GKN Delivers the 1st Fixed Trailing Edge for Airbus' "Wing of Tomorrow"...
GKN Aerospace announced today that it has delivered the first FTE for Airbus’ ”Wing of tomorrow” research programme from its global technology centre (GTC) in Bristol. This builds upon the successful...
View ArticleLatam Airlines to Upgrade More Than 200 A320 Family Aircraft With Airbus'...
LATAM Airlines is to upgrade their A320 Family fleet with Airbus’ “Descent Profile Optimisation” (DPO) function – a fuel-saving enhancement to the aircraft’s on-board Flight Management System (FMS)...
View ArticleRocket Lab Wins Contract to Launch Orbital Debris Removal Demonstration...
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today announced it has signed a dedicated launch contract with Astroscale Japan Inc....
View ArticleAirbus Begins Assembly of 1st Future 'Eco-wing' Prototype
‘Wing of Tomorrow’, a major Airbus research and technology programme, has reached a key milestone with the assembly of its first full-size wing prototype. The Wing of Tomorrow programme will not only...
View ArticleSuccessful Test Demos Aerojet Rocketdyne Arkansas Site Ready to Produce Large...
Aerojet Rocketdyne recently conducted a solid rocket motor test firing that demonstrated the successful transition of large solid rocket motor mix, cast and test operations from Sacramento, California,...
View ArticleBoeing Forecasts China's 20-year Commercial Airplane Market Valued at Nearly...
Boeing forecasts that China’s airlines will require 8,700 new airplanes by 2040, valued at $1.47 trillion, to meet expanding commercial air travel demand. The 20-year forecast reflects the China...
View ArticleNew Bell 407GXi Customer Takes Delivery by Undertaking Transatlantic Flight
Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. company, has delivered a Bell 407GXi with an Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) kit to a Ukrainian corporate customer. The aircraft will be used for corporate...
View ArticleNGC Connects US and International Crews in All-Virtual Air Mobility Command...
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has successfully organized and conducted a first-of-its-kind, fully distributed, international virtual training event for the U.S. Air Force Air Mobility...
View ArticleThales Alenia Space's Stratobus Stratospheric Airship Passes a New...
Thales Alenia Space, the joint company between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), has carried out a demonstration flight designed to validate the emergency recovery system for the Stratobus TM...
View ArticleThales and Ritek Expand Their Radar Collaboration
The Norwegian Defence Material Agency (NDMA) signed an agreement with the Netherlands Defence Material Organisation (DMO) for five Thales Ground Master 200 multi-mission compact radars (GM200 MM/C) in...
View Article1st Steel Cut for Royal Navy Type 31 Programme
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace officially cut steel for the UK’s newest warship, during a ceremony held at Rosyth dockyard. The event marks a significant milestone in the programme for the Royal Navy,...
View ArticleNASA's Perseverance Rover Cameras Capture Mars Like Never Before
NASA’s Perseverance rover has been exploring Jezero Crater for more than 217 Earth days (211 Martian days, or sols), and the dusty rocks there are beginning to tell their story – about a volatile young...
View ArticleEmbraerX and Pyka Team Up to Accelerate the Future of Autonomous Agriculture...
EmbraerX, the disruptive innovation arm of Embraer, and Pyka, an Oakland-based startup working at the forefront of autonomous aviation, today announced a partnership to accelerate the future of...
View ArticleBell Boeing Begin Nacelle Improvement on Air Force CV-22
The first Air Force CV-22 Osprey designated for nacelle improvement modifications arrived at Bell’s Amarillo Assembly Center on Sept. 21. The aircraft is part of an ongoing process by Bell Textron...
View ArticleLogos Technologies Unveils MicroKestrel Wide-Area Sensor for Tethered UAS
Logos Technologies LLC, a leader in wide-area motion imagery (WAMI), announced today that it will be unveiling its new MicroKestrel sensor for small, tethered, multirotor-type unmanned aerial systems...
View ArticleUS DLA Body Armor Contract
Avon Protection plc is pleased to confirm the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency (“DLA”) has exercised the first of the two one-year extension options under the DLA Enhanced Small Arms Protective Inserts...
View ArticleElbit US Subsidiary Awarded $54M Enhanced Night Vision Goggle Order for the...
Elbit Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ: ESLT, TASE: ESLT) (“Elbit Systems” or “the Company”) announced today, further to the Company’s announcement of October 22, 2020, that its U.S. subsidiary, Elbit Systems of...
View ArticleHughes and SES Demo 1st Multi-Orbit SATCOM for RPA
Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES) and SES today announced the successful first demonstration of a new multi-orbit satellite communications (SATCOM) capability for remotely piloted aircraft....
View ArticleDAF Awards Rolls-Royce B-52H Engine Contract
The Department of the Air Force has awarded a $2,604,329,361 contract to Rolls-Royce Corporation, Indianapolis, Indiana, for B-52H Stratofortress military derivative commercial engines. The competitive...
View ArticleULA to Launch Landsat 9 Mission
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket is in final preparations to launch the Landsat 9 mission for NASA. The launch is on track for Sept. 27 from Space Launch Complex-3 at Vandenberg Space...
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