USS Harry S. Truman Strike Group and 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing Complete Week...
The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group, underway in the Atlantic Ocean, conducted a week of naval air integration exercises with Marine Corps elements assigned to the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing May...
View ArticleNaval Research Laboratory Conducts 1st Test of Solar Power Satellite Hardware...
U.S. Naval Research Laboratory engineers launched PRAM, the Photovoltaic Radio-frequency Antenna Module, aboard an Air Force X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle on May 17 as part of a comprehensive...
View ArticleCharlesbank Capital Partners Invests $70 M in Elbit Systems' Subsidiary,...
Elbit Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ: ESLT and TASE: ESLT) (“Elbit Systems”) announced today that Charlesbank Technology Opportunities Fund, a fund managed by Charlesbank Capital Partners (“Charlesbank”),...
View ArticleAustralian Industry to Develop New Hercules Training Systems
Sydney-based CAE Australia has been awarded a $26 million contract to upgrade an aircraft simulator and other training systems as part of the C-130J Block Upgrade Program at RAAF Base Richmond, New...
View ArticleUltra-thin Sail Could Speed Journey to Other Star Systems
A tiny sail made of the thinnest material known – one carbon-atom-thick graphene – has passed initial tests designed to show that it could be a viable material to make solar sails for spacecraft. Light...
View ArticleMaking Future Vertical Lift Open, Safe and Secure
What is Future Vertical Lift? Whether performing transport, logistics, strike or reconnaissance duties, helicopters and tilt-rotor aircraft greatly multiply the effectiveness of ground forces. They are...
View ArticleUS Navy Selects Data Link Solutions for MIDS On-Ship Modernization Cabinet...
The U.S. Navy has awarded a $3.2 million production contract to Data Link Solutions (DLS), a joint venture between BAE Systems and Collins Aerospace, for new Multifunctional Information Distribution...
View ArticleTERCO in the US - MK 48 Mod 6 Advanced Technology (AT) Heavy Weight Torpedo...
The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to TECRO of eighteen (18) MK-48 Mod6 Advanced Technology (AT) Heavy Weight Torpedoes (HWT) and related equipment...
View ArticleAirbus officially opens its A220 production facility in the U.S.
A new chapter in the development of Airbus’ U.S. production capabilities has begun with inauguration of the completed A220 commercial aircraft final assembly line (FAL) in Mobile, Alabama. This...
View ArticleLM Announces Proactive Measures to Mitigate COVID-19 Impacts to F-35 Production
In response to previously reported COVID-19 F-35 supplier delays, Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is taking proactive measures to mitigate impacts and position the program for the fastest possible recovery...
View ArticleRequired Elements of a Compliance Program Webinar
Refresh your knowledge of the ITAR/EAR or become completely export compliance certified - the choice is yours! Each webinar worth 1.0 CECP credit. Each attendee will receive a log-in, a copy of the...
View ArticleChristoph Zammert: How Airbus is helping frontline helicopter operators in...
Airbus Helicopters' Executive Vice-President Customer Support & Services, Christoph Zammert discusses how Airbus is helping frontline helicopter operators in the fight against COVID-19. S ince...
View ArticleAerojet Rocketdyne Delivers DART Spacecraft Propulsion Systems Ahead of 2021...
The dual chemical and electric propulsion systems for NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) were recently delivered by Aerojet Rocketdyne to the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL)...
View ArticleTextron Aviation Awarded Contract for 2 Beechcraft King Air 350CER Aircraft...
Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, was awarded a contract for two additional Beechcraft King Air 350CER turboprop aircraft for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air...
View ArticleSaab Signs Support Agreement for SK60
Saab has extended its support and maintenance agreement with the Swedish Armed Forces regarding the SK60 trainer aircraft, which is used for pilot training. The contract is valid from 1 July 2020 up to...
View ArticleKaman K-MAX Continues as a Proven Firefighting Asset for US Forest Service
Kaman Air Vehicles, a division of Kaman Corporation (NYSE: KAMN), today announced the United States Forest Service (USFS) awarded 40 percent of all Type 1, large helicopters exclusive use contracts, to...
View ArticleKMW, Nexter and Rheinmetall Get the Go-ahead for Initial MGCS Architecture Study
Standing for Main Ground Combat System, MGCS is a joint Franco-German defence project. The programme, to be implemented under German political leadership, is tasked with developing a main combat system...
View ArticleSwarm Probes Weakening of Earth's Magnetic Field
In an area stretching from Africa to South America, Earth’s magnetic field is gradually weakening. This strange behaviour has geophysicists puzzled and is causing technical disturbances in satellites...
View ArticleESO Telescope Sees Signs of Planet Birth
Observations made with the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT) have revealed the telltale signs of a star system being born. Around the young star AB Aurigae lies a dense...
View ArticleIngalls Shipbuilding Lifts 320-Ton Aft Deckhouse onto Guided Missile...
Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (NYSE: HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division achieved a substantial milestone today with the successful lift of the aft deckhouse onto guided missile destroyer Jack H. Lucas...
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