Aerospace & Defense News
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Registrations Open for the 13th Annual Border Security Conference
SMi Reports: The 13th Border Security Conference to take place on 11th- 12th February 2020 in Rome, Italy. - September 18, 2019 - SAE Media Group
Regional CIS Experts to Present at Mobile Deployable Communications 2020
SMi Group Reports: Regional speakers will gather at the 13th Mobile Deployable Communications Conference in Warsaw, Poland on the 30 and 31 January 2020. - September 16, 2019 - SAE Media Group
RAF Senior Leader, Air Marshal Gerry Mayhew to Present at the Defence Safety Conference in London in 3 Weeks
SMi Report: Air Marshal Gerry Mayhew, Deputy Commander Operations, Royal Air Force High Wycombe, scheduled to speak at the 2019 Defence Safety conference, this October in London. - September 16, 2019 - SAE Media Group
Registration Closing Soon – Military Flight Training 2019
SMi reports: Only four weeks to go until SMi’s 8th Annual Military Flight Training Conference, in London this October. - September 14, 2019 - SAE Media Group
Senior Military from NATO to Provide Updates on Maritime Systems and Platforms at Maritime Information Warfare 2019
SMi Reports: Senior experts from NATO will be presenting at the 3rd Annual Maritime Information Warfare conference, in London this November. - September 11, 2019 - SAE Media Group
Mission Microwave Enables Intellian Ka-Band Terminals for HTS and LEO Satellite Networks
Industry’s Fastest Growing Manufacturer of High Performance, Lightweight, Solid State Power Amplifiers for Satellite Communications selected for Intellian’s Next Generation of Advanced Platforms. - September 10, 2019 - Mission Microwave
US Army Confirmed to Purchase Two Iron Dome Systems Ahead of SMi’s Air Missile Defence Technology 2019 Conference
SMi reports: US Army and Israel Air Force to present at Air Missile Defence Technology 2019 ahead of news that the US Army have confirmed to purchase two Iron Dome Systems. - September 07, 2019 - SAE Media Group
British Army to Present at SMi’s 9th Annual Social Media in the Defence and Military Sector Conference as British Army Deploys "Social Media Warfare" Division
SMi reports: British Army, UK MoD and Royal Navy to present at Social Media in the Defence and Military Sector conference in November ahead of deployment of "Social Media Warfare" division. - September 06, 2019 - SAE Media Group
Final 3 Weeks for the Upcoming Defence Exports Conference 2019
SMi Reports: The 14th annual Defence Exports conference attracts global acknowledgement with only 3 weeks left until the event this September in Amsterdam. - September 05, 2019 - SAE Media Group
Israeli Defence Forces Announced to Present at Future Armoured Vehicles Survivability 2019
SMi reports: Israeli Defence Forces announced to present at the 5th annual Future Armoured Vehicles Survivability taking place in London this November. - September 05, 2019 - SAE Media Group
The Royal Canadian Air Force to Provide Exclusive Updates on Fixed-Wing Training at Military Flight Training 2019
SMi Reports: Senior representative from the Royal Canadian Air Force will be speaking at the Military Flight Training Conference in London, next month. - September 05, 2019 - SAE Media Group
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Announced as a Sponsor of SMi’s UAV Technology Conference in London This Month
SMi reports: General Atomics Aeronautical Systems have signed up to sponsor and present at UAV Technology 2019 taking place on the 30th September and the 1st October in London. - September 04, 2019 - SAE Media Group
Horizon Technologies Announced to Sponsor the 5th Annual Airborne ISR Conference
SMi Reports: John Beckner, Founder and CEO, Horizon Technologies will be presenting an exclusive briefing on the FlyingFish at the Airborne ISR Conference, in London this October. - August 31, 2019 - SAE Media Group
FLARES 2.0 Establishes Scan Eagle Capture Energy Record
FLARES 2.0 recovered a 28.1 kg Scan Eagle dummy at 75 knots closing speed. The 20.9 kJ capture energy establishes a new record. This second-generation Mast Augmented Recovery System (MARS 2,) is omnidirectional, can be used with any Scan Eagle 1, 2 or 3 aircraft variant in up to 30mph wind and packs into a single “coffin.” The record-setting capture occurred during the 78th consecutive incident-free flight of FLARES 2.0. - August 29, 2019 - Hood Tech Corp., Vision Inc.
Dynamite Global Strategies, Inc. to Unveil AIRDEFENSE 6.0 Counter-UAS System
Dynamite Global Strategies Inc. (DGS) has announced its latest AIRDEFENSE version that would improve & upgrade the firm’s abilities to negate and detect risky and life-threatening problems caused by hostile drones. - August 29, 2019 - Dynamite Global Strategies, Inc.
