Aerospace & Defense News

Take off with aerospace and defense news, covering the production of spacecraft and commercial, military and private aircraft. This section covers manufacturers of military equipment, including bombs, missiles, tanks, navigational and guidance systems, artillery and ammunition as well as companies providing technology, software and intelligence to the aerospace and defense industries.

The DAES Group Announces Completion of a Wheel and Brake Facility for First Class Aviation Services

The new facility will house state-of-the-art equipment and expected to serve over 80 units of wheels per month. - November 21, 2019 - DAES Group

Registration Opens for Future Armoured Vehicles Situational Awareness 2020 in London

SMi reports: The agenda has been released for the upcoming Future Armoured Vehicles Situational Awareness Conference, taking place in London in April 2020. - November 21, 2019 - SAE Media Group

Top Four Reasons to Attend Network Centric Warfare 2020 in Rome

SMi Group share top reasons to attend Network Centric Warfare next February, the only conference singularly focused on battlefield network technology. - November 20, 2019 - SAE Media Group

FLARES 2.0 Establishes Low-Gee Skyhook Record

Hood Tech staff noted record-low capture loads for a fixed-wing aircraft recovery from free-flight. "Soft-arrest Skyhook recovery with FLARES enables opportunities for fixed-wing aircraft that were not originally designed with Skyhook-recovery in mind," explains Hood Tech engineer and 1999 Skyhook co-inventor, Cory Roeseler. With FLARES, a long endurance UAV enjoys the benefits of VTOL without having to carry its VTOL claptrap for the entire flight. - November 19, 2019 - Hood Tech Corp., Vision Inc.

Registration is Now Open for Small Satellites 2020

SMi Reports: Registration has opened for the Small Satellites conference taking place on 27th – 28th April 2020 in London. - November 18, 2019 - SAE Media Group

Registration Opens for 15th Military Space Situational Awareness Conference

SMi Group Reports: The Military Space Situational Awareness conference will return to London on the 29th and 30th April 2020. - November 16, 2019 - SAE Media Group

Kanfit Ltd. and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Enter Into Strategic Partnership

Israeli defense contractor Rafael Advanced Defense Systems has acquired a 50 percent stake in Kanfit Ltd. - November 15, 2019 - Kanfit

Last Chance to Register for the Only Event That Approaches the Concept of Information Warfare in the Maritime Domain

SMi reports: Registration is closing soon for SMi’s 3rd Annual Maritime Information Warfare Conference in London, next week. - November 13, 2019 - SAE Media Group

Vital Maritime Domain Awareness Issues to be Discussed at Maritime Reconnaissance and Surveillance Technology 2020

SMi Reports: Senior representatives to brief on achieving comprehensive Maritime Domain Awareness at Maritime Reconnaissance and Surveillance Technology 2020 in Rome, Italy. - November 13, 2019 - SAE Media Group

DGS Teleases DroneBlaster™ MKIII Anti-Drone Gun

DroneBlaster™ MKIII removes the need for sensor systems to track target drones and provides a cost-effective solution by giving the ability to security personnel to take down a drone at the first sight. - November 10, 2019 - Dynamite Global Strategies, Inc.

Military Airlift and Air-to-Air Refuelling 2019 – 4 Weeks to Go

SMi Reports: Leading organisations confirmed to attend the 20th Military Airlift and Air–to–Air Refuelling conference in 4 weeks’ time. - November 09, 2019 - SAE Media Group

Registration Opens for the 11th Annual Air Mission Planning and Support Conference 2020 in London

SMi Reports: Registration for Air Mission Planning and Support 2020 is now open. - November 08, 2019 - SAE Media Group

Stuart Whitehead (SES), Joint Chief of Staff J6, to Share His Perspectives on Network Enabled Capability at Network Centric Warfare 2020

SMi Reports: Stuart Whitehead from the Exercise Bold Quest, this year, will be presenting at the Network Centric Warfare Conference in February 2020. - November 07, 2019 - SAE Media Group

