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.
IMR Test Labs Earns GulfStream Approval for Materials Testing
IMR Test Labs can now offer high-quality metallurgical, mechanical, chemical and corrosion testing services to GulfStream's network of suppliers. - July 27, 2013 - IMR Test Labs
Lucintel's Analysis: APAC and ROW to Drive Global Commercial Aerospace Landing Gear in Future
During 2013-2020, Asia Pacific (APAC) and the Rest of the World (ROW) are anticipated to grow faster than North America and Europe in the commercial aerospace landing gear market. Overall market growth is anticipated to be propelled by increasing air traffic, replacement of aircraft in mature... - July 26, 2013 - Lucintel
Lucintel Estimates Global Commercial Aerospace Landing Gear Market to Reach $5.3 Billion by 2020
The global commercial aerospace landing gear market, which registered moderate growth during 2007-2012,is forecast to witness modest growth from 2013 through 2020 and reach $5.3 billion by 2020. The landing gear market growth is highly dependent on aircraft market dynamics. Factors affecting the global commercial aircraft market are likely to have parallel effects on the landing gear market. - July 26, 2013 - Lucintel
Geoff Notkin Named Keynote Speaker for Prestigious NewSpace Conference
Geoff Notkin, star of the award-winning Science Channel television series "Meteorite Men," has been selected to provide the Keynote Address at the 2013 NewSpace Conference taking place July 25-27 in Silicon Valley, California. Notkin’s presentation will be held on Saturday, July 27... - July 23, 2013 - Aerolite Meteorites, LLC
Saint-Gobain Seals Group’s Fluoroloy® A79 Receives Different EU Certifications for Food Application
Saint-Gobain Seals Group has recently received EU certification for their custom formulated compound, Fluoroloy® A79, regarding direct food contact. As food contact materials come into contact with the food, molecules can migrate from the food contact material to the food, and because of this,... - July 23, 2013 - Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics, Seals Group
iBeta Completes Biometric Testing for Sandia
iBeta Quality Assurance (“iBeta”), a National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) accredited Biometrics Testing Laboratory, has completed the first task order that consisted of Conformance Testing of Mobile Biometric Products under a Testing Contract awarded by Sandia... - July 18, 2013 - iBeta Quality Assurance
Advanced Test Equipment Rentals Achieves A2LA Accreditation for ISO/IEC 17025
Advanced Test Equipment Rentals (ATEC) today announced it has been awarded ISO/IEC 17025-2005 & ANSI/NCSL Z540-1-1994 accreditation for calibration by the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA). - July 18, 2013 - Advanced Test Equipment Rentals
IMC Club Partnering with Hartzell Propeller, Hartzell Engine Technologies to Host IFR Proficiency Center at Oshkosh
IMC Club is partnering with Hartzell Propeller Inc. and its sister company Hartzell Engine Technologies to host an IFR Proficiency Center during AirVenture 2013 (Oshkosh). - July 12, 2013 - IMCClubs.org
The Inteliscope Tactical Rifle Adapter Now Shipping and App Available on the App Store
Inteliscope is the maker of the Inteliscope Tactical Rifle Adapter and iOS app for turning a smartphone into a rifle scope for tactical rifles, paintball markers, and airsoft guns. - July 12, 2013 - Inteliscope
Educational Seminar for Manufacturers
An educational seminar, “LEAN as a Growth Strategy,” presented by industry experts Brad Muir and Gary Conner from Technical Change Associates will be held at the Courtyard Marriott, 3020 Riffel Drive, Salina, Kansas on Thursday, August 8th at 1:00pm, registration beginning at... - July 11, 2013 - Kasa Companies
Exosphere Launches Crowdfunding Campaign for Open Hardware Space Shuttle
New company joined the ranks of other crowdfunded space businesses as they launched their indiegogo.com campaign on the Fourth of July. Their project is an open hardware space shuttle design. - July 07, 2013 - Exosphere Inc.
Cerakote Ceramic Coating Corrosion Test (ASTM B117) Video Released
See what happens when Cerakote Ceramic Coatings are tested against seven other competitive finishes in the ASTM B117 Salt Spray Corrosion Test. - June 26, 2013 - NIC Industries, Inc.
