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.

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

Lieutenant Colonel Erik Rozema-Seaton, Royal Canadian Air Force Interview Released in Run Up to Military Flight Training Conference

SMi Reports: Interview with Military Flight Training expert speaker Lieutenant Colonel Erik Rozema-Seaton, Commanding Officer in the Royal Canadian Air Force has recently been released. - July 05, 2018 - SAE Media Group

Agenda Released for Social Media in the Defence and Military Sector Conference This November

SMi Group Reports: The official agenda for the 8th annual Social Media in the Defence and Military Sector conference, which is taking place on the 28th and 29th November 2018 in London, UK, has been released. - July 04, 2018 - SAE Media Group

IAI Elta Systems, ThalesRaytheon Systems and Tetraedr Announced as Latest Sponsors to Air Missile Defence Technology 2018

SMi reports: IAI Elta Systems, Thales Raytheon Systems and Tetraedr announced as latest sponsors to Air Missile Defence Technology conference. - July 04, 2018 - SAE Media Group

BAE Systems Sign Up as Lead Sponsor of the Defence Safety Conference

SMi Group Reports: The Defence Safety Conference will take place in London on the 1st and 2nd October 2018. - July 04, 2018 - SAE Media Group

Air-to-Air Refuelling Focus Day Announced for 19th Annual Military Airlift and Air-to-Air Refuelling Conference

SMi Group Reports: An Air-to-Air Refuelling focus day has been added to the 19th Annual Military Airlift and Air-to-Air Refuelling Conference agenda, taking place 3 – 5 December 2018 in Rome, Italy. - June 30, 2018 - SAE Media Group

Brand New CBRN Focus at Future Armoured Vehicles Survivability 2018 Conference and Focus Day

SMi reports: The 4th annual sell-out conference and focus day Future Armoured Vehicles Survivability will have a brand new CBRN focus. - June 28, 2018 - SAE Media Group

SKYNET 6 Updates at 20th Annual Global MilSatCom Conference

SMi Group Reports: British military satellite communications experts are set to present at the 20th annual Global MilSatCom conference in London on 6th – 8th November 2018. - June 28, 2018 - SAE Media Group

Registration Opens for 19th Annual Military Airlift and Air-To-Air Refuelling Conference

SMi Group Reports: Registration is now open for the 19th annual Military Airlift and Air-To-Air Refuelling conference, taking place 4 – 5 December 2018 in Rome, Italy. - June 27, 2018 - SAE Media Group

Elbit Systems Announced as Latest Sponsor for UAV Technology Conference 2018

SMi reports: Elbit Systems to sponsor UAV Technology conference in September. - June 27, 2018 - SAE Media Group

Ridgetop Group, Inc. Announces the Appointment of New President and CEO, L. Thomas Heiser

Ridgetop Group, Inc. is pleased to announce Mr. L. Thomas Heiser as its next president and CEO. In his new role, Mr. Heiser will be expanding the company presence with the addition of the office in Atlanta. Mr. Heiser has 30+ years at Hitachi leading global sales, manufacturing, and business development initiatives inside of Hitachi and will bring that expertise to Ridgetop Group. The company will be focusing on expansion into more commercial areas with the successful core technologies. - June 25, 2018 - Ridgetop Group Inc.

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander Sean Cox Interview Released in Run Up to Military Flight Training 2018

SMi Reports: Interview with speaker Lieutenant Commander Sean Cox, Royal Navy, presenting at Military Flight Training 2018, has recently been released. - June 24, 2018 - SAE Media Group

Following Sensitive Information Being Hacked from the US Navy, Leading Experts Will Discuss the Role of Information in the Naval Sphere at Maritime Information Warfare

SMi reports: Maritime Information Warfare conference, taking place in London on 26th and 27th November 2018 will discuss the role of information in the naval sphere. - June 23, 2018 - SAE Media Group

LDRA and Lynx to Deliver Verification and Certification Environment for 2nd Generation IMA

LDRA tool suite to Support LynxSecure Safety Bundle for Intel Multi-core Processors. - June 21, 2018 - LDRA Software Technology

ELTA Systems Announced as Latest Sponsor for Air Missile Defence Technology Conference, in Prague in October

SMi reports: The latest sponsor for the Air Missile Defence Technology conference, taking place 23rd-24th October 2018 in Prague, Czech Republic, has been announced as ELTA Systems. - June 19, 2018 - SAE Media Group

AP-Flyer is the Latest Sponsor of UAV Technology Conference, Taking Place This September in Prague

SMi reports: AP-Flyer have been confirmed as the latest sponsor of this year’s UAV Technology conference, taking place this September in Prague. - June 19, 2018 - SAE Media Group

Brimrose AO Modulator, Now on Space Station, is Considered a Key Component in NASA Science Experiment

