JORN program recognised with ISO 55001 certification
BAE Systems Australia’s Jindalee Operational Radar Network (JORN) Program has been formally awarded ISO 55001 Asset Management certification. The certification, awarded by international certification...
View ArticleL3Harris and American Rheinmetall Vehicles Team to Pursue US Army's New...
L3Harris Technologies and German integrated technology group Rheinmetall’s subsidiary American Rheinmetall Vehicles have signed a teaming agreement to jointly develop the U.S. Army’s new Optionally...
View ArticleElbit to Equip Multinational MRTT Fleet with J-MUSIC DIRCM System
Elbit Systems will supply an additional J- MUSIC™ DIRCM (Direct Infrared Countermeasures) self-protection system to the Multinational Multi-Role Tanker Transport Fleet (MMF). This time for the ninth...
View ArticleFAA and EASA Approve Viasat's Ka-band In-Flight Connectivity System for...
Bombardier and global communications company Viasat Inc. (Nasdaq: VSAT) are pleased to announce regulatory approval for the installation and use of Viasat's Ka-band in-flight connectivity (IFC)...
View ArticleSikorsky S-97 RAIDER Demos Agility at the X During Future Vertical Lift...
HUNTSVILLE, Ala., April 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Flying low, fast and expertly executing crisp, tight, quick maneuvers that only Sikorsky's X2 Technology™ family of helicopters brings, the Sikorsky...
View ArticleBoeing and Sikorsky Statement on Continuing to Advance DEFIANT X in US Army's...
We are excited about our continued partnership with the Army on the Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) Competitive Demonstration and Risk Reduction (CD&RR) program to develop this vital...
View Article1st 2 Bell 407GXi Helicopters Delivered in Japan
Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, recently delivered two Bell 407GXi helicopters to Shin-Nihon Helicopters in Japan. With this delivery, Shin-Nihon Helicopters becomes the first...
View ArticleNASA adds ULA Vulcan Centaur Rocket to Launch Services Program Catalog
NASA’s Launch Services Program (LSP) has added United Launch Alliance’s next generation rocket, the Vulcan Centaur, to the NASA Launch Services II (NLS) indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract...
View ArticleThales Alenia Space has Won a New Key Contract in the Development of Galileo...
Thales Alenia Space, a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), as prime contractor for Galileo First Generation’s Ground Mission Segment, has been selected by the European Space Agency...
View ArticleNew NASA Visualization Probes the Light-bending Dance of Binary Black Holes
A pair of orbiting black holes millions of times the Sun’s mass perform a hypnotic pas de deux in a new NASA visualization. The movie traces how the black holes distort and redirect light emanating...
View ArticleH125 Performance Increase Certified by EASA
Marignane, Airbus Helicopters has received EASA certification for the power upgrade of its single-engine H125 helicopter. Announced at Heli-Expo last year, this major evolution increases the aircraft’s...
View ArticleNGC Completes Successful 1st Flight of Japan's RQ-4B Global Hawk
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) successfully completed the first flight of Japan’s RQ-4B Global Hawk on April 15, 2021 from Palmdale, California. With an unmatched combination of range,...
View ArticleHuntington Ingalls Industries Achieves Milestone in Refueling and Complex...
Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (NYSE: HII ) Newport News Shipbuilding division reached a major milestone on the refueling and complex overhaul (RCOH) of USS George Washington (CVN 73). The aircraft...
View ArticleHMS Glasgow Takes a Bow
The bow of HMS GLASGOW, the first City Class Type 26 frigate being built for the Royal Navy, has been rolled out of the build hall at our BAE Systems shipyard on the River Clyde. In a move that lasted...
View ArticleStarship to Land NASA Astronauts on the Moon
Only 24 humans have been to the Moon, and no one has been back since 1972. Today, NASA announced they have selected Starship to land the first astronauts on the lunar surface since the Apollo program....
View ArticleAirbus Signs Major Integrated Support Contract With Egypt for C295
The Egyptian Air Force, the largest C295 fleet operator worldwide, has recently signed a five-year services contract with Airbus for the performance-based support of its fleet, composed of a total of...
View ArticleDesign the Structures of the Future Aircraft
Only by reshaping the methods for aircraft structural design currently used for aeronautical structures, the full potential of the innovative propulsive solutions, such as electric or hydrogen flying,...
View ArticleDARPA Selects Performers for Phase 1 of DRACO Program
DARPA has awarded contracts for the first phase of the Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations (DRACO) program. The goal of the DRACO program is to demonstrate a nuclear thermal propulsion...
View ArticleFrance Orders H225Ms and VSR700 Prototype in Support of Helicopter Industry
The French Minister of Armed Forces, Florence Parly, has announced that the Armament General Directorate (DGA) has signed an order to purchase eight additional H225Ms and a second VSR700 prototype. The...
View ArticleElbit Awarded a $1.65bn Contract for Flight Training Program
Elbit Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ: ESLT, TASE: ESLT) (“Elbit Systems” or “the Company”) announced today, further to the Company’s announcement of January 5, 2021, that it was awarded a contract valued at...
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