Ultralife® Corporation Launches Second-Generation A-320V2-A 20-Watt 30-512 MHz Manportable Amplifier
Ultralife Corporations's Communications Systems Division Introduces new 20-watt tactical amplifier with support for Soldier Radio Waveform (SRW) and Adaptive Networking Wideband Waveform (ANW2) from Harris Corporation. - June 26, 2013 - Ultralife Corporation
IMR Test Labs - Singapore Adds Failure Analysis Services and Advanced Metallurgical Capabilities
IMR Test Labs - Singapore has purchased a Zeiss SEM with EDX capabilities to expand the lab's metallurgical services to include failure analysis, corrodent identification, fractography and high-resolution photomicrographs. - June 15, 2013 - IMR Test Labs
Security Products from Siemens: All-in-One CCTV Cameras for Interior and Exterior Applications
With their versatile and innovative features, the latest high-resolution all-in-one CCTV cameras from Siemens cover the full spectrum of security applications. Available are an indoor model, two indoor/outdoor models ready-fitted in IP66 heated enclosures, and an IP66 fixed-dome vandal-resistant model. - June 14, 2013 - Siemens
Optical Networking Upstarts Look to Disrupt Operational Paradigm with Built-In Micro OTDR Feature
Metrodata Ltd.'s Advanced Ethernet Demarcation Devices (EDD) Are First to Natively Support Optical Zonu's Fault Finding iSFC Transceivers. - June 12, 2013 - Optical Zonu Corp.
Airbus Acquires Brüel & Kjær Ramp Noise Test System
Aerospace giant acquires a large sound and vibration data acquisition system for noise evaluation. - June 12, 2013 - Bruel & Kjær UK
Miami Firm Engineer’s Affordable Ballistic Protection for All
Bulletproof nanotechnology fiber protection weighs less than one pound, costs less than $100. - June 11, 2013 - Armour Wear, LLC
WK Dickson Welcomes Senior Project Manager to Airport Group
WK Dickson is pleased to announce the addition of Kenneth "Bud" Hawk, PE, as the firm’s newest Senior Project Manager for the Airport Group. Bud is a registered professional engineer with over 30 years of experience in the aviation industry. His impressive body of work spans the... - June 07, 2013 - WK Dickson & Co., Inc.
Shimco to Exhibit at the Paris Air Show 2013
The exhibition will be held June 17-23, 2013 in Le Bourget, France. - June 06, 2013 - Shimco
LithFire-X Awarded Patent Protection for Li Ion Fire Suppression System
LithFire-X LLC, a Detroit-based specialty fire and safety management company, has been awarded patent protection for a fire suppression system specifically designed to contain and extinguish lithium ion battery fires in electric energy storage configurations. Electric energy storage applications... - June 05, 2013 - LithFire-X, LLC
Eur Ing Bishnujee Singh Receives Prestigious Fellow Award from Society of Operation Engineers UK
Cayley Aerospace Inc CEO, Bishnujee Singh has been conferred with Fellow award from Society of Operation Engineers, UK on May 23, 2013 in London, UK. - May 28, 2013 - Cayley Aerospace Inc
Next Intent Invests in New 5-Axis CNC Machining Center
With the increasing volume of customer work that requires 5-axis machining, Next Intent has invested in a new OKK VC-X350 machining center to augment the 6 other OKK machine tools already in place. The additional capacity enables Next Intent to provide quicker turnaround and hold close tolerances... - May 24, 2013 - Next Intent
MyGoFlight Sponsors The IMC Club to Raise the Importance and Proficiency of Using an iPad In-Flight
MyGoFlight’s sponsorship provides additional support to the mission of the club which is to promote instrument flying, proficiency and safety. - May 24, 2013 - IMCClubs.org
Tallahassee Inventor Raising Funds to Build Prototypes of His Humanitarian Product on Indiegogo.com
The concept was conceived because so many lives are needlessly lost due to simple infections immediately after a catastrophic event, that many lives can be saved if we quickly deliver aid with supplies, personnel and a facility. - May 18, 2013 - NDPesic Group
"PKard for Mac" First to Solve Dual Persona for Mac CAC Users – Another First for Thursby Software
Thursby Software Systems, Inc., released a free update of its PKard® for Mac software, including support for CAC dual persona Apple Mac users. It is available immediately. - May 17, 2013 - Thursby Software Systems, Inc.
