CONNECTING THE DEFENCE COMMUNITY WITH INSIGHT, INTELLIGENCE & OPPORTUNITIES

Officially Supported By:   Supply2Defence

Official Media Partners for:

L3 Technologies has integrated its Commercial Aviation Solutions (CAS) and Security & Detection Systems (SDS) sectors to streamline its product and services portfolio, providing airlines and airport security operators a single channel for evaluating and purchasing critical aviation and support systems.

Effective immediately, the company’s SDS and MacDonald Humfrey (MacH) businesses are part of L3 Commercial Aviation.

L3’s Security & Detection Systems is a supplier serving the aviation, transportation, government and critical infrastructure markets. L3 MacH provides turnkey system solutions in the automation of baggage handling and installation of airport security systems around the globe. The integration combines those businesses with L3’s full suite of services in commercial aviation, including the development and management of next-generation avionics and pilot training solutions.

This integration is the latest evolution of L3’s offering in commercial aviation and a key component of its growth strategy, enabling further synergies associated with increased scale, market adjacency and common customers. The integration also will leverage the strategic use of data across the business’s services, creating a unique value proposition for customers.

Alan Crawford, President of L3 Commercial Aviation, said: “Together, Commercial Aviation and Security & Detection Systems bring a unique set of capabilities to our customers worldwide, truly meeting their curb to cockpit requirements.

“The integration of these units will drive greater organisational and market alignment while increasing efficiencies, accelerating growth and adding customer value. As a single provider of diverse, critical aviation and airport security systems, L3 is transforming the way we do business, which will benefit our customers.”

If you would like to join our community and read more articles like this then please click here.

L3

Post written by: Matt Brown

RELATED ARTICLES

The UK government has issued a direct call to businesses to strengthen their cyber defences against a rapidly evolving AI-enabled threat landscape, as new figures confirm the UK's cyber security sector has grown 11% to £14.7 billion - with the number of firms up 20% to 2,603 in the past year alone. The announcements, made on 12 May by Cyber Security Minister Baroness Lloyd, are backed by £90 million of government investment in cyber resilience across the economy and the continued passage of the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill through Parliament following the King's Speech. The AI Threat Is Accelerating At the heart of the government's messaging is a stark warning: traditional cyber defences are no longer sufficient. A new generation of AI models is lowering the barrier for cyber criminals, enabling them to identify vulnerabilities and execute attacks at a speed and scale that would have been impossible even twelve months ago. Recent figures show 43% of UK businesses experienced a cyber breach or attack in the past year. Research by the AI Security Institute - which the government describes as

May 13, 2026

Homeland - UK Cyber Sector Hits £14.7 Billion as Government Launches Resilience Push and AI Threat Warning

The UK government has issued a direct call to businesses to strengthen their cyber defences against a rapidly evolving AI-enabled

May 13, 2026

Homeland - Hidden exposure in defence delivery models

Following the introduction of Joint and Several Liability rules that change how financial and compliance risk is distributed across defence