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.
Boeing to Deliver Briefing on KC-46 Tanker and Its Ongoing Efforts with Italian Air Force at Military Airlift and Air-to-Air Refuelling Conference This December
SMi Group reports: The £300 Early Bird discount for the Military Airlift and Air-to-Air Refuelling Conference is available until 28th September. - September 27, 2018 - SAE Media Group
Registration Officially Opens for 3rd Annual Network Centric Warfare Conference
SMi Reports: Registration is now officially open for the 3rd Annual Network Centric Warfare Conference, taking place in Rome, Italy on the 4th and 5th February 2019. - September 23, 2018 - SAE Media Group
Military Decision Makers to Provide Key Updates on Flight Training Tactics at Military Flight Training Conference in London
SMi Reports: There’s just under 3 weeks left until the 7th Annual Military Flight Training Conference takes place next month in London. - September 22, 2018 - SAE Media Group
RISE Armament Launches Law Enforcement Division
RISE Armament, a premier manufacturer and supplier of AR firearms and components, is pleased to unveil RISE LE - the company’s new law enforcement (LE) division. Motivated by the July 7, 2016, police ambush in Dallas, Texas, RISE Armament set out to ensure that no police officer is ever outgunned by a criminal. The RISE team made it their mission to develop LE products that excel in functionality, accuracy, dependability, and affordability. - September 20, 2018 - RISE Armament
Exclusive Interview with Richard Cole, Chairman at Social Media in the Defence Sector
SMi Group caught up with the conference chairman for the 8th annual Social Media in the Defence & Military Sector, Richard Cole, Director at I3 Gen, who has exclusively shared his interview with you prior to the conference. - September 17, 2018 - SAE Media Group
Registration Opens for SMi’s 4th Annual Maritime Reconnaissance & Surveillance Technology Conference
SMi reports: Registration now open for SMi’s Maritime Reconnaissance & Surveillance Technology conference taking place in Rome between the 6th and 7th February 2019. - September 17, 2018 - SAE Media Group
Safran’s Chief Digital Officer for Product and Services to Present at CIMdata’s PLM Road Map™ EMEA 2018 Conference
The presentation will consider what is needed to achieve value from product lifecycle management (PLM). - September 14, 2018 - CIMdata
Senior U.S. Military: U.S. DoD, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Marine Corps, DISA and DARPA to Deliver Briefings at Global MilSatCom 2018 This November
SMi Group Reports: U.S. DoD, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Marine Corps, DISA, DARPA to present at Global MilSatcom 2018. - September 14, 2018 - SAE Media Group
Q&A Released with the Royal Canadian Navy Ahead of SMi’s Maritime Information Warfare Conference
SMi group reports: Interview released with Royal Canadian Navy released ahead of Maritime Information Warfare conference taking place this November in London. - September 11, 2018 - SAE Media Group
Military Experts to Discuss Challenges of Global Pilot Shortages at Military Flight Training 2018
SMi Reports: The effect of global pilot shortages and flight training techniques are topics set to be discussed at the 7th Annual Military Flight Training Conference next month in London. - September 09, 2018 - SAE Media Group
Q&A with Sponsor IAI Elta Systems Released
SMi reports: Sponsor interview released and available to download on the download centre of the conference website. - September 05, 2018 - SAE Media Group
5 Key Reasons to Attend Future Armoured Vehicles Survivability 2018
SMi reports: 5 key reasons to attend Future Armoured Vehicles Survivability 2018 conference and focus day, released. - September 05, 2018 - SAE Media Group
Leading Compliance Organisations to Present at Defence Exports Conference in Two Weeks
SMi Group Reports: Leonardo, Deloitte, OCR, Pillsbury LLP, ZTE Corporation, Nexter, Rolls-Royce, L-3 Communications Integrated Systems to deliver briefings at the Defence Exports conference in two weeks. - September 04, 2018 - SAE Media Group
Boeing, Airbus, JETEX, Viasat, JBT and Leonardo to Deliver Briefings at Military Airlift and Air-to-Air Refuelling 2018
SMi Group Reports: Military Airlift and Air-to-Air Refuelling 2018 will include industry briefings from key commercial partners in the airlift and AAR domain. - September 03, 2018 - SAE Media Group
Saint-Gobain Seals’ R&D Expansion at Kontich, Belgium Manufacturing Facility Strengthens Customer Testing Capabilities and Time-to-Market Process
