June, 2010

Honeywell Spectra® Materials To Help Protect Police In India

Honeywell announced that its Spectra Shield® and Gold Shield® materials will provide bullet-resistance to body armor for Indian paramilitary and police forces. As part of a contract awarded by India’s Ministry of Home Affairs to MKU Pvt. Ltd., an India-based supplier of body armor, Honeywell’s Gold Shield and Spectra Shield composite materials will be the [...]

Posted on Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Honeywell Names Pritam Bhavnani Aerospace President for India

Honeywell announced the appointment of Pritam Bhavnani as President of Honeywell Aerospace in India. Pritam will relocate from Honeywell Aerospace, Phoenix, Arizona, USA, where he was most recently the Vice President of Customer and Product Support. He will be based in Gurgaon, India. In his new role, Pritam will work to provide direction to the [...]

Posted on Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Honeywell Wins $27 Million Contract to Develop New Technologies to Reduce Fuel Burn and Emissions From Jet Engines

Honeywell has been awarded a contract by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to develop mature technology for Fuel Burn Reduction and test aviation biofuels for use in Honeywell Gas Turbine Engines. The agreement is valued at approximately $27 million over the five-year life of the agreement, cost shared with the FAA. Honeywell will use its [...]

Posted on Monday, June 28, 2010

Honeywell Turbos Boost Audi to Record Victory at Le Mans

Honeywell’s variable geometry turbo (VGT) technology was featured on the Audi R15 TDI at 24 Hours of Le Mans, helping Audi claim a clean sweep of the podium stand (first, second, and third place), while breaking the distance record for the race. The victorious Audi team of Timo Bernhard (Germany), Romain Dumas (France), and Mike [...]

Posted on Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Honeywell Green Jet Fuel™ Powers Royal Netherlands Air Force Helicopter

UOP LLC, a Honeywell company, announced that Honeywell Green Jet Fuel™ produced using its Green Jet Fuel process technology powered a Boeing AH-64D Apache helicopter flown by the Royal Netherlands Air Force. The flight, which is the first helicopter flight using sustainable aviation biofuels to date, was conducted at Gilze-Rijen Airbase, the home of the [...]

Posted on Monday, June 21, 2010

Honeywell T-Hawk™ Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Reaches 10,000th Flight Milestone

Honeywell announced that its T-Hawk™ Micro Air Vehicle, the only fielded unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with hover and stare surveillance capability, has recorded its 10,000th flight since its introduction. The 10,000th flight was part of an Explosive Ordinance Disposal evaluation exercise in Iraq. Honeywell’s T-Hawk Micro Air Vehicle is a 17-pound vehicle that can [...]

Posted on Friday, June 18, 2010