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Orbital ATK Receives $14 Million Contract for Production of Alternative Warhead For Army Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System

January 22, 2016 Comments Off

Orbital ATK (NYSE: OA), a global leader in aerospace and defense technologies, announced today that it has successfully tested a 3D-printed hypersonic engine combustor at NASA Langley Research Center. The... Read More

Lockheed Martin Team Delivers Second Lightning Tracker for NOAA Weather Satellite

January 15, 2016 Comments Off

Lockheed Martin Team Delivers Second Lightning Tracker for NOAA Weather Satellite Most of the Western Hemisphere to Benefit From Better Severe Weather Warning The second Geostationary Lightning Mapper undergoes final... Read More

This Awesome Drone Can Conquer Both Sea And Sky

https://www.vocativ.com | Ryan Beckler December 12, 2015 Comments Off

Researchers developed a flying bot that can also swim In the latest development in drone technology, scientists at Rutgers University have created a quadcopter that can swim as well as it... Read More

Abaco Systems, Former GE Embedded Technology and Systems Business Launches, Prioritizes Innovation and Customer Service

https://www.businesswire.com/ December 8, 2015 Comments Off

Start-up with 30 years’ experience, ~700 employees Abaco Systems, an industry-leading supplier of sophisticated, open architecture electronic systems for aerospace, defense and industrial applications, today announced its separation from the... Read More

Breakthrough in packaging technology leads to smaller, lighter and cooler military power supplies

"FUTURE POWER SOLUTIONS" VICOR November 30, 2015 Comments Off

Now tiny chip-scale devices can replace bulky brick power supplies without sacrificing power-handling capability The designers of a wide range of military equipment face a common challenge when specifying the... Read More

SWaP: The RF solution that can mean the difference between flying high and being grounded

JARRETT LINER ANALOG DEVICES November 29, 2015 Comments Off

Advances in semiconductor technology and component integration have played a significant role in reducing SWaP. Defense and commercial airborne platforms differ in many ways: Defense platforms focus on multifunction systems... Read More

SMITHS CONNECTORS CONTRIBUTES TO THE LANDMARK ESA ROSETTA MISSION

November 29, 2015 Comments Off

Smiths Connectors, a worldwide leading provider of high performance interconnect solutions for the most demanding applications, is delighted to announce its contribution to the landmark ESA Rosetta mission which has... Read More

Russian Helicopters delivers first Arctic helicopter to Russia’s Defence Ministry

November 25, 2015 Comments Off

Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant (part of Russian Helicopters, which is part of State Corporation Rostec), hosted a ceremony marking the acceptance of the Mi-8AMTSh-VA by the Russian Defence Ministry’s Arctic groupings.... Read More

Airbus C295W demonstrates its capabilities in hot and high conditions in La Paz, Bolivia

November 21, 2015 Comments Off

An Airbus C295W aircraft belonging to the Mexican Navy (SEMAR) and operated by a mixed crew from Airbus Defence and Space and SEMAR has carried out demonstration flights in El Alto, La... Read More

£1.3BN CONTRACT FOR ANSON SUBMARINE

November 19, 2015 Comments Off

The UK Ministry of Defence has awarded us a contract for the delivery of the fifth Astute Class submarine, taking the total value for work on the vessel to £1.3... Read More