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Achieving standard enables seamless unmanned ground system interoperability FALLS CHURCH, Va., Jan. 30, 2009 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) achieved another industry first from NATO for the U.S. Navy Tactical Control System. The so-called STANAG (Standardization Agreement) 4586 certification confirms that the TCS is the only unmanned ground control system conforming to the NATO standard. "This is a great accomplishment for the Navy, Raytheon and the TCS program," said...

MAIDEN, N.C., Jan. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Air T, Inc. (Nasdaq: AIRT) announced that it will release its results for the third quarter ended December 31, 2008 on Friday, January 30, 2009. Air T, through its subsidiaries, provides overnight air freight service to the express delivery industry, manufactures and sells aircraft deicers and other special purpose industrial equipment, and provides ground support equipment and facilities maintenance to airlines. Air T is one of the largest,...

Transfer of Ownership Expected to Occur on February 1, 2009 DENVER, Jan. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Air Methods Corporation (Nasdaq: AIRM), the largest air medical transportation company in the world, announced today the Company had entered into a definitive purchase agreement to acquire Omniflight, Inc.'s Rescue Air operations in Atlanta and North Georgia. The transfer of ownership is expected to occur on February 1, 2009. The purchase price to be paid is based on a risk-sharing model...

SOUTHAMPTON, Pa., Jan. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Environmental Tectonics Corporation (Amex: ETC) ("ETC" or the "Company") announced today that Holloman Air Force Base, located in New Mexico, has completed the training of the 30,000th pilot on its G-LAB Human Centrifuge. The United States Air Force achieved an unprecedented milestone, training their 30,000th student in the G-LAB high performance human centrifuge on January 14, 2009. Celebration activities took place at the Holloman Air...

Britain's Prince William has started training to fly helicopters for the Royal Air Force's Search and Rescue Force, or SARF, officials said. William, 26, has arrived at the RAF's Shawbury base in Shropshire, England to embark on an 18-month helicopter training course, a move that likely means the royal family member is committed to the RAF for five more years, The Times of London reported Monday. The prince's earlier helicopter training ended badly after he used an RAF chopper for a private...

MAIDEN, N.C., Dec. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Air T, Inc. (Nasdaq: AIRT) today reported that it will receive $550,000 over two and a half years, in a legal settlement relating to inspection and repair costs it incurred following an incident in February 2005 involving deicing equipment it sold to the Philadelphia International Airport. Air T, Inc. through its wholly owned subsidiary Global Ground Support, LLC ("GGS"), negotiated the settlement with Elliot Equipment Company, the actual...

HARLOW, England, Dec. 10, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) Paveway IV weapon system completed all evaluation activities, clearing it to enter service with the U.K.'s Royal Navy and Royal Air Force Harrier GR9 aircraft. Following the demonstration of capability trials at the U.S. Navy's Air Warfare Center China Lake, Calif., the U.K. Ministry of Defence accepted the weapon system into operational service. "This is a tremendous achievement and a testament to the team...

EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Dec. 1, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) newest integrated electronic warfare suite has been selected in a competition to provide self-protection capability for Royal Moroccan Air Force F-16 aircraft. The RMAF recently agreed to purchase 24 Block 52 F-16s from Lockheed Martin. Known as "ACES," Raytheon's advanced countermeasures electronic system consists of a radar warning receiver, digital jammer and chaff-flare dispenser. This advanced...

DALLAS, Dec. 1, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- The Airborne Standoff Radar system developed by Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) for the U.K. Ministry of Defence has entered service with the Royal Air Force. "Accepting ASTOR into service with the Royal Air Force represents the most significant milestone in the ASTOR project to date, with the U.K. armed forces receiving what is an entirely new operational capability," said Bill Chrispin, leader of the MoD ASTOR integrated project team. "Only...

Any celebration is always an occasion to remember and this was no exception. The Band Of The Royal Air Force Regiment Grimsby Central Hall This year marks the 90th anniversary of the RAF as well as the 65th anniversary of the Dambusters (617 Squadron) and we in Lincolnshire have always been proud of the fact that the county played host to a huge number of RAF operations in the Second World War and to this day is still known as Bomber County. So it was particularly fitting that the...