Registration Closing Soon for SMi’s Social Media in the Defence and Military Sector 2019

SMi reports: Two weeks left to secure your place at the upcoming 9th annual Social Media in the Defence Sector conference, taking place in London. - November 06, 2019 - SAE Media Group

SMi Group Announces Its New Space and Satellite Division at Global MilSatCom 2019

SMi Group Reports: 10 world-class Space and Satellite conferences to be held in 2020. - November 06, 2019 - SAE Media Group

Top Key Reasons to Attend SMi’s 3rd Annual Maritime Information Warfare Conference in 3 Weeks

SMi reports: With less than three weeks to go, SMi group share the highlights for this year’s conference in London. - November 02, 2019 - SAE Media Group

Registration Has Opened for the 2020 Edition of Defence Logistics Central and Eastern Europe

SMi Group reports: Defence Logistics Central and Eastern Europe returns for it’s 5th successful year in March 2020. - November 02, 2019 - SAE Media Group

Lithium Battery Company to Supply Batteries to General Dynamics Land Systems SMET

General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) has chosen Lithium Battery Company to produce customized lithium ion batteries for 624 unmanned robotic vehicles that will help troops carry equipment on the battlefield. The U.S. Army was looking for a vehicle that could carry about 1,000 pounds worth of soldier equipment and travel over 60 miles over three days. - November 01, 2019 - Lithium Battery Company

FLARES 2.0 Demonstrates VTOL Operations in a Forest Clearing

Hood Tech’s next generation Flying Launch and Recovery System (FLARES 2.0) this month demonstrated flight operations from a 200 foot forest clearing, surrounded by 60-140 foot trees. A fixed-wing UAV was launched into flight and recovered from flight, both operations occurring above the... - October 31, 2019 - Hood Tech Corp., Vision Inc.

The US Army to Provide an Exclusive Update on the Integrated Tactical at Network Centric Warfare 2020

SMi Reports: Senior representative from the US Army will be presenting on the Integrated Tactical Network at the event in Rome, next year. - October 26, 2019 - SAE Media Group

ComSec LLC to Exhibit at 56th Annual AOC International Symposium & Convention

ComSec LLC, a world-class Technical Surveillance Countermeasures Company, will be participating in the Association of Old Crows 56th Annual AOC International Symposium & Convention in Washington, D.C. This three-day event will be held from October 28 to October 30 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. - October 25, 2019 - ComSec LLC

Strong Support from the Royal Navy – SMi’s 3rd Annual Maritime Information Warfare Conference in 4 Weeks

SMi Reports: Commodore Ian Annett, Assistant Chief of Staff Information Warfare and Chief Information Officer, Royal Navy will be presenting a keynote address at the event in London. - October 24, 2019 - SAE Media Group

Maritime Space Domain Awareness to be Discussed at Maritime Reconnaissance and Surveillance Technology 2020

SMi Reports: Leading experts to brief on Maritime Space Domain Awareness at Maritime Reconnaissance and Surveillance Technology 2020 in Rome, Italy. - October 23, 2019 - SAE Media Group

Two Weeks Until Global MilSatCom’s Small Satellites and Disruptive Technology Focus Day

SMi Reports: Global MilSatCom will return to London in two weeks with a Small Satellites and Disruptive Technology Focus Day. - October 22, 2019 - SAE Media Group

Luminit Government Services Established to Serve Aerospace and Defense Customer Base

The wholly-owned subsidiary will oversee all of Luminit’s aerospace and defense-related business beginning January 2020. - October 22, 2019 - Luminit

Seginus Aerospace New PMA Shimmy Damper Bearing

The Shimmy Damper Bearing P/N 50-820030, is a sub-component of the Nose Gear Shimmy Damper P/N 101-820020-15, which is used with the Nose Landing Gear Assembly used on various Textron King Air Series Aircraft. - October 19, 2019 - Seginus Aerospace LLC