Muskogee Technology Receives Boeing Performance Excellence Award
Muskogee Technology announced today that it has received a 2012 Boeing Performance Excellence Award. The Boeing Company issues the award annually to recognize suppliers who have achieved superior performance. Muskogee Technology maintained a Gold composite performance rating for each month of the 12-month performance period, from Oct. 1, 2011, to Sept. 30, 2012. - May 17, 2013 - Muskogee Technology
"Meteorite Man" Geoff Notkin Making an Impact Around the Globe
Star of TV's "Meteorite Men" Films with NASA, Speaks at Spacefest V - May 16, 2013 - Aerolite Meteorites, LLC
Lord Corporation’s Scott Durso Served as Panelist at N.C. Federal Advanced Technologies Symposium
LORD Senior Scientist Presented at Conference, Co-Hosted by U.S. Sen. Richard Burr, Addressing Future Advanced Technology Needs for The Department of Defense - May 15, 2013 - Lord Corporation
Paramount Business Jets Addresses Pros and Cons of "Empty Legs"
Space Available on Repositioning Flights May Offer Good Deals, with Caveats - May 10, 2013 - Paramount Business Jets
SAI Technology Announces Complete Software Platforms for LTE/Wi-Fi Mobile Access and SDN Cloud Infrastructure
INTEROP - SAI Technology, Inc., a leading LTE, Wi-Fi, Mobile SDN and Cloud RAN technologies company, today announced its LTE Advanced Software solutions (PHY Layer L1, L2 & L3) running on the Marvell® ARMADA® XP multi-core cloud processor SoC platform. The companies will demonstrate... - May 07, 2013 - SAI Technology, Inc
QET Tech Aerospace Selects AON for it’s Insurance Needs
QET Tech Aerospace (QTA) completes negotiation for a $500,000,000.00 USD insurance policy with AON Risk Solutions. - May 07, 2013 - QET Tech Aerospace
Backstreet-Surveillance Announces a Breakthrough in HD Video Surveillance Technology
Previously HD video could only be transmitted using IP and network based technologies. This left HD video in the hands of techies, the computer savvy and IP professionals. But this new “SDI” technology transmits crisp and clear HD 1080p digital video over coax cable… - April 27, 2013 - Backstreet Surveillance Company
Thermal Matrix Condemns Boston Bombings
As details continue to emerge following the Patriots’ Day explosions that killed three and injured more than 170 others at the Boston Marathon, a maker of concealed object threat detection technology, Thermal Matrix International, is condemning the attack and pledging support to prevent... - April 18, 2013 - Thermal Matrix USA
Revolutionary Spherical Kinetic Electrical Generator
Advanced Innovations Northwest (AINW) LLC, Kirkand, Washington, announces a revolutionary patent pending spherical kinetic renewable energy generator, which produces twice the electrical power of similarly sized linear kinetic electrical generators. - April 16, 2013 - AINW LLC
SEAMS Conference to Help Sewn Products Companies Ride the Reshoring Wave
The April 26-27 event will feature informative presentations, panel discussions, and networking activities aimed at helping attendees seize the opportunities created through the growing trend in returning sewn products manufacturing to the USA. - April 09, 2013 - SEAMS Association
Radiation Shield Technologies (RST) Anti-Nuclear Garments Awarded Patent Protection in South Korea
RST is granted a South Korean patent for Demron, a high-performance fabric that protects against CBRN threats and heat stress. - April 04, 2013 - Radiation Shield Technologies
IMC Radio’s "Plane Talk" Will be Broadcasting Live Daily from the Sun’n Fun in Florida
IMC Radio’s “Plane Talk,” a live-streaming aviation Internet radio talk show sponsored by the IMC Club International, will be broadcasting live daily from the Sun’n Fun Radio studio at the 2013 Sun-n-Fun Fly-in and Expo in Lakeland, Florida - April 04, 2013 - IMCClubs.org
Former CEO of Cessna Aircraft and the Chairman of EAA Joins the IMC Club Board of Directors