Saint-Gobain Seals, a global manufacturer of sealing and polymer critical parts in core systems, has invested in expanding the R&D laboratory facilities at their Kontich, Belgium site in order to support customer testing needs and improve their time-to-market process. These competitive... - September 02, 2018 - Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics, Seals Group
Expert Speakers from US Air Force and Royal Navy Join 7th Annual Military Flight Training Conference
SMi Reports: New developments in Military Flight Training Conference as senior military representatives from US and UK join international host of expert speakers. - September 02, 2018 - SAE Media Group
Norman Filter Company Receives Certification Under the AS9100D with ISO 9001:2015 Requirements
Norman Filter Company (NFC), a manufacturer of high-end Aerospace and Defense filtrations, proudly announces that they have been certified under AS9100D with ISO 9001:2015 as of August 6, 2018. Norman Filters previously earned certification under AS9100C with ISO 9001:2008 in 2015 and has been... - August 29, 2018 - Norman Filter Company
Advanced Core Concepts Successfully Completes AS9100D Certification
Advanced Core Concepts (ACC), an innovative small business dedicated to providing high-quality services to the Department of Defense and other federal and commercial customers, is proud to announce the achievement of AS9100D certification for its Warner Robins, Georgia office. This is in addition... - August 28, 2018 - Advanced Core Concepts
Registration Opens for the 12th Annual Mobile Deployable Communications Conference
SMi Group Reports: Registration is now open for the 12th annual Mobile Deployable Communications conference, taking place in Warsaw on the 31st January and 1st February 2019. - August 28, 2018 - SAE Media Group
Luciad to Sponsor Maritime Information Warfare 2018
SMi reports: SMi's 2nd annual Maritime Information Warfare conference, taking place on the 26th and 27th November 2018, welcomes brand new sponsor, Luciad. - August 24, 2018 - SAE Media Group
Active Protection Systems (APS) Tech Integrator from the Israeli MoD to Present at SMi’s Future Armoured Vehicles Survivability APS Focus Day
SMi reports: Israeli MoD to present at SMi’s Future Armoured Vehicles Survivability Active Protection Systems focus day. - August 22, 2018 - SAE Media Group
Sparkchasers Aircraft Services Named to The 2018 Inc. 5000 List of America's Fastest-Growing Private Companies
Inc. Magazine Unveils Its 37th Annual List of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies - the Inc. 5000; Sparkchasers Aircraft Services Ranks No. 3909 on the 2018 Inc. 5000 with Three-Year Revenue Growth of 91 Percent. - August 17, 2018 - Sparkchasers Aircraft Services
Women in SATCOM to Discuss the National Defence Authorisation Act 2018 at Global MilSatCom
SMi Group Reports: Expert all female SATCOM panellists to discuss the National Defence Authorisation Act 2018 at this year’s Global MilSatCom event - August 16, 2018 - SAE Media Group
DRONELIFE Expands Drone Presence with Acquisition of DroneFlyers
DRONELIFE today announced that they have acquired respected resource for remote pilots Droneflyers.com, adding a new site to their ecosystem of drone media and services. - August 15, 2018 - DroneLife.com
Saint-Gobain Seals Extends Space Footprint Into Asia by Exhibiting OmniSeal® Spring-Energized Seals and Meldin® Thermoset Materials at Bengaluru Space Expo
Saint-Gobain Seals will be exhibiting at the Bengaluru Space Expo in September to extend its space footprint into Asia by showcasing its sealing and polymer products like OmniSeal® spring-energized seals and Meldin® high-temperature thermoset materials. - August 15, 2018 - Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics, Seals Group
New Commanding General at The U.S. Army Combat Readiness Center to Deliver Briefing at The Defence Safety Conference This October in London
SMi Group Reports: Brig. Gen. Timothy J. Daugherty will present at the Defence Safety Conference on the 1st and 2nd October in London. - August 15, 2018 - SAE Media Group
Swift020 VTOL Drone Works with Forestry Officials in Japan
The Swift020 UAS successfully flew over densely forested areas within the Ishikawa prefecture in Japan. Working with members of the Ishikawa Prefecture Research Center for Agriculture and Forestry, the local forest cooperative association and key forestry industry leaders, the flights were held... - August 13, 2018 - Swift Engineering Inc.