100th Air Refuelling Wing, US Air Force to Deliver Briefing at Military Airlift and Air-to-Air Refuelling Conference
SMi Reports: Air mobility expert, Troy Pananon, US Air Force announced to present at the 20th Military Airlift and Air-to-Air Refuelling Conference - August 29, 2019 - SAE Media Group
DynaGrace Enterprises Adds Respirator Fit Test Product to GSA Schedule 66
DynaGrace Enterprises, a WOSB, professional services company has added another quality line of products to the GSA Schedule 66 - Scientific Equipment and Services Schedule Contract. DynaGrace Enterprises is the first women-owned firm in Utah to be a vendor on that prestigious GSA... - August 28, 2019 - DynaGrace Enterprises
Q&A Released with Professor Richard Cowell, US Naval War College & Mr Bruno Bender, GICAN for Maritime Information Warfare 2019
SMi Reports: Senior experts from the US Naval War College and GICAN will be presenting an exclusive briefing at the Maritime Information Warfare conference, in London this November. - August 24, 2019 - SAE Media Group
Rent-A-Plane Relaunch
Rent-A-Plane is back with a new site. Their platform enables owners to rent their plane directly to end user pilots. - August 23, 2019 - Rent-A-Plane.com
Northrop Grumman and Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC, US Air Force Space Command) to Brief on MilSatCom This November
SMi Group Reports: Northrop Grumman and SMC will be presenting at Global MilSatCom 2019, this November in London. - August 23, 2019 - SAE Media Group
Desktop Alert Products Added to Defense Information Network (DoDIN) Approved Products List (APL)
The Department of Defense Information Network (DoDIN) Approved Products List (APL) approval of the Desktop Alert, Inc. Total Alert Rel. 5.x TN 1716702 Desktop Review (DTR) #2 as a Net-Centric Alerting System (NCAS) has been granted. - August 22, 2019 - Desktop Alert
Chief Executive of DE&S to Brief on Safe Delivery of UK Defence Equipment Programmes at the Defence Safety Conference
SMi Report: Sir Simon Bollom, Chief Executive, DE&S UK MoD, to deliver a keynote presentation at the 2019 Defence Safety conference, this October in London. - August 15, 2019 - SAE Media Group
Card Z3N, LLC Launches AerospacePay
AerospacePay is the premier merchant service payment provider for the Aerospace & Defense Industry. - August 14, 2019 - Card Z3N, LLC
Commander of the US Air Force’s U2 Wing to Present at the 5th Annual Airborne ISR Conference
SMi Reports: Colonel Andrew Clark of the US Air Force to give a keynote address on the U-2 at the Airborne ISR Conference, this October in London. - August 14, 2019 - SAE Media Group
DSTL, UK MoD to Discuss British Army Signature Management at SMI’s Future Armoured Vehicles Survivability 2019
SMi reports: Lieutenant Colonel Simon Routledge, SO1 Land Systems, DSTL, UK MoD to discuss Enhancing Future British Army Vehicle Survivability. - August 09, 2019 - SAE Media Group
Interview Released with RAF Programme Manager: Reaper and Protector Ahead of SMi’s Upcoming UAV Technology Conference 2019
SMi reports: Exclusive insights released from RAF Programme Manager: Reaper and Protector ahead of upcoming UAV Technology conference in London - August 09, 2019 - SAE Media Group
Commodore Ian Annett, Royal Navy to Present on Information Exploitation and C4I Capabilities at Maritime Information Warfare 2019
SMi Reports: Commodore Ian Annett to deliver keynote briefing at the 3rd annual Maritime Information Warfare conference, in London this November. - August 09, 2019 - SAE Media Group
Registration Opens for Mobile Deployable Communications 2020
SMi Group Reports: The 13th Mobile Deployable Communications Conference will convene in Warsaw, Poland on the 30th and 31st of January 2020. - August 07, 2019 - SAE Media Group
Military Airlift and Air-to-Air Refuelling Interviews Released with Conference Chair and Key Speakers
SMi Reports: Exclusive Interviews with Avidonn Consulting, NSPA and US Air Force Released for upcoming Military Airlift and Air-to-Air Refuelling Conference - August 07, 2019 - SAE Media Group
Key Themes at the UAV Technology Conference to Include Counter-UAS and Swarm Technology
SMi reports: UAV Technology 2019 conference to provide a tactical edge to the warfighter through unmanned aerial systems. - August 03, 2019 - SAE Media Group
Senior Military Officials to Discuss Strategies for Pilot Retention at Military Flight Training 2019
SMi Reports: Pilot retention is a new topic of discussion at this year’s Military Flight Training Conference, taking place in London this October. - August 03, 2019 - SAE Media Group
Department of Commerce to Brief on Emerging and Foundational Technologies at the Defence Exports 2019 Conference
SMi Reports: Exclusive briefing on emerging and foundational technologies to be presented at the 14th annual Defence Exports conference this September in Amsterdam. - August 02, 2019 - SAE Media Group
Strategic Developments in SKYNET & Future UK MilSatCom to be Discussed at Global MilsatCom 2019
SMi Group Reports: British SatCom capabilities will be explored during day-1 of the 21st Annual Global MilSatCom Conference. - August 01, 2019 - SAE Media Group
DAES Distribution Announces Partnership with First National Capital
With this business relationship, DAES Distribution expands its capabilities in providing quality equipment that improves facility efficiency in the aerospace market. - August 01, 2019 - DAES Distribution
