aircraft.


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Sikorsky Aircraft, an American aircraft manufacturer and subsidiary of the international conglomerate United Technologies Corporation, has been chosen by the US Navy to build the very next fleet of Marine One helicopters which will be utilized by the President of the United States. Sikorsky has been given the critical task of building and supporting the helicopter fleet for the president for over 57 years and looks to continue to do so for the foreseeable future.


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Thales Avionics, a multinational French aerospace company, is currently in discussions with potential clients on a next-generation Avionics suite, which was initially unveiled at the Paris Air Show in 2013. The discussions with potential customers have been taking place throughout the entire development process. Thales’ new avionic suite boasts a touch-screen configuration that is able to store digital charts and manuals within the suite. It is also compatible with the EU’s SESAR and the US NextGen future air traffic management system, which is being built into the suite itself.


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Headquartered in Tigard, Oregon, Coiltron, Inc. is ISO 9001:2008 certified to design and manufacture custom electromagnetics for the aerospace, audio, automotive, industrial, lighting, consumer electronics, marine, medical, and military markets. Specializing in the custom production of transformers, coils, and inductors.


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The headlines have been recently dominated by news of unrest in Ukraine, beginning with the Russian annexation of the Crimean peninsula. Friction has escalated even further with fighting breaking out in Eastern Ukraine between the Ukrainian military and Russian-backed up separatists. The catalyst was the mistaken shoot-down of a Malaysian airlines commercial jetliner over Ukraine which has resulted in international condemnation.


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Hirose Electric Group is a Japanese company founded in 1937 as a specialized manufacturer of electric connectors. Their business was mainly domestic in the Japanese market for several decades until 1968 when they began selling their products internationally. This coincided with the establishment of subsidiaries in the USA as well as in Europe and Asia. Since then, Hirose has established themselves on the international stage by starting sales offices and production facilities worldwide.


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Meggitt PLC is a British aerospace and defense company that was originally established in the 1940s as a machine tool business known as Wilson Lathes. This company went public in 1947 and acquired Dorset, an engineering business, in 1964, subsequently changing its name to Meggitt Holdings, which it is known as today. A series of notable acquisitions over the years has resulted in the company’s current size and business.


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In August of 1997, Mconnell Douglas merged with Boeing to create the world’s largest integrated aerospace company. The Boeing Company, which had been the world’s largest in commercial aircraft manufacturing, bought McDonnell Douglas Corporation in a stock swap worth $13.3 billion. Along with Boeing’s 1996 acquisition of Rockwell International Corp.’s aerospace and defense unit, this move further bolstered Boeing’s ventures into the military defense sphere.


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Hamilton Standard, formed in 1929 via the consolidation of Hamilton Aero Manufacturing and Standard Steel Propeller into Hamilton Standard Propeller Corporation, was a supplier of aircraft propellers. They were the largest supplier of aircraft propellers in the world. Other companies in this corporation included the likes of Boeing, Sikorsky, and Pratt & Whitney. Three years prior, in 1926, Sundstrand Corporation was founded via a merger of the Rockford Tool Company and Rockford Milling Machine Company.


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Ipeco Holdings Ltd, a privately-owned company based in the UK, is engaged in designing and manufacturing products for the aerospace and defense industry. Their core competency is in aircraft crew seating, passenger seating, gallery inserts, electronic power management systems, and composites. Their value-added services as it pertains to these products include product support, repairs, spare part distribution, engineering, testing, customer training, quality approvals, and salt bath brazing.


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Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation was formed in the 1950’s when Grumman Aircraft Engineering Co. developed its first business aircraft, named the Grumman Gulfstream I. This was the first aircraft of its kind that was designed solely for business travel. Its huge success led to the development and production of the Grumman Gulfstream II (GII), resulting in one of the most successful lines of civil aircraft known today.


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Vishay Intertechnology was founded in 1962 by Dr. Felix Zandman, named after his ancestral village in Luthuania in memory of his family members who passed away during the Holocaust. The company started out very modestly by developing foil resistors and foil resistance strain gages. However, by 1985, they had grown into one of the world’s leading manufacturers of these products, foil resistors and strain gages.


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