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.
US Nuclear Announces Amendments to Active Private Offering
US Nuclear Announces Private Offering of 7,000,000 Shares of Restricted Common Stock. - February 17, 2017 - US Nuclear Corp.
Huckworthy and IOMAXIS to Deliver Cutting-edge Mobile and Network Communications Through New Partnership
Huckworthy and IOMAXIS have partnered together to bring innovative secure mobility and network communications solutions to their customers. - February 15, 2017 - Huckworthy LLC
Automate the Personalization and Customization of PDF Documents Add Text, Images and 2D Barcodes with StampPDF Batch 6.5
Appligent Document Solutions is now shipping StampPDF Batch 6.5. Add text, images and barcodes to PDF documents dynamically or in batch mode. New features include Stamping 2D Data Matrix barcodes and Page Transformation. - February 14, 2017 - Appligent Document Solutions
USA – LED Flashlight Market Forecast/Analysis (2016-2026)
LED Flashlights sales via the Retail-Specialty sales channel to reach an impressive $573 million in 2017. - February 09, 2017 - ElectroniCast Consultants
Finally, a Towbarless Electric Aircraft Tug with Unique Universal Capabilities
TNA announces the launch of the TowFLEXX 120e HG, a unique aircraft tow tug that showcase modern design, extreme robustness, flexibility, and ease of handling. Designed to improve maneuverability and safety. - February 07, 2017 - TNA - Aviation Technologies
Colorado Advanced Manufacturing Association Invites Cyber Nonprofit to Raise Cyber Risk Awareness at Conference
Cyber Institute spoke to leaders of manufacturing from across the state about cybersecurity threats to manufacturing at CAMA’s (Colorado Advanced Manufacturing Associtations’s) annual member conference hosted this year by their Southern Chapter in Pueblo Colorado. CAMA has become... - February 03, 2017 - Cyber Institute
Oceanit Awarded Patent for Camera Enabling Daytime Space Observation
Oceanit, a Honolulu-based science and engineering company, received a patent for a novel surveillance sensor capable of tracking satellites in deep space during the day and night. This technology was demonstrated during research and development on behalf of the United States Air Force Space and... - February 02, 2017 - Oceanit
Steelhead Composites MicroForce Product Brings New Options in Lightweight Hydraulics
The MicroForce lightweight diaphragm accumulator provides high strength and performance for applications such as robotics, luxury automotive, performance automotive, marine and aerospace. The 2-liter accumulator weighs a remarkable 1.8 KG which is 70% less than comparable steel accumulators. The offering is available now in standard configurations. - February 01, 2017 - Steelhead Composites
TNA Unveils 2017 Product Line to be Assembled in the United States
TowFLEXX, the world’s most advanced remote operated airplane tug product line, with unique aircraft nose gear soft coupling that can make an extraordinary difference for the general aviation and airline industry, will become a US assembled system. - January 31, 2017 - TNA - Aviation Technologies
Astra Airlines (Greece) and TouchPoint Aviation Services, LLC Sign an On-Site Exchange Agreement
Astra Airlines (Greece) and TouchPoint Aviation Services, LLC sign an On-Site Exchange Agreement to support Astra Airlines ATR Fleet. - January 31, 2017 - TouchPoint Aviation Services, LLC
World-Record Female Helicopter Pilot to Help Remit the 2017 Fly It Forward® Awards
Jennifer Murray – first woman to fly around the world in a helicopter and first woman to fly above both poles – will be the Keynote Speaker at the Fly It Forward® Award Luncheon in Vancouver, Canada. - January 31, 2017 - Institute for Women Of Aviation Worldwide
Seginus Inc is Proud to Release a New FAA PMA Bearing 300SGL1052-1EH
Seginus Inc has released this FAA PMA replacement Bearing 300SGL1052-1EH to aid in your cost reduction programs when maintaining your Skurka Aerospace Inc. Starter-Generators, Model 300SGL129Q. - January 27, 2017 - Seginus Aerospace LLC
Seginus is Proud to Announce New FAA PMA Bearings 250SG1052-9EH and 250SG1052EH
Seginus Inc has released FAA PMA replacement Bearings 250SG1052EH and 250SG1052-9EH to aid in your cost reduction programs when maintaining your Skurka Aerospace Inc. Starter-Generators, Model 300SGL129Q. - January 27, 2017 - Seginus Aerospace LLC
