NASA' s Perseverance Team Assessing 1st Mars Sampling Attempt
Data sent to Earth by NASA’s Perseverance rover after its first attempt to collect a rock sample on Mars and seal it in a sample tube indicate that no rock was collected during the initial sampling...
View ArticleRadar Systems Put to the Test
Air Force radar and satellite systems were an important capability tested during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2021 (TS21). Personnel from No. 3 Control and Reporting Unit (3CRU), based at RAAF Base...
View ArticleCounter UAS Technology 2021 Conference
We are delighted to announce the Counter UAS Technology 2021 Conference taking place at the Hilton Arlington on the 6th and 7th of December 2021. More information With the establishment of the US DoD...
View ArticleGearing Up for 3rd Sentinel-2 Satellite
With the first Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite in orbit since 2015 and the second since 2017, engineers are busy preparing the mission’s follow-on pair to eventually pick up the baton to supply images...
View ArticleSchiebel Camcopter S-100 Successfully Completes Flight Trials for US Navy
Schiebel Aircraft and Areté Associates, successfully showcased the CAMCOPTER® S-100 Unmanned Air System (UAS) combined with Areté’s Pushbroom Imaging Lidar for Littoral Surveillance (PILLS) sensor to...
View ArticleLCS 27 (USS Nantucket) Christened and Launched
MARINETTE, Wisc., August 9, 2021 – The Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT)-led shipbuilding team launched and Polly Spencer, ship sponsor and wife of the 76th Secretary of the U.S. Navy, Richard V. Spencer,...
View ArticleCDB Aviation and Volaris Agree to Sale and Leaseback of 4 New A320neo Aircraft
CDB Aviation, a wholly owned Irish subsidiary of China Development Bank Financial Leasing Co., Ltd. (“CDB Leasing”), announced the signing of a new agreement with Mexico’s number one airline,...
View ArticleNGC Set to Launch 16th Cargo Delivery Mission to the ISS
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) is set to launch the company’s 16th resupply mission (NG-16) to the International Space Station under NASA’s Commercial Resupply Services-2 (CRS-2) contract....
View ArticleWorld's Only Combat Proven Hit-to-Kill Interceptors Demo Innovation and...
In flight tests at White Sands Missile Range on Aug. 9, Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) demonstrated new upgrades to its PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) interceptor and continued reliability of its...
View ArticleGBP9.5M Investment for Military Space Communications
To be launched in 2023 and approximately the size of a washing machine, the satellite will support the ‘Titania Operational Concept Demonstrator’ which is exploring the military utility of Low Earth...
View ArticleQinetiQ hosts latest US-led NATO exercise
QinetiQ, the global integrated defence and security company, has once again supported and hosted At Sea Demonstration/ Formidable Shield (ASD/FS) the latest US-led NATO training exercise at MOD...
View ArticleSkyWest Airlines Orders 16 New E175 Aircraft for Operation with Delta Air Lines
Embraer has agreed the sale of 16 new E175 jets to SkyWest, Inc. (NASDAQ: SKYW) for operation in the Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) network, adding to the 71 E175 jets SkyWest already operates for Delta....
View ArticleGravity Assists: Nature Balances Her Books
On Earth, fuel is a limited, precious resource. In space, we trade energy freely with the planets. As Arthur C. Clarke said in 1987 “Nature always balances her books”, referring to the fact that energy...
View ArticleLM LINUSS Small Satellites Ready for 2021 Launch
Lockheed Martin’s (NYSE: LMT) In-space Upgrade Satellite System (LINUSS) completed environmental testing and is ready for launch later this year, demonstrating how small CubeSats can regularly upgrade...
View ArticleLM to Upgrade US Missile Defense System's Multi-Domain Command & Control...
Today’s battlespace is the most contested since the Cold War. Offensive missile systems with maturing sophistication from rogue states pose a growing threat to the U.S. Helping the U.S. counter these...
View ArticleUS Army Calls on Oshkosh Defense to Upgrade an Additional SBCT With 30 mm MCWS
The U.S. Army Contracting Command – Detroit Arsenal (ACC- DTA) announced that it has awarded Oshkosh Defense, a wholly owned subsidiary of Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE: OSK), a $99 Million order to...
View ArticleHuntington Ingalls Awarded $273M US Navy Aircraft Carrier and Surface Ship...
Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (NYSE:HII) Technical Solutions division announced today that it has been awarded a five-year contract with a total value of $273 million to support the U.S. Navy’s...
View ArticleNorway's 1st P-8A Poseidon Performs Maiden Flight
The first of five Boeing [NYSE: BA] P-8A Poseidon aircraft for Norway performed its maiden flight yesterday, Aug. 9. The aircraft took off at 10:03 a.m. Pacific time and flew for 2 hours, 24 minutes,...
View ArticleNAVSUP WSS Team Helps P-8A Poseidon Meet FMC Goals
In March 2021, Naval Supply Systems Command Weapon Systems Support’s (NAVSUP WSS) P-8A Integrated Weapons Support Team (IWST) targeted Aug. 1 as the deadline to achieve the goal of 56 Fully Mission...
View ArticleTranscend Air Enters Agreement with GE Aviation
Transcend Air Corporation today announced an agreement with GE Aviation to develop and certify a custom variant of GE’s class-leading CT7-8 turboshaft helicopter engine to power the Vy 400 High Speed...
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