Honeywell was awarded $64.8 million performance based logistics requirements contract for repair, replacement, and program support for auxiliary power units used on F/A-18 A/G models, P-3, and C-2 aircraft.
The contract also includes providing coverage for the main fuel controls and the electronic control unit used on the F/A-18, and the P-3 engine driven compressor. The modification includes a two-year period of performance and will bring the total estimated contract value to $248.8 million, the US department of Defense said in a statement Thursday.
Work is expected to be completed by August 2019.
Honeywell has introduced a new series of self-diagnosing sensors designed to improve the performance of aircraft systems and reduce maintenance costs associated with false readings. Honeywell is introducing Integral Health Monitoring (IHM) series proximity sensors that can detect when a sensor has been damaged or otherwise impacted
Taiwanese lawmakers visiting the US last week reached a deal to buy jet engines from Honeywell. The Legislative Yuan Foreign and National Defense Committees bipartisan delegation visited International Turbine Engine Co (ITEC) to discuss the purchase of jet engines for Taiwans indigenous high-performance trainer jet program
Inmarsat's Global Xpress "SATCOM as a Service" in-flight broadband service and Honeywell's JetWave satellite communications hardware will work together to provide a consistent, high-speed, high-bandwidth connectivity experience for military users worldwide The communication capabilities improve overall situational awareness and safety while allowing troops to communicate more effectively,the company announced today. Honeywell recently achieved type approval from Inmarsat for JetWave aeronautical terminals, which enable access to the Global Xpress network and provide a more connected flying experience while over land or sea
Honeywells SmartRunway and SmartLanding system has received industry approval from the European Aviation Safety Agency for use on the Boeing 737 Next Generation airliner. The Boeings airliner is first aircraft approved to operate this technology in Europe
Honeywell is partnering with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) to jointly develop a sense-and-avoid capability for IAI's Heron family of unmanned aerial systems (UASs). Selected for funding from the Binational Industrial Research and Development (BIRD) Foundation, the system will be demonstrated for the first time on the Heron medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) UAS platform in 2018
The US Navy has awarded a $68 million worth contract to GE Aviation for repair of 33 items that are part of the G2/G3 generator converter units used on the F/A-18 Super Hornet aircraft. “GE Aviation Systems LLC, Vandalia, Ohio, is awarded a $68,177,707 long-term contract for repair of 33 items that are part of the G2/G3 generator converter units used on the F/A-18 aircraft,” the Department of defense announced Thursday
Honeywell was awarded a $37.7 million contract for tank engine parts for the AGT-1500 tank engine
Honeywell has been awarded $80 million modification contract for Embedded Global Positioning System and Inertial Navigation System (EGI). The contract modification is to extend the current indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, consisting of platform integration, modernization, diminishing manufacturing sources, flight test support, technical support following integration efforts, training, engineering support/studies, contractor depot repair, spares, and data for the EGI, the United States department of defense said in a statement Wednesday
Boeing and Safran have agreed to jointly design, build and service Auxiliary Power Units (APUs), creating better value for customers and for both companies. An APU is an onboard engine that is used to primarily start the main engines and power aircraft systems on the ground and, if necessary, in flight
The US Navy has awarded $76 million contract to BAE Systems to develop vital communications and electronics for the Naval Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD). The company will support the rapid design, development, fabrication, customization, and life-cycle maintenance of new and existing communication and electronic platforms for NAWCAD
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