The IMC Club appointed Jack Pelton, former CEO of Cessna Aircraft Company, a subsidiary of Textron Inc., and the Chairman of Experimental Aircraft Association, to its Board of Directors. - March 31, 2013 - IMCClubs.org
NADS Appoints Loyola Enterprises as Its Distributor for USA
Loyola Enterprises will distribute SIMWARE real-time distributed simulation platform within USA. - March 23, 2013 - NEXTEL AEROSPACE DEFENCE & SECURITY SL
U.S. Protective Gear Manufacturer PGI Simplifies IT with Visual End2End
The Wisconsin-based developer and manufacturer of firefighting and other protective apparel and gear will replace legacy ERP and packaged software with a single, out-of-the-box industry solution. - March 22, 2013 - Visual 2000 International
Dennis Stogin, Recently Recognized by America’s Registry of Outstanding Professionals
Dennis Stogin of Ferndale, Washington, has recently been recognized by America’s Registry of Outstanding Professionals as Professional of the Year 2013 for his outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of Aerospace. About Dennis Stogin Dennis Stogin was born in Marinetta,... - March 20, 2013 - America's Registry of Outstanding Professionals
Express Support for the Troops with This Patriotic T-Shirt Design from Americanherotshirt.com
People who wish to express their support for our military and the love for our country can do so now, by wearing the brand new 24-7 Patriotic T-Shirt from American Hero T Shirt. - March 19, 2013 - American Hero T Shirt
New NEMA 17 Frame High Speed Brushless Motor/Encoders from Servo2Go.com
ElectroCraft RapidPower high-speed brushless servo motors feature ball-bearing construction, dynamically balanced rotors, and low audible and magnetic noise. They are compatible with all three-phase brushless DC motor amplifiers and have optional 500 or 1000cpr encoders. - March 19, 2013 - Servo2Go.com Ltd.
Mike Goulian Appointed to the IMC Club’s Board of Directors
On Monday, March 11th, 2013 the IMC Club appointed an air show superstar and former United States Unlimited Aerobatic Champion, Mike Goulian, to its Board of Directors. Michael Goulian, co-author of a series of books titled Basic and Advanced Aerobatics published by McGraw Hill, which became the... - March 18, 2013 - IMCClubs.org
SafetySkills® Announces the Deployment of an Armed Robbery Online Training Course
The SafetySkills® online safety training course focuses on effective robbery procedures for high-risk cash businesses. - March 15, 2013 - SafetySkills
Portable Vibration Calibration with Certificate Generation
The 9110D Portable Digital Vibration Calibrator allows the user to generate ISO 17025-compliant calibration certificates. - March 13, 2013 - The Modal Shop
LithSafe Contracted by EPA to Protect Lithium Ion Test Facilities
The US Environmental Protection Agency has contracted LithSafe to develop lithium ion battery test chambers, design emergency response protocols, and create staff emergency training for their NVFEL test facilities. As seen with the recent Boeing 787 incident (among others), lithium (ion) batteries can present a substantial fire hazard. The EPA has deemed it necessary to protect its facilities and workers. These facilities test lithium ion batteries for use in electric and hybrid vehicles. - March 12, 2013 - LithFire-X, LLC
Chinese CSACSCO Selects CORENA iSpec2200 for Their ARJ21 Program
CORENA has signed a comprehensive agreement with Chinese CSACSCO, daughter company of COMAC, to deliver an iSpec2200 compliant technical publication system for the ARJ21 program. - March 06, 2013 - CORENA A/S
Hobson Manufacturing Employs New Social Media Platform Votable to Gain Customer Feedback
Hobson Manufacturing, leading aerospace fastener company, chooses the Votable.com social polling platform to engage customers in an interactive survey. Hobson provided the ability to review customer feedback via Votable’s automated percentage-based rating system and social commenting technologies. - March 04, 2013 - Hobson Manufacturing