Acron Aviation

Acron Aviation is a U.S.-based manufacturer of avionics and a provider of flight training, with facilities also in the United Kingdom and Thailand. The company was officially launched in 2025, after private equity firm TJC acquired L3Harris’s Commercial Aviation Solutions division in 2023.

The sale followed L3Harris’s decision to exit commercial avionics and pilot training in order to concentrate on its primary defense and security operations. TJC rebranded the acquired business as Acron Aviation, taking the name from the ancient Greek word ἄκρον (ákron), meaning “peak” or “top.” Although the Acron brand debuted in 2025, its underlying operations have roots stretching back decades. The company’s UK simulation division, for instance, originated in the 1940s with the simulation businesses of Redifon (later Rediffusion) and Link-Miles, which were later bought by Thomson-CSF (subsequently Thales), then by L3 Technologies, and eventually L3Harris.

In October 2025, Acron Aviation acquired Trakka Systems, a maker of electro-optical and infrared imaging systems—including airborne cameras, searchlights, and mapping equipment—with facilities in the United States, Sweden, and Australia.

Avionics systems

Acron’s avionics offerings include flight data and cockpit voice recorders, navigation equipment, displays, and Aviation Communication & Surveillance Systems (ACSS), a joint venture with Thales that produces collision avoidance systems and other surveillance and communications gear.

Training systems

The company is one of the few manufacturers of full flight simulators and other training devices, with its main production line in Crawley, UK. Its flagship product is the Reality7e line of full flight simulators, which evolved from the RealitySeven design introduced in 2009 by Thales Training & Simulation. The Reality7e features a fully electric motion system and digital control loading.

Flight training

Acron also runs Acron Aviation Academy (formerly L3Harris Airline Academy), an airline pilot school with locations at Orlando Sanford Airport in Florida and Cranfield Airport in the UK. The company provides simulator training for several aircraft types—including the A320, A330, B737, and ATR72—at three training centers in Miami, Florida; Bangkok, Thailand; and Crawley, UK.