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.
Registration now live for Future Armoured Vehicles Weapon Systems 2018
SMi reports: Hear how the US Army’s NGCV protyping effort is progressing at Future Armoured Vehicles Weapon Systems conference 2018. - February 28, 2018 - SAE Media Group
Florida Shooting Highlights the Mission of Bearacade Lockdown Response Systems
Bearacade product rapidly secures classrooms and offices during attacks. - February 23, 2018 - National School Control Systems, LLC
The Impact of Opioids on Manufacturing: Groundbreaking Research from the MAPI Foundation
The intersection of the opioid crisis and manufacturing is poised to be a drag on U.S. competitiveness. Each addict and overdose death is one less non-disabled adult in the labor market, but the undermining power of the drug crisis also hits manufacturing’s existing workforce too. Nearly one in 20 employees will misuse opioid prescriptions in some way this year, and this makes them susceptible to addiction. - February 23, 2018 - Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation (MAPI)
New Speaker Announcement – UK Army to Co-Present with British Army Air Corps at Helicopter Technology Central and Eastern Europe Conference
SMi reports: UK Army to co-present with British Army Air Corps at Helicopter Technology Central and Eastern Europe conference. - February 21, 2018 - SAE Media Group
TRADOC Has Confirmed Their Participation at Military Robotics and Autonomous Systems Conference, Taking Place in London on 25th and 26th April 2018
SMi reports: Colonel Nuckol's has confirmed the participation of TRADOC at Military Robotics and Autonomous systems conference. - February 21, 2018 - SAE Media Group
FCX Systems Awarded Ground Power Supply Contract for Royal Australian Air Force
FCX Systems, the world’s leading manufacturer of solid-state frequency converters and ground power support (GSE), has been awarded the contract to supply 54 270VDC precision ground power units for the Royal Australian Air Force’s main F-35 base at RAAF Williamtown for the New Air Combat... - February 17, 2018 - FCX Systems
3rd Annual GovCon Summit 2018 and Veterans Connection to be Held on Feb. 28-Mar. 1, 2018 Orlando FL
Targeting, Teaming & Tactics for GovCon Growth is the theme for GovCon Summit '18. Representatives from Army PEO-STRI, Navy NAWCTSD, SOCOM, NASA, SBA, SBDC & primes. Keynotes LT. Gen Thomas Baptiste, USAF Ret., Bill "Roto" Reuter & Jeff Piersall. - February 16, 2018 - Solvability
Nexter Systems Announced as Gold Sponsor for Future Armoured Vehicles Situational Awareness Conference
Nexter Systems sponsor SMi’s Future Armoured Vehicles Situational Awareness conference in London this April. - February 15, 2018 - SAE Media Group
Roy E. Smoker Honored as Biography of the Year and as a Professional of the Year for Two Consecutive Years by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication
Roy E. Smoker of Huntington Beach, California has been honored as the Biography of the Year for 2018 and as a Professional of the Year for two consecutive years, 2017 and 2018, by Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide Edition for his outstanding contributions and achievements for over 46... - February 10, 2018 - Strathmore Worldwide
Preliminary Attendee List Released for Future Soldier Technology 2018
SMi Reports: Registration for the 4th annual Future Soldier Technology conference and exhibition closes in just over 4 weeks. - February 09, 2018 - SAE Media Group
Belgium Takes Strategic Step Towards Increased Air Power
SMi reports: Hear from Belgian Air Component at SMi’s Air Mission Planning conference as they take strategic step towards increased air power. - February 08, 2018 - SAE Media Group
Agenda Released for MilSatCom USA 2018
SMi Reports: Senior Military confirmed to present at June’s MilSatCom USA Expo and conference. - February 07, 2018 - SAE Media Group
SMi Welcome Leonardo as Gold Sponsor for Unmanned Maritime Systems Conference 2018
SMi reports: Leonardo to sponsor Unmanned Maritime Systems conference 2018. - February 07, 2018 - SAE Media Group
Future Armoured Vehicles Weapon Systems Conference Returns to London This Summer
SMi reports: SMi presents the third annual Future Armoured Vehicle Weapon Systems conference. - February 07, 2018 - SAE Media Group
Mission Microwave Ramps Production Deliveries of 200 Watt Ka-Band Solid State Power Amplifiers
Now shipping - State-of-the-art 30 GHz Gallium Nitride Power Amplifier for Satellite Communications redefines expectations for efficiency and compact size / weight - February 05, 2018 - Mission Microwave
New Sponsor Endeavor Robotics Will be Joining QinetiQ at SMi's Military Robotics and Autonomous Systems Conference 2018
New Sponsor Endeavor Robotics will be joining QinetiQ at SMi's Military Robotics and Autonomous Systems conference 2018. - February 04, 2018 - SAE Media Group
Candid Sky Productions Secures C Airspace in Reno
Candid Sky Productions gets authorization to fly in controlled class C airspace of Reno Nevada. - February 02, 2018 - Candid Sky Productions
Applied Defense Solutions, Baader Planetarium GmbH and L3 Technology Join Military Space Situational Awareness 2018
SMi Group Reports: Conference Organisers SMi have updated the Military Space Situational Awareness agenda - February 01, 2018 - SAE Media Group
VirtuAlarm Announces False Alarm Reduction Platform for Security Alarm Monitoring Centers
During the recent Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, VirtuAlarm revealed to potential partners and customers its revolutionary new professional alarm platform and received rave reviews for its capabilities. This new platform includes both the ability to deliver alarm signals to any professional alarm monitoring center globally and an industry-leading False Alarm Prevention service. - January 31, 2018 - VirtuAlarm
Quest International Announces Its Expansion of Corporate Headquarters; Poised for Growth, Quest International Expands Its Infrastructure to Meet Customer Demands
Quest International, Inc., a global depot repairs, field services and supply chain logistics service provider for device manufacturers, today announced the expansion of its corporate headquarters in Irvine, California. In responding to the growing demands of its customers, Quest more than doubled... - January 30, 2018 - Quest International Inc.
