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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]