The 2014 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain was dominated by security, privacy and mobile device management integration themes, Information Week reported Tuesday. Randy Siegel, founder of Center Circle Consultants and a principal at Acommence Advisors, writes MWC participants have become interested in security products following recent reports of mobile device hacking and government surveillance […] More

Aerojet Rocketdyne’s propulsion system, consisting of booster and upper-stage engines and spacecraft attitude control thrusters, has helped launch a military navigation satellite to space from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. its RS-68 booster engine, RL10B-2 upper-stage engine and 12 monopropellant hydrazine thrusters have propelled Boeing’s GPS IIF-5 satellite from United Launch Alliance’s […] More

ITT Corp. has added an authorized provider of aftermarket services to aerospace customers in China as the company looks to expand its global aircraft support business. An ITT-authorized service center run by Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance and Engineering Co. will maintain ITT-made components that are installed on commercial planes, ITT said Tuesday. “This agreement with GAMECO gives […] More

As an aviation services provider that rapidly deploys to austere and remote locations and operates under tight deadlines and great duress, SkyLink Aviation needs to stay at the forefront of aviation safety. “Aviation is an exacting science,” SkyLink CEO Dave Dacquino told ExecutiveBiz. “We fly in very unforgiving environments, so it is critical that we […] More

Rockwell Collins has introduced a new atmospheric threat detection technology offering for air transit customers. The MultiScan ThreatTrack weather radar is built with the Predictive Overflight protection system to warn pilots and crews about hail and lightning threats along an aircraft’s flight path, Rockwell Collins said Tuesday. Steve Timm, vice president and general manager of air […] More

Northrop Grumman has completed the delivery of 100 airborne electronic attack kits to Boeing, the prime contractor of the U.S. Navy’s Growler aircraft program. The AEA kit is built for troops to target the enemy’s communication and air defense systems, Northrop said Tuesday. Doug Shaffer, director of information operations and electronic attack at Northrop Grumman Aerospace […] More

Curtiss-Wright and Ontic have entered into a licensing agreement for Ontic to take over product lifecycle support of Curtiss-Wright’s aircraft electronic system offerings. The deal covers fire detection systems, power converters and logic modules for the Sikorsky Blackhawk, Sukhoi Superjet 100 and Boeing commercial planes, Ontic said Tuesday. Ontic will provide production, aftermarket manufacturing, maintenance, […] More

  Boeing subsidiary Argon ST is working with Hilbert Technology to develop a context independent anomaly detection system for the U.S. Army. Argon has been under contract to support the Joint Unified Multi-Capable Protection System project and has worked to develop a military sensor test bed, laboratory and data center over the past seven years, Hilbert said […] More