Briefings on Maritime Safety (Leadership, Training and Performance) at October’s Defence Safety Conference
SMi Reports: The Defence Safety Conference returns to London on the 7th and 8th October 2019. - August 01, 2019 - SAE Media Group
Precision Periodic Announces the Successful Extraction of 80% Total Rare Earths in a Five Minute, Single Pass from Phosphate Mine Waste
Precision Periodic announces the successful results of rare earth extraction projects for Florida Industrial and Phosphate Research Institute. Using their proprietary reusable Thor REE Nano-filter they captured 80% of the total rare earths in a five minute single pass-through including the radioactive elements. The filter can be reused for thousands of cycles and is highly scalable for all size applications. - July 29, 2019 - Precision Periodic
Young Marines National Foundation Celebrates American Heroes
The Young Marines National Foundation created a national volunteer initiative to honor and celebrate our fallen Marine Heroes. - July 29, 2019 - Young Marines National Foundation
Mentium USA Offers Complete Range of Muzzle Brakes & Compensators for the AR-15
Mentium USA provides an expansive range of top-quality accessories including compensators and muzzle brakes that improve functionality. - July 27, 2019 - Mentium USA
Registration Has Opened for Two AR, VR & Digital Transformations Workshops Ahead of SMi’s Social Media in the Defence and Military Sector Conference
SMi Group reports: Social Media in the Defence and Military Sector will hold two pre-conference workshops on 19th November in London. - July 26, 2019 - SAE Media Group
Swedish FMV and the Lithuanian Armed Forces to Present at the 4th Annual Air Missile Defence Technology 2019
SMi Reports: The Swedish FMV and Lithuanian Armed Forces will present at the 4th annual Air Missile Defence Technology conference taking place 22nd – 23rd October 2019. - July 25, 2019 - SAE Media Group
Gold Sponsor Leonardo to Present Exclusive Briefings on Their Latest Airborne Systems & Platforms at Airborne ISR 2019
SMi Reports: Senior representative from Leonardo will be presenting exclusive updates on their latest innovations at the Airborne ISR Conference, this October. - July 25, 2019 - SAE Media Group
Mentium USA Reviews Establish the Company as a Leading Supplier of Quality Firearm Accessories
Mentium USA is a Texas based rifle accessory manufacturer and supplier specializing in the manufacture and sale of premium quality sport rifle accessories including muzzle brakes, handguards, rails and mounting systems and optics. - July 22, 2019 - Mentium USA
FLARES 2.0 Demonstrates Nominal Performance in Wind
Flight test data indicates that Hood Tech’s Flying Launch and Recovery System (FLARES 2.0) multicopter performs nominally in up to 22 knot wind. “FLARES achieves robustness by using generously-sized components, and redundancy,” states Hood Tech President, Dr. Andy von Flotow,... - July 20, 2019 - Hood Tech Corp., Vision Inc.
Senior Experts to Present Exclusive Updates on Cyber Warfare at Maritime Information Warfare 2019
SMi Reports: Senior experts will be addressing a key theme on cyber warfare at the Maritime Information Warfare Conference, in London this November. - July 18, 2019 - SAE Media Group
General Dynamics European Land Systems and TriCIS Announced to Sponsor, Speak & Exhibit at Future Armoured Vehicles Survivability 2019
SMi reports: GD European Land Systems and TriCIS announced to sponsor Future Armoured Vehicles Survivability alongside Leonardo, KME & Pearson Engineering. - July 17, 2019 - SAE Media Group
Embraer Defense & Security, the Portuguese Air Force and Brazilian Air Force to Deliver Briefings Military Airlift and Air-to-Air Refuelling 2019
SMi Group Reports: The 20th annual Military Airlift and Air-to-Air Refuelling Conference, will convene in Lisbon this December. - July 17, 2019 - SAE Media Group
Topsarge Business Solutions Wins $1.8M U.S. Army Contract
Topsarge Business Solutions was awarded a 3-year, $1.8-million cooperative agreement between TBS and the U.S. Army Research Institute for Developing Noncommissioned Officers for the Future Force. This new project delivers research support that is focused on developing innovative measures and methods to improve and enhance the Soldier lifecycle. This new project allows the Central Texas-based company and its employees and associates to continue to grow and professionally develop Army leaders. - July 16, 2019 - Topsarge Business Solutions LLC
Join Senior Military Officials from the German, Austrian & Czech Air Forces at the Military Flight Training 2019 Conference
SMi Reports: Senior military officials from Central Europe will be speaking at the 8th Annual Military Flight Training Conference in London this October. - July 14, 2019 - SAE Media Group
MilSatCom Updates to be Delivered from the Netherlands, Norway, Malaysia, Romania and Brazil at Global MilSatCom 2019
SMi Reports: Global MilSatCom 2019 to have five new nations in its speaker line-up presenting this November in London. - July 11, 2019 - SAE Media Group
Commander of the New Joint 7th Air Defence Group to Present at Air Missile Defence Technology 2019
SMi Reports: 7th Air Defence Group will present a keynote address at the 4th annual Air Missile Defence Technology conference this October. - July 11, 2019 - SAE Media Group