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Thales-Sagem

Thales and Sagem Defense Security have joined to develop upgrade solutions for Dassault combat aircraft, with the exception of the Mirage 2000 and Rafale. Thales' expertise will be in radars, electronic warfare, communications and laser designation pods, while Sagem will focus on navigation and mission planning systems. Visit www.thalesgroup.com and www.sagem.com.

Chinese A330s

China Eastern Airlines has selected Rockwell Collins to provide sensors and radar equipment for 20 new Airbus A330s. The package includes the Collins GLU-920 multimode receiver and WXR-2100 multiscan hazard weather detection system. Deliveries will begin in 2006. Visit www.rockwellcollins.com.

Radstone HQ

Radstone Embedded Computing has expanded its Billerica, Mass., office. It will transfer to the larger facility most of its North American headquarters functions, now in Woodcliff Lake, N.J. Visit www.radstone.com.

WalkAbout Bought

DRS Technologies Inc., Parsippany, N.J., has acquired West Palm Beach, Fla.-based WalkAbout Computers Inc., a manufacturer of rugged tablet PCs. The company was acquired from Scorpion Holdings in a stock purchase transaction. Visit www.drs.com .

Traffic Surveillance

Honeywell's TPA-100A traffic surveillance system, which tracks aircraft up to 100 nm away and displays the identification of aircraft at even greater distances, has received FAA certication on the Airbus A330 and A340. Visit www.honeywell.com.

New B767 Cockpit

Exton, Pa., has teamed with the air cargo carrier and maintenance service provider, ABX Air Inc. (former Airborne Express), Wilmington, Ohio, to offer Boeing 767-200/300 operators a cockpit upgrade with flat panel displays. The installation--which includes four 10-inch diagonal displays, a primary flight display and nav display on each side of the cockpit--replaces both analog systems and the 767's cathode ray tube (CRT) electronic flight instrument system (EFIS). In Wilmington, the two companies are installing the displays in a B767 that ABX recently acquired, adding to its fleet of about 25 B767s. The companies expect an FAA supplemental type certificate (STC) by this autumn. The ABX Air- developed turnkey installation includes kits and labor, pilot training and technical manual updates. The company says pilot training can take place while the aircraft cockpit is being modified. An IS&S …