Germane Systems Receives EPA Identification for Section 3010 Compliance
Germane Systems is pleased to announce that is has received an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Identification Number that will allow it to comply with Section 3010 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). The RCRA itself goes back to the 1980’s and the early days of the... - January 27, 2018 - Germane Systems
UK, US and Norway Continue to Move Forward with F-35 Air Power Projection
SMi reports: SMi's Air Mission Planning and Support conference 2018, which will have a unique focus on F-35 air power capabilities. - January 27, 2018 - SAE Media Group
Bell Helicopters and Leonardo to Sponsor SMi’s Helicopter Technology Central and Eastern Europe Conference
SMi reports: SMi are pleased to welcome Bell Helicopters and Leonardo as Gold Sponsors to SMi’s Helicopter Technology Central and Eastern Europe - January 27, 2018 - SAE Media Group
Touch International Joins A3E Touchscreen Technology Panel at NAMM 2018 in Anaheim, CA
Shaun Detmer, Director of Marketing at Touch International, will be joining the A3E Advanced Audio + Applications Exchange as a panelist during NAMM 2018 in Anaheim, California. The topic of the segment will be Advancements in Touchscreen Technology for Music Production and will focus on how product designers and manufacturers of music production equipment can integrate touch screen technology when developing their future products. - January 24, 2018 - Touch International, Inc.
Polish Armed Forces to Present on Their Mobile Deployable Communications
SMi Group reports: Polish Armed Forces to provide updates on their Mobile Deployable Communications in Warsaw in February. - January 24, 2018 - SAE Media Group
Future Armoured Vehicles Central and Eastern Europe Agenda Has Been Released
SMi Group Reports: 4th annual Future Armoured Vehicles Central and Eastern Europe conference will return to Prague, Czech Republic on 21st and 22nd May 2018. - January 24, 2018 - SAE Media Group
STEMPilot Career Training for British Columbia Canada Students
STEMPilot delivered 4 Edustation flight simulators for career education for schools in British Columbia. The Ministry of Education is focused on training students for future careers in math, science and engineering. The flight simulators coach the student to fly through boxes in the sky over Vancouver flying a Bombardier CRJ aircraft. - January 23, 2018 - STEMPilot Inc.
Laboratory Testing Inc. Hires Key Account Manager
Kevin Danielsen joins Laboratory Testing Inc., an independent materials testing and metrology lab, as a Key Account Manager. - January 19, 2018 - Laboratory Testing Inc.
Precision Board Tool from Coastal Enterprises Successfully Dry Ice Cleaned by Cold Jet
Cold Jet, a pioneer in dry ice blasting and global expert on dry ice technology, dry ice blasted a PBLT-70 tool from Coastal Enterprises coated with FSC-88 WB Primer. Dry ice cleaning removed the primer (acting as a contaminant) and left the Precision Board HDU surface smooth and with no visible surface deterioration, allowing for multiple cycles of cleaning and resealing of a Precision Board tool. - January 18, 2018 - Coastal Enterprises
APCT Holdings Acquires Cartel Electronics & Affiliate Cirtech
APCT Holdings, the ownership group of APCT, a printed circuit board manufacturing company, has acquired the Southern California based company Cartel Electronics and its affiliate company, Cirtech. With this acquisition, APCT now becomes one of the largest privately held printed circuit board... - January 16, 2018 - APCT
Pleora Technologies Confirm Their Participation at Future Armoured Vehicles Situational Awareness Event
SMi Group reports: Pleora Technologies to sponsor and exhibit at SMi’s Future Armoured Vehicles Situational Awareness conference. - January 12, 2018 - SAE Media Group
DAES Distribution Selected by Straaltechniek International as Distributor Partner
Netherlands-based innovators in shot peening and high-end blasting turnkey solutions turn to DAES for North America and Middle East regions. - January 11, 2018 - DAES Distribution
Lieber & Solow Announces New Partners
Lieber & Solow Ltd., a leading supplier of diamond products is pleased to announce the additions of Mr. David Spelbrink and Mr. Dan Roffman as partners in the firm. As part of this restructure, Lieber & Solow has made some additional changes to the management team. Mr. Arnold Lieber is now... - January 10, 2018 - LANDS Superabrasives
Brigadier James Daniel from UK MoD’s Defence Equipment and Support to Present at Future Soldier Technology 2018
SMi Reports: Senior representation confirmed to present from the hosting nation at Future Solider Technology 2018. - January 10, 2018 - SAE Media Group
SMi’s Helicopter Technology Central and Eastern Europe 2018 Conference Will Return to Prague for Its Third Successful Year
