ASTRONAUTICS RECEIVES FAA SUPPLEMENTAL TYPE CERTIFICATE FOR ITS ROADRUNNER EFI

RoadRunner™ electronic flight instrument provides an easy and cost-effective path to upgrade for A109/119 helicopters MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, June 13, 2019 – Astronautics Corporation of America’s AFI4700 RoadRunner Electronic Flight Instrument (EFI) has received Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for A109/119 helicopters. Customer shipments, available through Astronautics’ authorized dealer network, have begun. STCs [...]

By |2023-01-17T09:26:20-06:00June 13th, 2019|Uncategorized|

ASTRONAUTICS WIRELESS AIRBORNE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM COMPLETES INITIAL GROUND TESTS ON AIRBUS HELICOPTERS’ H145

Astronautics’ wACS provides a secure data management system for Airbus Helicopters ATLANTA, GEORGIA, March 05, 2019 – Astronautics Corporation of America’s wireless Airborne Communication System (wACS) successfully completed initial ground tests on Airbus Helicopters’ H145 prototype aircraft, an important programmatic milestone. Astronautics’ wACS is a complete air-to-ground data management platform that simply and securely gets information on [...]

By |2023-01-17T09:26:20-06:00March 5th, 2019|Uncategorized|

ASTRONAUTICS ROADRUNNER™ EFI BEGINS FINAL STC FLIGHT TESTS ON A-109

FAA Supplemental Flight Testing will begin in Late March Drop-in replacement provides an easy and cost-effective path to upgrade ATLANTA, GEORGIA, March 05, 2019 – Astronautics Corporation of America is scheduled to begin test flying its RoadRunner™ electronic flight instrument (EFI) on an Agusta -109 by the end of March. The test flights are part of [...]

By |2023-01-17T09:26:21-06:00March 5th, 2019|Uncategorized|

ASTRONAUTICS INTRODUCES IBEX™ FAMILY OF DISPLAYS FOR BOTH ROTOR AND FIXED-WING AIRCRAFT

Mission-critical displays feature advanced graphics interfaces and support multiple screen sizes through flexible core architecture ATLANTA, GEORGIA, March 05, 2019 – Astronautics Corporation of America is introducing a new family of flight and mission-critical displays called Ibex.  This new family of displays is lightweight, rugged, and designed to meet the requirements of military helicopters and aircraft [...]

By |2023-01-17T09:26:21-06:00March 5th, 2019|Uncategorized|

ASTRONAUTICS SELECTED BY LOCKHEED MARTIN TO UPGRADE DISPLAYS ON P-3 FOR U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION

Company to complete primary flight and navigation display upgrades for U.S. Customs and Border Protection fleet of P-3 Orion LTR and AEW aircraft MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, February 19, 2019 – Astronautics Corporation of America has received a purchase order from Lockheed Martin to upgrade its primary flight and navigation displays on the P-3 Orion Long Range Tracker [...]

By |2023-01-17T09:26:21-06:00March 5th, 2019|Uncategorized|

KEARFOTT CORPORATION NAMES MURRAY KENNEDY NEW PRESIDENT

Appoints Veteran Executive to Oversee Operations WOODLAND PARK, NEW JERSEY, February 18, 2019 – Kearfott Corporation has named Murray Kennedy as its new president, effective immediately. As president, Kennedy is responsible for all financial and operational aspects of Kearfott’s Guidance & Navigation Division facility in Woodland Park, New Jersey; Motion Systems Division facilities in Black Mountain, [...]

By |2023-01-17T09:26:21-06:00February 18th, 2019|Uncategorized|

ASTRONAUTICS CORPORATION TO CONSOLIDATE MILWAUKEE OPERATIONS IN OAK CREEK

Relocation will enhance cross-functional synergies and organizational efficiencies MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, February 1, 2019 – Astronautics Corporation of America is relocating its Milwaukee-area facilities to 135 West Forest Hill Avenue in Oak Creek, Wisconsin.  Astronautics plans to move its corporate headquarters by the fall of 2019, followed by its other Milwaukee-area facilities in the coming years.  When [...]

By |2023-01-17T09:26:32-06:00February 1st, 2019|Uncategorized|

ASTRONAUTICS’ FOUNDER & CHAIRMAN EMERITUS PASSES

Aerospace Pioneer and Entrepreneur Nathaniel "Nate" Zelazo Lived to Push the Boundaries of Technology MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, November 27, 2018 – Astronautics Corporation of America announced today that Founder and Chairman Emeritus Nathaniel “Nate” Zelazo passed away on November 22 in Milwaukee at the age of 100. Nate Zelazo and Norma Paige, brother and sister, founded the [...]

By |2023-01-17T09:26:32-06:00November 27th, 2018|Uncategorized|

ASTRONAUTICS’ UPGRADED EFB SYSTEM DELIVERED TO BOEING FOR 787 DREAMLINER

Performance Enhancements and Latest Operating System Increase Speed, Storage, and Long-term Support MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, June 5, 2018 – Astronautics Corporation of America has begun shipping its upgraded electronic flight bag (EFB) system to Boeing for all future production 787 Dreamliner airplanes. The new Block Point Five (BP5) electronics unit (EU) is a form/fit replacement for Astronautics’ [...]

By |2023-01-17T09:26:33-06:00June 5th, 2018|Press Release, Uncategorized|

ASTRONAUTICS ACHIEVING HARDWARE MILESTONE FOR ITS CONNECTIVITY SOLUTION

Forward-fit, secure, air-ground communications system will enable complete connectivity LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, February 27, 2018 – Astronautics Corporation of America recently began testing the first engineering units of its new air-ground communications system (AGCS). AGCS is a secure connectivity solution that Astronautics is providing to Airbus Helicopters. Astronautics’ AGCS will provide: Secure protection of critical avionics [...]

By |2023-01-17T09:26:33-06:00February 26th, 2018|Uncategorized|
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