Registration Closing Soon for SMi’s 5th Annual Airborne ISR Conference Next Week

SMi Reports: SMi Group share the top 4 reasons to attend the Airborne ISR Conference, in London next week. - October 18, 2019 - SAE Media Group

The Italian Armed Forces to Lead SMi’s Network Centric Warfare in Rome in February 2020

SMi Reports: Lieutenant General (Ret’d) Giorgio Battisti, Italian Army has been announced as the conference chairman for the conference next year. - October 17, 2019 - SAE Media Group

Inmarsat and SynQor Sign up to Sponsor Mobile Deployable Communications 2020

SMi Reports: Newly confirmed, Inmarsat and SynQor, join Black Diamond Advanced Technology and Glenair as sponsors for the Mobile Deployable Communications Conference to be held in Warsaw, Poland on January 30–31. - October 17, 2019 - SAE Media Group

AeroGo Welcomes David West as Director of Engineering

David West has joined AeroGo, Inc. as the Director of Engineering. - October 16, 2019 - AeroGo, Inc.

Ministry of Woke's Debut Single, Orwellian World, Tackles Military Industrial Complex

Orwellian World by Ministry of Woke uses hip-hop to address the dangers of military industrial complex. While the song is composed in English, it features lines from three prominent Middle Eastern languages: Arabic, Farsi and Hebrew. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-1s4Zr3r0w - October 16, 2019 - Ministry of Woke

Q&A Released with JPEO-CBRND, US Army Ahead of Smi’s Future Armoured Vehicles Survivability 2019

SMi reports: Interview released with Colonel Timothy Klenske Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense (JPEO-CBRND), US Army - October 12, 2019 - SAE Media Group

Biometrics for Border Control Will be Discussed by Industry Leaders and Government Officials Next February in Rome

SMi Reports: The 13th annual Border Security conference is set to take place on 11- 12 February 2020 in Rome, Italy. - October 10, 2019 - SAE Media Group

Integrated Air Bearings From AeroGo Make Machinery Hover: Reposition, Relocate, Reconfigure on the Fly

OEM's can make their equipment more flexible and easy to move: embedded air bearings can now be designed into OEM equipment via an online toolkit available at www.aerogo.com/products/embedded-systems. - October 09, 2019 - AeroGo, Inc.

FLARES 2.0 Logs 106 Consecutive Flights with a Perfect Safety Record

FLARES 2.0, Hood Tech’s “Flying Launch and Recovery System” has accumulated 106 consecutive flights with a perfect safety record, in 2019. Dating back to January of 2019, Hood Tech staff has torture-tested the system in wind gusts to 30mph, at density altitude of 9,600 feet, and... - October 08, 2019 - Hood Tech Corp., Vision Inc.

Registration Opens for SMi’s 4th Annual Network Centric Warfare Conference

SMi Reports: Registration is now open for the Network Centric Warfare conference, returning to Rome in February next year. - October 05, 2019 - SAE Media Group

Presentation Released from Sponsor Leonardo for the Military Flight Training Conference Next Week

SMi reports: Leonardo is set to sponsor, exhibit and present at the Military Flight Training Conference in London, next week. - October 05, 2019 - SAE Media Group

AFRL US Air Force to Present on Future Approaches to Disruptive Space

SMi Reports: Lieutenant David Buehler, Deputy Program Manager, SCOTCH Program, AFRL, US Air Force to present at the 21st annual Global MilSatCom conference in London on the 5-7 November 2019. - October 03, 2019 - SAE Media Group

ATS and bisco industries Announce New Distribution Partnership

Advanced Thermal Solutions, Inc., a leading-edge engineering and manufacturing company focused on the thermal management of electronics, and bisco industries, a premier distributor of electronic components and fasteners used for production in aerospace, communication, computer, fabrication, industrial equipment, instrumentation, marine and military industries, are pleased to announce a new North American distribution partnership. - October 02, 2019 - Advanced Thermal Solutions, Inc.