An Interview with the Acting Chief of the Continental Movement Coordination Centre Has Been Released Ahead of SMi's Military Airlift & Air-to-Air Refuelling Conference
SMi Reports: The Military Airlift and Air-to-Air Refuelling conference will convene in Rome on the 4th and 5th December 2018. - August 13, 2018 - SAE Media Group
Director of the US Army Aviation and Missile Research Development and Engineering Center to Present at SMi’s Air Missile Defence Technology Conference
SMi reports: Dr. Juanita Harris Director of the US Army Aviation and Missile Research Development and Engineering Center and other senior experts from the US Army to present this October. - August 11, 2018 - SAE Media Group
Seginus New PMAs: Various Carbon Brushes
Seginus is pleased to announce the addition of various carbon brushes to their inventory. - August 10, 2018 - Seginus Aerospace LLC
SMi’s UAV Technology Agenda Recently Updated and Available to Download
SMi reports: The UAV Technology conference agenda has been updated, download the brochure in the link below. - August 10, 2018 - SAE Media Group
Refugee Student Spearheads Opening of an Aerospace Lab to Promote STEM Education and Launches First Social Entrepreneurial Aviation Product
Stratos Aviation Association announces the establishment of the Stratos Aerospace Lab coinciding with the launch of its first social entrepreneurial product: Ventus, designed and engineered by a Syrian-Armenian refugee student in Montreal, Canada. - August 09, 2018 - Stratos Aviation
Fortech Unveils Groundbreaking Video Sensor Technology
Innovative Industry 4.0 technology that improves manufacturing operations at a fraction of the cost. - August 03, 2018 - Fortech USA
Seginus Inc is Pleased to Announce a New Addition to Their Inventory: 611053EH Spacer Kit Assembly (OEM 611053 Spacer Kit Assembly)
The Spacer Kit Assembly P/N 611053 is installed on certain B/E Aerospace High Speed Convection Ovens used on various Boeing and Airbus aircraft. Seginus Inc has released the following FAA PMA replacement part to aid in your cost reduction programs when maintaining your B/E Aerospace High Speed... - August 02, 2018 - Seginus Aerospace LLC
Swift Engineering Inc. Successfully Flies VTOL Drone Swift020 in Kobe, Japan
Swift Engineering, Inc. flew the first fully autonomous flight demonstration in the port city of Kobe, Japan on July 21, 2018. In attendance during the event was Governor of the Hyogo prefecture, Toshizo Ido, and Mayor of Kobe City, Kizo Hisamoto as well as other government officials and media. The... - August 01, 2018 - Swift Engineering Inc.
Seginus Inc is Proud to Announce New PMA Release: 725495EH Thrust Washer (OEM 725495 Thrust Washer)
The Thrust Washer P/N 725495EH is a part of the Carrier Shaft of the Integrated Drive Generator used on Airbus A300, A310, A320, A330, A340 and Boeing 737, 747, 757 and 767 series aircraft. - August 01, 2018 - Seginus Aerospace LLC
SkyTech Sign Agreement with Aero Vodochody at Farnborough International Airshow, Ahead of SkyTech Sponsoring Military Flight Training Conference
SMi Reports: At this year’s Farnborough International Airshow, air training service company SkyTech has signed a binding agreement with Aero Vodochody for the delivery of 10 L-39NG aircraft. - July 31, 2018 - SAE Media Group
Interview with SRC, Gold Sponsor of UAV Technology Conference, Released
SMi reports: UAV Technology conference Gold Sponsor SRC recently caught up with SMi Group to discuss their perspectives on advancements in the field of UAVs and counter-UAS capabilities. - July 31, 2018 - SAE Media Group
Royal Canadian Air Force, EU Training Mission Somalia and NATO SPA to Present on Military Airlift and Air-Air Refuelling
SMi Group Reports: Three new presentations have been added to the 19th Annual Military Airlift and Air-to-Air Refuelling Conference agenda, taking place 3 – 5 December 2018 in Rome, Italy. Conference organisers, SMi Group are delighted to announce that three new presentations, led by Royal... - July 27, 2018 - SAE Media Group
