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.
NATO Research Vessel (NRV) Alliance Joins "MAST 2007 Flotilla"
In tandem with the addition of Rear-Admiral Martin-Lauzer to the MAST planning committee, NURC have confirmed their research vessel “Alliance” will divert from operations to MAST 2007 (14th to 16th November, Genoa, Italy). - July 08, 2007 - Maritime Systems and Technologies
OEM Load Cells – Improved for Custom Requirements
FUTEK Advanced Sensor Technology, Inc is now able to offer its LSM250 and LSM300 Precision Load Cells to meet custom requirements such as high temperature (steel version only), low temperature, water resistant, and high humidity for custom applications. In the past these products were not able to... - June 30, 2007 - FUTEK Advanced Sensor Technology, Inc.
Pentek Introduces New Clock, Sync and Gate Distribution Board Synchronizes 2 GHz A/D Processing Modules with Zero Risk to Developers
Delivers sample clocks up to 2.2 GHz. Synchronizes up to eight separate A/D modules; sampling for multi-channel data-acquisition systems; and gating and triggering functions. Provides front-panel external clock and timing signal inputs and outputs. Guarantees compatibility with 2 GHz A/D modules. Available in single-slot 6U VME board configuration. - June 27, 2007 - Pentek, Inc.
MAST 2007 to Set New Standards for Maritime Security and Defence Events
Continued growth in support for first-in-class global maritime forum - June 18, 2007 - Maritime Systems and Technologies
From Perpetual Automation to Perpetual Autorotation
A new website is now launched for those who cannot get enough of spinning rotor blades. The new start-up called gyroplanepassion.com caters to all things relating to gyroplanes or autogiros. The idea came from site developer Kenneth Fietz after building a gyroplane kit. Fietz states,"When... - June 18, 2007 - gyroplanepassion.com
Copernio™ Goes Alpha with IFECabin Software
New Software Suite provides linkage of In-Flight, In-Cabin Events with Cross Checks to Operations Manuals Protocols - June 17, 2007 - Copernio
Telkoor Telecom: Deal Worth NIS 2.7 Million
Telkoor Telecom has announced that its subsidiary in Israel has received a NIS 2.7 million order for the development and manufacture of a unique airborne system. The order received specifies that the system will be developed next year while production will begin in 2009. In addition, the firm was... - June 15, 2007 - Imco Industries Ltd
Air Force Air University and Air War College Deploy AtHoc’s Net-centric Emergency Notification System for Campus Alerting Capabilities
When Emergencies Occur, Faculty and Students Receive Emergency Alerts through Computers, Cell Phones and PDAs - June 11, 2007 - AtHoc Emergency Notification
Quantum3D Co-Founder and President Ross Q. Smith to Receive 2007 Frost & Sullivan Lifetime Achievement Award
Quantum3D®, Inc., a leading provider of Commercial-off-the-Shelf (COTS), open-architecture, realtime visual computing solutions, today announced that Ross Q. Smith, co-founder and president of Quantum3D, will receive a 2007 Frost & Sullivan Lifetime Achievement Award. These awards are... - June 11, 2007 - Quantum3D, Inc.