An Acousto-Optic Modulator (AOM) made by the Brimrose Corporation of America is now being implemented by NASA as part of a new facility known as the Cold Atom Laboratory (CAL) on the International Space Station (ISS). “We are delighted that our acousto-optic modulator was selected by NASA... - June 18, 2018 - Brimrose Corporation

Exclusive Insight on the Italian Compliance Structure at Defence Exports 2018

SMi Group reports: The 13th annual Defence Exports conference will return to Rome, Italy on the 19th and 20th September 2018. - June 17, 2018 - SAE Media Group

Brighton Cromwell to Exhibit at Eurosatory 2018

Brighton Cromwell is pleased to announce the company will again exhibit at Eurosatory 2018 in Paris, France from June 11 – June 15. Brighton Cromwell will be displaying in the USA Security & Defense Pavilion, booth C500. As the exclusive worldwide parts reseller for AM General and L3... - June 08, 2018 - Brighton Cromwell, LLC

Proteor to Acquire Ability Dynamics LLC

Proteor (880 employees, 87 million EUR turnover), leader of the French custom-made O&P market, continues its growth with the acquisition of Ability Dynamics, the US developer and manufacturer of the RUSH Foot glass composite prosthetic feet. - June 06, 2018 - Ability Dynamics

Seginus Inc New PMA RS823-1EH Seal Assembly (OEM RS823-1 Seal Assembly)

The Seal Assembly P/N RS823-1EH is a part of the Lavatory Drain Ball Valve Assembly. The Lavatory Drain Valves(s) are part of the aircraft waste drain assembly. The ball valves are opened and closed manually to drain waste tanks during preflight service. These valves are used on Boeing 737, 747,... - June 05, 2018 - Seginus Aerospace LLC

Agenda Released for Future Armoured Vehicles Survivability 2018

SMi Reports: The agenda has just been released for the 4th annual Future Armoured Vehicles Survivability conference and focus day, taking place in London, UK between 13th – 15th November 2018 - June 02, 2018 - SAE Media Group

Registration Now Open for Maritime Information Warfare 2018

SMi Reports: Registration for the 2nd annual Maritime Information Warfare conference in London, UK which is taking place 26th – 27th November 2018, is now open. - June 02, 2018 - SAE Media Group

Cyber Security 60 Second Micro Learning Courses Released

Topic Focused Training Raises Awareness to Meet Compliance Challenges - May 29, 2018 - QUIZZICLE

Registrations Opens for the 20th Annual Global MilSatCom Conference

SMi Reports: The 20th annual Global MilSatCom returns to London this November. - May 29, 2018 - SAE Media Group

UK Defence Leaders: UK MoD, RAF, British Army and British Government Sign Up to Defence Safety Conference

SMi Group Reports: Strong host nation support confirmed for the Defence Safety Conference, taking place in London, 1-2 October 2018. - May 29, 2018 - SAE Media Group

SkyTech Announced as Latest Sponsor of Military Flight Training Conference This October in London

SMi Reports: SkyTech confirmed as the latest sponsors for the 7th annual Military Flight Training conference, taking place 10-11 October 2018 in London, UK - May 27, 2018 - SAE Media Group

Last Chance to Register for Future Armoured Vehicles Weapon Systems 2018

SMi Reports: With less than 2 weeks to go until the event, registration will soon be closing for Future Armoured Vehicles Weapon Systems 2018. - May 25, 2018 - SAE Media Group

Saint-Gobain Seals Exhibits at Toulouse Space Show and Celebrates 60th Anniversary of OmniSeal® RACO® Spring-Energized Seal

Saint-Gobain Seals is exhibiting at the Toulouse Space Show from June 26 to 28, Booth #C3, to share their sealing and polymer solutions as well as celebrate the 60th anniversary of their OmniSeal® RACO® spring-energized seal. Organized in cooperation with CNES (French Space Research... - May 24, 2018 - Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics, Seals Group

UAV Technology Conference to Focus on Counter-UAV’s

SMi reports: The third annual UAV Technology conference 2018 will focus on counter-UAV’s. - May 22, 2018 - SAE Media Group

Brazilian Air Force and Embraer to Discuss the Future of Close Air Support

SMi Reports: The Brazilian Air Force and Embraer sign up for the 4th annual Close Air Support conference. - May 19, 2018 - SAE Media Group

Senior Officials in the US Army to Present at Air Missile Defence Technology Conference 2018

SMi reports: Brigadier General Randall McIntire, Cross-Functional Team Lead, Air and Missile Defence, US Army to Present at Air Missile Defence Technology in October - May 18, 2018 - SAE Media Group

flynas Launches Direct Flights to Hyderabad, India

flynas, the national leading low-cost carrier airline of Saudi Arabia, announced the launch of new and direct flights to Hyderabad-India, as part of its global expansion plan in 2018. Hyderabad flights are now available for booking via all flynas booking channels. The first flight will take off on... - May 17, 2018 - flynas