SHPSA-650A103F08, a +/-650V, 1,000 Amps Solid State Switching Apparatus (SHPSA) for Various Power Tests Delivered to MET Laboratories, Inc. Santa Clara, CA USA
On June 30, 2018, Electronic Design & Research shipped out a more powerful SHPSA that generates up to 2,500 Amps /650V or 300kW (average) and 1.6MW pulses, assembled in a 19"W x 39"L x 72"H rack cabinet. A controller configures several SPST-NO switches as a single SPCO switch. A discharging capacitor array (SDCA-08) or V-battery is capable of discharging 2,500 Amps in 200ns and less. - July 25, 2018 - Electronic Design & Research
Optimising Threat Detection Through Signature Management and Enhanced Stealth to be Discussed at Future Armoured Vehicles Survivability Conference
SMi reports: Optimising threat detection through signature management and enhanced sensor capabilities to be discussed at this year’s Future Armoured Vehicles Survivability conference. - July 25, 2018 - SAE Media Group
Duraflex, Inc. Purchases New Add-on Expansion Facility in Cary, IL
Duraflex, Inc., leading high tech engineers and manufacturers of metal bellows components and full assemblies, are proud to announce the recent purchase of their latest expansion facility in Cary, Illinois USA. - July 20, 2018 - Duraflex, Inc.
Commander of the 25th Air Regiment, Czech Armed Forces, to Present, as the Czech MoD Seeks SHORAD SAM System
SMi reports: Following Czech MoD’s continuing search for a new SHORAD SAM system, Czech Armed Forces are set to discuss modernising Czech air missile defence capabilities at this year’s Air Missile Defence Technology conference. - July 20, 2018 - SAE Media Group
flynas Wins Skytrax Award for Best Low-Cost Airline in the Middle East for Second Consecutive Year
flynas, the Saudi carrier and leading low-cost airline in the Middle East, made another remarkable national achievement by winning on Tuesday the prestigious Skytrax award for the Best Low-Cost Airline in the Middle East for the second consecutive year. flynas, the low-cost carrier airline of... - July 18, 2018 - flynas
Past Attendee List Released in Advance of 7th Annual Military Flight Training Conference
SMi Reports: Military Flight Training is returning to London this October to further explore how flight training capabilities can be maximised for the fixed, fast jet and rotary wing aircraft of the 21st century. - July 18, 2018 - SAE Media Group
Rohde & Schwarz, PBS and Simlat Announced as Latest Sponsors for UAV Technology Conference 2018
SMi reports: Rohde & Schwarz, PBS and Simlat to sponsor UAV Technology conference taking place this September in Prague. - July 11, 2018 - SAE Media Group
The Royal Navy to Discuss Information Exploitation and Increasing Its Leadership in Information Warfare at Maritime Information Warfare 2018
SMi reports: Following its annual “Information Warrior” exercise, The Royal Navy is set to discuss information exploitation and leading information warfare at the 2nd annual Maritime Information Warfare conference, this November in London. - July 11, 2018 - SAE Media Group
Datum Software™ Announces Re-Brand and New Website Launch for Datum Government Solutions™
Datum Software, a global leader in enterprise architecture, SOA, Application Optimizations, along with Project and Program management, announces today it’s re-brand and new website launch of the Government Solutions branch. This shift in Datum’s strategic initiative comes from a need... - July 10, 2018 - Datum Government Solutions
Leonardo, Intelsat General & Rafael Announced as Latest Sponsors at the Airborne ISR Conference
SMi Reports: Leonardo, Intelsat General, and Rafael have joined this year’s 4th annual Airborne ISR conference as sponsors, which is taking place this October in London. - July 08, 2018 - SAE Media Group
Asia Pacific Nations to Deliver Briefings at Global MilSatCom 2018
SMi Group Reports: Japan, Republic of Korea, New Zealand and Australia to present at the 20th annual Global MilSatCom, this November in London. - July 06, 2018 - SAE Media Group