Based on Golden-i, Motorola Solutions (MSI) is producing its HC1 modular head mounted computer that offers connectivity and support to industries like defense, utilities, telecommunications, aerospace, and aviation industries that are fieldwork heavy.

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Richard Lugg is a Maine neighbor of mine who has a company called HyperMach that is working on hyper-sonic jet engines for aviation and aerospace applications.

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Growing up in a time when the U.S. was going to the moon in 1969, he quickly became fascinated with aviation, aerospace, and engineering.

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Failing to appreciate how greatly the ebb and flow of commerce depends upon an efficient and safe aviation system, and possibly insensitive to the aggressive competition from foreign aerospace manufacturers seeking advances in ATC modernization, they argue there are more pressing problems that demand attention and dollars.

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In our interview he declined to specify exactly what vulnerabilities he discovered in that code, saying that he has instead contacted the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the European Aviation Safety Administration, (EASA) and is working with the affected aerospace companies to fix the problems.

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But they also said that China is catching up fast in other areas of civil and military aviation technology, thanks in large part to technology transferred by foreign aerospace companies in Chinese joint ventures.

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Last year, CAIGA successfully bid on the assets of bankrupt Epic Aviation, and it has also has entered into deals to buy Teledyne Continental Motors and Emivest Aerospace, the maker of the SJ30 business jet.

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