Jet Lag: Accountability Reduces Lag
The airline industry held accountable to the consumer. It's about time. - June 11, 2007 - Flight Review Center
Express Logic Announces ThreadX® RTOS and NetX™ TCP/IP Support for Luminary Micro’s New Stellaris® LM3S6000 and LM3S2000 Series Microcontrollers
Demonstration copy of ThreadX available for Luminary Micro Evaluation Kit - June 07, 2007 - Express Logic
ElleJet Makes Private Aircraft Travel More Accessible Than Ever
Times Are Changing and ElleJet is Leading the Charge - June 06, 2007 - ElleJet Aviation Services
Emergency Alerting System Contract Awarded to AtHoc by Air Force Reserve Command
AtHoc Receives $1.2M Software License Order to Provide a Command-wide Network-centric Emergency Management System for Emergency Notification and Personnel Accountability - June 06, 2007 - AtHoc Emergency Notification
ElleJet Launches Affordable Private Jet Travel
ElleJet Aviation Services began offering one-way pricing on private jets starting Monday, June 4, 2007. “Due to our usage of empty leg flights we are able to provide incredibly reasonable pricing for private jet travel” – said Jason Wilson Assistant Vice President. ElleJet began... - June 05, 2007 - ElleJet Aviation Services
Forza Silicon Announces High Definition CMOS Imaging Technology
Company’s Technology Adopted by Japan Broadcasting Company NHK in HDTV Trials - June 04, 2007 - Forza Silicon Corporation
Advanced Film Solutions Offers Signal Defense Anti-Eavesdropping Window Films for Tampa Area Businesses
Advanced Film Solutions joins the team of VISTA Window Film Dealers that will represent the LLumar Signal Defense Anti- Eavesdropping Window Films - June 04, 2007 - Advanced Film Solutions
Investor Audio Podcast Reviews Performance of Homeland Defense and Security Stocks
Scott Sacknoff, Manger of SPADE Defense Index (AMEX: DXS) Discusses Leading Gainers: Armor Holdings, Force Protection and Security and Biometrics Firms Cogent, L-1 Identity Solutions, and OSI Systems - May 12, 2007 - InvestorIdeas.com
Expansion of Helicopter Services in Belize
Astrum Helicopters announced today the delivery of its new Bell 206 Long Ranger L4 helicopter. - May 07, 2007 - Astrum Helicopters
Quantum3D ExpeditionDI Selected by FMV for Swedish Military Mechanized-Infantry Simulator Trials
Quantum3D ExpeditionDI Provides Unique COTS Man-Wearable, Untethered, Immersive Training and Mission-Rehearsal Capability for Mechanized-Infantry Simulator Trials for the Swedish Material Defense Agency - April 26, 2007 - Quantum3D, Inc.
Quatro Composites Announces Expansion
Carbon fiber design and manufacturing facilities expand capacity - April 07, 2007 - Quatro Composites
Influential Modeling Tool Vendor Strengthens Position in the Embedded Software Market
A recent report commissioned by Venture Development Corporation (VDC), confirms Sparx Systems’ position as an influential player in the Embedded Systems market. The report notes that to retain market-share, “other vendors will have to keep pace” with Sparx Systems. The Embedded... - April 02, 2007 - SPARX Systems
Rangeresqe Endorsing Tactical Warfighter Gear Technology
Tactical Gear Consultants Team With TacticalWarfighterGear.com - April 01, 2007 - Tactical Warfighter Gear
‘Operation Komando’ Brings Together Americans to Support Our Troops
Operation Komando is an on-going effort to provide needed supplies to our troops serving in Iraq. Working closely with the military, nationally syndicated TalkRadio host Kim Komando has compiled a list of the most needed goods. The list includes such basic items as batteries, body wash, food, and movies. Please take some time to support our troops. Visit www.operationkomando.com for information on how to get involved. A soldier thanks you. - March 27, 2007 - Operation Komando
PVS-14 Combat Carrying Case with Molle-Lok
Morovision Night Vision introduces the PVS-14 Combat Carrying Case featuring a new and innovative Molle-Lok attaching system designed for Military and Law enforcement use. The Molle-Lok attaches the Combat Carrying Case to any Pals/Molle body armor, load bearing equipment, belst, vests, tactical... - March 24, 2007 - Morovision Night Vision
Company Helps Our Troops with Stress, Trauma and Exhaustion
A North Carolina Company has released a CD containing self help coaching techniques developed to help our military return home without suffering from the long-term effects of stress, trauma, homesickness and exhaustion, including PTSD. The company is seeking individuals, organizations and corporations to sponsor CDs as a gift to our military to include in care packages being sent by several organizations. - March 13, 2007 - Operation Sponsor A Soldier
McCoy Aviation, Inc. Hires Northwestern Regional Director of Sales
California-based McCoy Aviation, Inc. announced this week the selection of Michael Charves of Pasco, Washington as the company's new Director of Sales for the Northwestern Region of the United States. McCoy Aviation, Inc. is a leading aircraft sales & services firm headquartered in southern... - March 07, 2007 - McCoy Aviation, Inc.