Seginus Inc is Proud to Release a New PMA Bearing 150SG1052-14EH
Seginus Inc has released FAA PMA replacement bearing 150SG1052-14 to aid in your cost reduction programs when maintaining your Skurka Aerospace Inc. Starter-Generators, Model 300SGL129Q. - January 27, 2017 - Seginus Aerospace LLC
Seginus Inc is Proud to Release New PMA Heater Cartridge CS298-409EH and Heater Element Kit 439009239EH
The Heater and Kit is used in the B/E Aerospace Model DR4180 Series Water Heater and is installed on various Airbus and Boeing Aircraft. - January 26, 2017 - Seginus Aerospace LLC
Seginus Inc is Proud to Release New PMA Torque Shaft P603630EH
The Torque Shaft P/N P603630 is part of the Armature and has installation application on various other Thales Starter Generators P/N 8260-121 and 8260-123. These Thales Starter Generators are installed in various ATR42 & ATR72 Series aircraft. Seginus Inc has released the following FAA PMA... - January 26, 2017 - Seginus Aerospace LLC
Strathmore’s Who’s Who Honors Henry E. Halladay, Ph.D., P.E., with Special Times Square Appearance
Henry E. Halladay, of Bellevue, Washington, has recently been recognized by Strathmore’s Who’s Who for a Lifetime of Achievement in Engineering Consulting. In honor of his accomplishments and professionalism, Dr. Halladay’s image, logo and motto, was projected over Times Square, NY on December 30th, 2016. - January 26, 2017 - Strathmore Who's Who
Bulgaria MOD Shares Land Force Development Plans for 2017
SMi Reports: Bulgarian Armed Forces to share latest land force development plans at Future Armoured Vehicles Central & Eastern Europe in May. - January 23, 2017 - SAE Media Group
MILSATCOM Asia Pacific 2017: Exclusive MilSatCom Updates from Japan, Korea, India, New Zealand, Indonesia, Philippines
SMi Reports: Japan, Korea, India, New Zealand, Indonesia, Philippines and more to give exclusive military SatCom programmes updates at MilSatCom Asia Pacific 2017. - January 23, 2017 - SAE Media Group
Harris Announced as Latest Sponsor of the Next Future Soldier Technology Event
SMi Group Welcomes Harris Corporation as the Latest Sponsor for Future Soldier Technology Conference. - January 20, 2017 - SAE Media Group
CERTON Becomes the First Commercial Entity to Complete FACE™ Conformance Verification Activities for Harris FliteScene® Software
Recently affirmed FACE™ Verification Authority, CERTON, is the first commercial entity to complete all verification activities on the Harris FliteScene® in accordance with the Future Airborne Capability Environment (FACE) Technical Standard and FACE Conformance Policy. - January 19, 2017 - CERTON
Unmanned Experts Awarded with Highest Level of SGS RPAS Safety & Compliance Verification
Unmanned Experts has been awarded the highest level of SGS Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) Safety & Compliance Verification, passing the most comprehensive audit of safety systems and operational safety practices within the drone industry. The SGS RPAS standards are now being widely... - January 18, 2017 - SGS
CERTON Completes Delivery of Requirements, Design, Validation, & Verification for Major Milestone on Fly-by-Wire Flight Controls FPGA Program
CERTON Engineering was responsible for all RTCA/DO-254 Design Assurance Level (DAL) A Requirements, Design, and Independent Validation & Verification activities on the Fly-By-Wire Flight Controls Remote Electronics Unit (REU) using CERTON’s proprietary CertBENCH Automated Test Environments (ATE) for requirements based In-Circuit Testing of FPGAs. - January 13, 2017 - CERTON
Coaxicom Announces PCX Inc. as Newest West Coast RF Distributor
Beginning January 2017, PCX Inc. is now the largest authorized stocking distributor on the west coast and will represent Coaxicom’s complete line of products, both custom and standard throughout the state of California and beyond. - January 10, 2017 - Coaxial Components Corp
Aegis Power Systems Announces New Low-Profile DC-DC Converter for Rugged Applications - LMA501
New compact DC-DC power converter for rugged applications in defense, aviation, and robotic applications. - January 04, 2017 - Aegis Power Systems, Inc.