SMi Reports: SMi’s Helicopter Technology Central and Eastern Europe 2018 conference will return to Prague, Czech Republic for its third successful year on the 23rd and 24th May 2018. - January 10, 2018 - SAE Media Group
SMi’s Unmanned Maritime Systems Returns to London for Its 2nd Successful Year
SMi Reports: Unmanned Maritime Systems returns to London for its 2nd successful year, on 16th and 17th May 2018. - January 10, 2018 - SAE Media Group
New Speakers and Presentations Announced at Network Centric Warfare 2018 Conference
SMi Group Reports: New Speakers and Presentations Announced at Network Centric Warfare Conference on 1-2 February 2018 - January 10, 2018 - SAE Media Group
IIC Partners Strengthens Aviation, Aerospace & Defense Practice
IIC Partners (IICPartners.com), one of the world’s top ten global executive search organisations, announces the appointment of Paul Dinte as the new leader of its Aviation, Aerospace & Defense Practice. IIC Partners’ Aviation, Aerospace & Defense global coverage includes 15... - January 10, 2018 - IIC Partners
Lightning Surge Systems from 3ctest Will Fill Void from Thermo Keytek Closure
The EMC Shop, North American distributor for 3ctest will be providing their lightning induced transient test systems for aerospace and military compliance. Manufacturers of equipment installed on metallic and composite aircraft are required to test to standards RTCA/DO-160 Section 22 as well as the... - January 09, 2018 - The EMC Shop, LLC
Registration Opens for The Next MilSatCom Asia Pacific Conference
SMi Group Reports: The 8th annual MilSatCom Asia Pacific conference will return to Singapore this May. - January 08, 2018 - SAE Media Group
Nations Across the Globe Will Attend SMi’s Maritime Reconnaissance & Surveillance Technology Conference in 3 Weeks’ Time
SMi reports: Nations across the globe will attend SMi’s Maritime Reconnaissance & Surveillance Technology conference in 3 weeks’ time. - January 07, 2018 - SAE Media Group
Berg Engineering Releases World’s First Battery Operated Handheld Explosion Proof UV Inspection Light
Non-Destructive & Material Testing Company Launches Labino MidBeam Hercules EX Worldwide (L3000). - January 04, 2018 - Berg Engineering
Ross Video to Launch Software Defined Production Ecosystem at CABSAT 2018
Flexible and adaptable production solution provides broadcasters with progressive growth path to IP focusing on transport-agnostic solutions; Ross Video stand to showcase a range of Smart Production solutions designed to simplify workflows and help content creators meet their daily creative, business and technical challenges - January 03, 2018 - Ross Video
Don Spengler Appointed New CEO of Global Aerospace Technology Corporation
Global Aerospace Technology Corporation has announced the appointment of Don Spengler as their new CEO. He assumed the responsibilities on December 12, 2017, succeeding Steve Cormier, who has stepped down to pursue other ventures. - January 02, 2018 - Global Aerospace Technology Corporation
Glenair and Six More Leading Military Organisations Sponsor Future Soldier Technology 2018
SMi Reports: A new brochure has been released for SMi’s 4th annual Future Soldier Technology conference and focus day. - December 22, 2017 - SAE Media Group
ACOEM METRAVIB Confirmed to Present at SMi’s Future Armoured Vehicles Situational Awareness Conference
SMi Group reports: ACOEM METRAVIB to present at Future Armoured Vehicles Situational Awareness 2018. - December 16, 2017 - SAE Media Group
USAFE-AFAFRICA Warrior Preparation Centre and US Air Force to Discuss the F35 Amongst Their European Allies
SMi Reports: USAFE-AFAFRICA Warrior Preparation Centre and US Air Force to discuss the F35 amongst their European Allies at SMi’s Air Mission Planning and Support conference. - December 15, 2017 - SAE Media Group
Isaac Joined in the Celebration Launch of the First Large Vessel Under the National Shipbuilding Strategy
Isaac Operations was pleased to join Seaspan Shipyards on December 8, along with the Government of Canada, and the Canadian Coast Guard to celebrate the launch of the first large vessel to be designed and built under the National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSS). Isaac played a role in the program to help make Canadian Shipbuilding a world player. - December 13, 2017 - Isaac Operations
Seginus Inc is Proud to Release New Inventory Item: Housing Assembly Scroll 2805489-4EH
Seginus Inc is adding a new item into their inventory: Housing Assembly Scroll 2805489-4EH (OEM PN 2805489-4). - December 12, 2017 - Seginus Aerospace LLC
Seginus Inc. New PMA: Drive Shaft Assemblies
Seginus Inc. is pleased to announce the release of new PMAs into their inventory: Drive Shaft Assemblies. - December 11, 2017 - Seginus Aerospace LLC