TeleRadio Awarded $2 Million UVSS Contract in the Middle East
UVSS manufacturer, TeleRadio announced that it has outbid several competitors to win a major contract from the Ministry of Defence of a Middle Eastern country. The contract is to supply $2 million worth of UV® Colour Under Vehicle Surveillance Systems to protect military installations and... - March 06, 2007 - TeleRadio Engineering Pte Ltd
GT-22 Night Vision Weapon Sight
N-Vision Optics introduced its new GT-22 Night Vision Weapon Sight at the Shot Show 2007. The GT-22 is a night vision weapon sight which can be mounted in front of a daytime scope on any weapon equipped with a MIL-STD 1913 (Picatinny) rail. The GT-22’s optical centerline is 1.5 inches... - January 23, 2007 - N-Vision Optics
Veteran Suit Drive a Success
Armed Forces Connection suit drive for New Hampshire veterans successful in December, more planned. - January 11, 2007 - Armed Forces Connection
Proud of Our Troops Drive
The Proud Of Our Troops drive is sending American Idol winner Taylor Hicks cd to our men and women overseas. The cd is titled "Taylor Hicks." Please support and uplift the troops by participating in their drive. - December 21, 2006 - Jewelry Sprout
Veteran Suit Drive – Donations Needed
Professional attire needed for transitioning military personnel. - December 09, 2006 - Makibie
Dover Group Raises Dough for Our Men and Women Overseas
Dover Delaware Group Holds Fundraiser to Support Operation Helmet at Pizzeria Uno Chicago Bar and Grill - December 01, 2006 - Operation Helmet
Combat Casuals.com Announces Its Web Site Selling U.S. Army Emblems, Insignias, & Awards Embroidered on Clothing & Accessories
Highest quality reproductions of U.S. Army emblems, insignias, and awards directly embroidered onto a wide selection of clothing articles and accessories, such as caps, t-shirts, sweats, fleece, jackets, button-down shirts, and more. - November 23, 2006 - Combat Casuals.com, LLC
IWSAlerts Emergency Alert System from AtHoc is Selected by Air Force Materiel Command for Network-Centric Emergency Notification for Two of Its Bases
Edwards AFB and Eglin AFB Rely on AtHoc’s Emergency Alerting System for Installation-wide Emergency Notification to Protect More than 30,000 Personnel - November 21, 2006 - AtHoc Emergency Notification
U.S. Marines Come Home to a Massage, Thanks to NMTI
The students of the National Massage Therapy Institute are known for their community interaction and recently went above and beyond their usual call of duty. On October 29, seventeen NMTI students and 2 instructors set up a booth for chair and table massages at the annual Marine Corps Marathon in... - November 18, 2006 - StudyMassage
Tactical Science Morphing Concealment Juxto-Generation Camouflage Endorsement
Latest in camouflage evolutions prior to nexgen TII release in 2009. - November 13, 2006 - RangerMade
CG2 C3D Demonstration Application Employed in U.S. Army AAEF Exercise Tests Real-Time 3D Visualization of On-the-Move C4ISR Data from FBCB2 VMF Messages
CG2 Command and Control in 3D application developed under U.S. Army CERDEC Phase II SBIR uses game-style 2D/3D interface for enhanced C4ISR in live C4 exercise at Ft. Benning leveraging Quantum3D IData COTS Visual Computing Framework Tools - October 31, 2006 - Quantum3D, Inc.