Growth in the U.K. Market of Manned Security Estimated to be Over £4 Billion in 2016, New Study by Mintel
New research from Mintel, global market intelligence agency, has forecast the Manned Security sector will be worth over £4 billion in 2016. Intense price competition over the past five years in the sector has been exacerbated by generally weak demand, and depressing overall revenues. - December 31, 2016 - Market Research Hub
The Medal of Hope Society Names President-Elect Donald J. Trump as a Recipient of the Medal of Hope
Today, The Medal of Hope Society, a grassroots organization comprised of wounded combat veterans and a Gold Star father, announced that President-elect Donald J. Trump as a recipient of The Medal of Hope. The Medal of Hope is The Medal of Hope Society’s highest honor, presented to U.S. - December 29, 2016 - HeroHope.org
Laurence Balter Founder of iFlyAoA Encourages Pilots to Learn About Flying Angle of Attack
Laurence Balter encourages pilots to learn how to fly using Angle of Attack. - December 26, 2016 - iFlyAoA
Laurence Balter Introduces Angle of Attack Training and Education Website
Laurence Balter a Certified Flight Instructor introduces Angle of Attack Flight Training for students and pilots at iflyAoA.com. - December 22, 2016 - iFlyAoA
EMAS Litigation Settlement
ESCO and Runway Safe announced today that they reached an agreement to end the lawsuit between them. The terms were not announced and will remain confidential. Trial in the action had been scheduled to begin on November 7, 2016, in federal court in Austin, Texas, but was adjourned in light of the... - December 21, 2016 - Zodiac Arresting Systems
Utilizing Additive Manufacturing Capabilities to Strengthen America’s Defense
DSI’s Military Additive Manufacturing Summit, occurring on February 7th & 8th, 2017, will be held at the CAMLS / University of South Florida, Tampa, FL. - December 17, 2016 - Defense Strategies Institute
Future Armoured Vehicles Central & Eastern Europe Returns to Prague Next May
SMi Group announces the return for its next annual conference: Future Armoured Vehicles Central & Eastern Europe 2017, set to take place on 15th and 16th May, Prague, Czech Republic. - December 17, 2016 - SAE Media Group
SatCom Experts to Meet at MilSatCom Asia Pacific in Singapore Next May
SMi Reports: SMi’s 7th annual MilSatCom Asia Pacific will take place in London in May 2017. Registration now opened. - December 15, 2016 - SAE Media Group
Military UAV Spending Over US$36.4 Billion Until 2022 - New Study Launched by Market-Forecast.com
MUAV/MAVs are dominant in terms of units delivered and the UCAVs in terms value. - December 14, 2016 - ASD Media BV
Investment Fund hDock42 Buys Stake in Orbis Avia Aircraft Manufacturing Startup
Manufacturer Now Accepting Orders for Praga Alfa Airplane Model - December 14, 2016 - hDock42
General Electrodynamics Corporation Names New Director of Sales
General Electrodynamics Corporation has announced Joseph Karoki as its new Director of Sales within GEC's Aerospace Product Line. Joseph takes over a region that will include Russia, South America, India, China, Africa and the United Kingdom. Joseph brings over 10 years significant military and... - December 11, 2016 - General Electrodynamics Corporation
VeroVision Mail Screener Product Reveals Narcotics Smuggling Attempt at California Jail
ChemImage Sensor Systems announced that on November 1st, 2016, the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office in Eureka, CA became the third installation site for ChemImage Sensor System’s VeroVision Mail Screener, a system that offers easy, objective, one-click detection of drugs concealed on or... - December 06, 2016 - ChemImage Corporation
Maya Heat Transfer Technologies Provides Support to Electra Meccanica to Advance SOLO Electric Vehicle
Maya Heat Transfer Technologies Ltd. (hereinafter MAYA) and Electra Meccanica Vehicles Corporation jointly announced today that the two companies have agreed to collaborate to help Electra Meccanica enhance the development and accelerate the time-to-market for its new SOLO electric vehicle. - December 06, 2016 - Maya HTT
