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The first test of the Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) with GPS guidance apparently was a bust, reports GPNN’s sister publication DEFENSE DAILY. The U.S. Air Force said that the […]

The Consumer Electronics Manufacturers Association’s (CEMA) 1997 International Winter Consumer Electronics Show (CES) will feature an ITS pavilion. The Winter CES show will be Jan. 9-12 at the Sands Expo […]

Alexandria, Va.-based Institute of Navigation’s (ION) National Technical Meeting will be Jan. 14-16 at the Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel in Santa Monica, Calif. Topics include the Wide Area Augmentation […]

Chicago-based Global Technology Communications Inc.’s "Navigating Your Way to Profits Through GPS-Wireless Integration" will be March 19-20 in Chicago. Topics include new markets and applica tions, service providers, who will […]

Smiths Industries Aerospace recorded a 12 percent increase in profits for the fiscal year that ended in August. The company recorded profits of $70.2 million on sales of $584.5 million […]

Rockwell International‘s [ROK] new Collins Flight2 Systems product line provides autonomous traffic capability, weather and terrain awareness, seamless navigation and guidance from take off to landing for fixed- and rotary-wing […]

Racal Avionics‘s contract to upgrade all of the Royal Navy’s front-line helicopters with GPS has increased in value, the company said. The new contract will make the total contract worth […]

A new study from Mountain View, Calif.-based Frost & Sullivan titled "World Airport Ground Equipment Markets" envisions a huge market for GPS-based landing systems. The study says that the biggest […]

Trimble Navigation’s [TRMB] 8100 GPS Navigation Management System received the FAA’s Supplemental Type Certification. The units are being installed in Eastern Australia Airlines‘ aircraft. (Lea Ann McNabb, Trimble, 408/481-7808.)

Navigation Technologies (NavTech) recently licensed its navigable map data base to Comdata RoTec for use in a routing and scheduling system. The NavTech products used are LoadPlanner, ServicePlanner and R.S.V.P. […]

Litton Guidance & Control Systems division [LIT] recently won a contract for replacement navigation equipment for the U.K. Royal Navy’s Sea Harrier ship-borne aircraft. The company’s LN-100G INS/GPS product, which […]

Henniker, N.H.-based MPN Components Inc.’s new GPS Pro Map features software from Blue Marble Geographics. The unit is compatible with most GPS handheld receivers for office or field mapping applications, […]

Computer Sciences Corp. [CSC] recently was awarded a seven-year, $27 million subcontract from Lockheed Martin Federal Systems [LMT] to support the U.S. Air Force Satellite Control Network (AFSCN). CSC also […]

Barton Anthony Borrasca, 49, a senior policy analyst with Overlook Systems, recently died of cancer at his home in Alexandria, Va. Borrasca worked with the Navstar GPS office during his […]

Based on a recommendation from Judge Martha DeGraff of the General Services Administration Board of Contract Appeals, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) last week denied a protest by Kansas City, […]

Navtech Seminars is planning three GPS courses Nov. 18-22 in Alexandria, Va., and six GPS courses in Orlando, Fla., Dec. 9-13. Courses range from the "Fundamentals of GPS" to "Applied […]

Cabin John, Md.-based GeoResearch Inc.’s GPS/GIS ’97 Conference organizers are accepting technical papers and poster presentations until Feb. 15, 1997. The conference will be held in Annapolis, Md., May 13-16, […]

Orbital Communications Corp. [ORBI] recently named Beraq, Israel-based Elisra Electronics Systems‘ Stellar Satellite Communications subsidiary to manufacture a handheld communicator for its Orbcomm satellite system. The communicator, the EL-2000, will […]

Dorne & Margolin‘s new DM C146-20, originally based on military aircraft antenna applications, is now on the market for precision survey units. The unit operates at the L1, L2 and […]

Sextant Avionique‘s new Topstar 200A GNSS (global navigation satellite system) has been certified to the European Qualification Aviation Civile and the FAA’s Technical Standard Order. The certification allows Sextant Avionique […]

Beverly, Mass.-based Frequency & Time Systems Inc.’s new Model FTS 4065B features a low phase noise output, custom RF outputs for individual requirements and easy to setup instructions, the company […]

Rockwell‘s Collins Avionics & Communications Division [ROK] and Racal Avionics recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the marketing, manufacturing and support of military products in United Kingdom and […]

Geotek Communications [GOTK] signed a deal with Hughes Network Systems Inc. [GMH] for $100 million in vendor credit financing. Geotek also announced that it has launched the first Windows-based fleet […]

General Motors OnStar [GM] recently won the Cellular Telephone Industry Association’s (CTIA) New Vision APPY Award for its GPS/cellular system. The CTIA APPY awards are presented to the "most innovative […]

Honeywell Inc. [HON] recently won a $7.2 million NASA contract for a Space Integrated GPS/Inertial Navigation System that can be used in the Space Shuttle, International Space Station and its […]

C-MAP CHARTS USED BY U.S. NAVY October 3, 1996 C-Map.’s electronic charting display and information systems (ECDIS) units were used recently by five U.S. Navy aircraft carriers. The carriers also […]

JPO AWARDS GPS KIT CONTRACT TO ALLIED SIGNAL October 3, 1996 Olathe, Kan.-based Allied Signal Avionics Inc. recently won a $1.9 million Navstar GPS Joint Program Office (JPO) contract for […]

ROCKWELL AG UNIT GRABS $4.5 MILLION CONTRACT October 3, 1996 Rockwell Agriculture Systems [ROK] recently won a $4.5 million contract for a integrated sprayer control systems from Willmar, Minn.-based Willmar […]

RAYTHEON AIRCRAFT MONTEK SIGNS DEAL WITH NCAA October 3, 1996 Raytheon Aircraft Montek Co. [RTN] recently signed a deal with the Norwegian Civil Aviation Administration (NCAA) to provide a DGPS […]

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