N-Vision Optics at IACP Annual Conference
N-Vision Optics will be showcasing the full line of their night vision devices at IACP 2006 Annual Conference in Boston, October 15-17. The new design of the GT-14 night vision monocular, which is already being thoroughly used by many police departments all over the US, will also be available... - October 14, 2006 - N-Vision Optics
Lockheed Martin Selects Aonix PERC Virtual Machine for Aegis Weapon System
High productivity, determinism key to Aegis Open Architecture Program - October 13, 2006 - Aonix
Aonix PERC VM Selected for FKI Logistex BOSS Material Handling Control System HMI
Deterministic performance, quality customer support cited as key attributes - October 12, 2006 - Aonix
Quantum3D Thermite TVC Selected by Telephonics Corporation for Mounted Warrior Multi-Media Communications Technology Demonstrator
Thermite TVC Enables U.S. Army Mounted Warrior Soldiers to Employ Telephonics TruLinkTM Wireless Intercommunication Technologies for Reliable Video/Image Data Relay Network for Enhanced Situational Awareness, Command and Control - October 11, 2006 - Quantum3D, Inc.
Cole Clarifier from OneWink, LLC Promises to Improve General Aviation Safety
In-flight safety for general aviation just became safer with the introduction of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approved Cole Clarifier (patent pending) from OneWink, LLC, headquartered at the Central Illinois Regional Airport (KBMI) in Bloomington. “Adjusting an altimeter... - October 04, 2006 - OneWink, LLC
Night Strike Tactical Night Vision Monocular and NS15 Dual-Tube Night Vision Binocular
N-Vision Optics introduces its new high performance night vision monocular, the Night Strike. Developed based on experience of manufacturing night vision equipment for law enforcement and military, the Night Strike was created with a bigger objective lens, making it an ideal system for longer range... - September 20, 2006 - N-Vision Optics
Emergency Notification Systems Provider AtHoc Awarded with Contract by US Navy to Provide Network-centric Alerting System Reaching up to 400,000 Personnel in Four Regions
AtHoc IWSAlerts Emergency Notification System Helps to Fulfill the Navy’s Anti-terrorism Force Protection (ATFP) Alerting System Needs to Rapidly Signal Personnel about Emergencies and Provide Critical Instructions - September 18, 2006 - AtHoc Emergency Notification
Centre Analytics and 07 Security Announce Efforts to Commercially "Clone" Project Seahawk
Centre Analytics and 07 Security CEO Alan Yarborough announce efforts to replicate Project Seahawk in foreign ports. "Project Seahawk is a great example for how we should address the security problems facing our ports at home and those abroad." It is in our best interest as a nation... - September 15, 2006 - Centre Analytics International, Inc.
Centre Analytics and 07 Security Announce New Force Protection Service
Centre Analytics (CA) and 07 Security (07S) announced today its efforts to secure contracts performing force protection support for government agencies worldwide. - September 12, 2006 - Centre Analytics International, Inc.
Barco Delivers Simulation Display Upgrade Message at FSEMC 2006
At the Flight Simulator Engineering & Maintenance Conference (FSEMC), technical professionals from around the globe will learn how Barco upgrade solutions and services for flight simulation can extend the life of older visual display systems, reduce risk, and lower the cost of... - September 08, 2006 - Barco Simulation
Sendcare.com Care Packages Help Bring a Touch of Home to Deployed Troops
Online company provides an easy way for military friends and family to send custom care packages to deployed soldiers. Family owned and operated, SendCare.com emphasizes the importance of easing emotional stress during lengthy deployments. - August 23, 2006 - SendCare.com
USNV-18 “Multi-Use” Monocular Offers Superior Performance & Versatility
The versatile USNV-18 “Multi-Use” Monocular features the latest high performance Generation 3 & 2+ technology. It is the night vision monocular of choice among professional and civilian organizations, including the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps who work closely with the US Border Patrol and local Law Enforcement to help secure our nation’s borders. - August 23, 2006 - US Night Vision Corporation
UVSS Manufacturer TeleRadio Receives US$200,000 Contract to Secure US Marine Operation in Asian Ports
TeleRadio Engineering (TeleRadio), a leading UVSS manufacturer has been contracted to supply the UV Colour Under Vehicle Surveillance Systems to support the US Marine Operation in major South East Asia ports. The systems are specially designed to detect foreign objects such as explosives,... - August 16, 2006 - TeleRadio Engineering Pte Ltd