Profound Technologies Licenses New Laser Strike Recording App for the Aviation Community
Laser strikes are becoming an increasing danger to the aviation community. New mobile app to reduce the risk. - December 05, 2016 - Profound Technologies, Inc
Former Director of the Armament Policy Department, Polish MoD Announced as Mobile Deployable Communications Chairman
SMi Group Reports (2016.11.25, London, UK): Conference chairman announced for 10th Annual Mobile Deployable Communications - November 27, 2016 - SAE Media Group
NORAD Shelter Systems LLC’s Solar-Powered S16x10-CIV - NORAD's Smallest Underground Nuclear War Bomb Shelter for 4-6 Civilians
NORAD Shelter Systems LLC® recently unveiled the S16x10-CIV, its smallest underground bomb shelter for civilians to survive long-term protracted nuclear war. The solar-powered shelter outfitted with NBC-EMP protection, plumbing, electricity, bathroom, shower, beds, kitchen and much more is available for sale starting at the end of November 2016. - November 18, 2016 - NORAD Shelter Systems LLC
Two Chairmen and New Sponsor Revision Military, Announced for Future Soldier Technology 2017
SMi Group Reports (2016.11.15, London, UK): US Army, British Army and Revision Military join Future Soldier Technology 2017 - November 17, 2016 - SAE Media Group
Emerging Markets Focus on Platform Sustainment to Thrive in the Global Defense Industry
Electric rail and laser weapons and hypersonic missiles will begin to replace current weapons. Defense majors are focusing on missile defense, counter rocket artillery and mortar, counter space and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) applications. South Korea, Japan, India, Poland and Brazil will gain market share, mostly thanks to platform manufacturing. Countries with advanced defense technology will work on enhancing speed, range, accuracy and networking of weapons, leaving the manufacture of aircr - November 16, 2016 - Frost & Sullivan
Biometrics in Official Environments and the Future Will Examine the Consumer Experience
SMi Group Reports: Learn about the customer perspective of biometric collection in London this November - November 11, 2016 - SAE Media Group
Layton Technologies Designs and Builds the Optimum Ultrasonic Gun Cleaner to Clean All Weapons
A large manufacturer of NATO Certified small arms ammunition with its own firing range on-site, where batches of ammunition are periodically test-fired from a variety of different weapons, had an aging gun cleaning machine which required replacement. All of the guns (weapons) used on site require... - November 10, 2016 - Layton Technologies
ASM Joins JANA, Inc.
JANA Inc. adds Aircraft Systems and Manufacturing, Inc., a well-respected avionics systems integration engineering group, to its group of companies. - November 05, 2016 - JANA, Inc.
NADCAP Accreditation Renewed for Laboratory Testing Inc. Materials Testing Services
Laboratory Testing Inc. has been reapproved for NADCAP Accreditation of materials testing services for an additional 18 months. The Lab has maintained this accreditation since 1994. - November 05, 2016 - Laboratory Testing Inc.
Taylor Hobson Launch the Form Talysurf® i-Series Multi-Axis, Driving Automated Quality Control in Automotive Manufacturing
While the use of highly automated manufacturing systems in automotive production is well established, quality control has remained a manual process. The arrival of the Form Talysurf® i-Series Multi-Axis system for automated quality control will change that. - November 04, 2016 - Taylor Hobson
Airlines Missing Opportunities by Frustrating Customers
Airlines appear to be pushing consumers further away rather than creating brand loyalties according to new research from EyeforTravel and Relay42. - November 03, 2016 - EyeforTravel
Blue Wolf Wins Commercialized Innovation of the Year Award
Blue Wolf (www.bluewolfinc.com), a leading provider of durable NVIS, NVG, and standard lighting products for commercial, industrial, and government/military customers, announced today that they have been awarded first place for Commercialized Innovation of the year award in the 11th annual Idaho Innovation Awards. - November 01, 2016 - Blue Wolf