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T-X Competition to End in September with Selection of New USAF Trainer Aircraft

According to officials, the U.S. Air Force (USAF) will select a new trainer aircraft by September 30 – before the end of the 2018 fiscal year. The...

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Regulations/Standards

Bye Aerospace’s Solar-Electric Prototype Completes First Flight

Bye Aerospace of Englewood, Colo. recently completed the first flight of its solar electric technology demonstrator prototype. The first flight – on August 20 – and...

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Test & Measurement

US Government Accountability Office Finds Gaps in Military Helicopter Mishap Data

This month, during an ongoing review of military training for rotary-wing aircraft, the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) published a report...

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Defense

NASA Selects Frontier Aerospace to Continue Development of New Deep Space Thruster

NASA’s Space Technology and Mission Directorate (STMD) awarded Simi Valley, Calif.’s Frontier Aerospace Corporation with “Tipping Point” funding to...

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Green Design & Manufacturing

Hardide Coatings Awarded Two Major UK Aerospace Funding Grants

Today, Oxfordshire-based Hardide Coatings of Hardide plc in the United Kingdom (UK) was awarded funding from the National Aerospace Technology Exploitation Programme (NATEP)...

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Green Design & Manufacturing

Demand up for Composite-Grade, High-Performance Plastics Across Aerospace, Automotive

Demand for high-performance plastics (HPPs) is up across the aerospace industry, driven by such key trends as growing performance requirements, increased...

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RF & Microwave Electronics

Raytheon Invests in Advanced, Autonomous Manufacturing Technologies for Radar Development, Testing

Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) in Waltham, Mass., has upped its investment in advanced manufacturing innovations, including automated and...

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Transportation

Aireon to Launch Free, Real-Time Emergency Aircraft Location Service

Aireon LLC, a global aircraft tracking and surveillance company in McLean, Va., is inviting aircraft operators, regulators, search-and-rescue organizations, and air...

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Aerospace

Boeing Completes Autonomous Synchronized Flight Tests in Australia

Chicago-based Boeing has successfully completed the first suite of synchronized unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) flight tests using new onboard autonomous command and...

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Weapons Systems

Ministry of Defense of Qatar Orders 28 NHIndustries NH90 Multirole Military Helicopters

Leonardo, a high-tech aerospace, defense, and security company in Rome, will deliver 28 NH90 medium, twin-engine, multirole military helicopters valued...

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Test & Measurement

VR, COTS, NextGen and SESAR to Take Center Stage at Flight Simulator Engineering and Maintenance Conference

Hundreds of flight simulation and training experts from aerospace organizations worldwide – including airframe manufacturers,...

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Aerospace

Launching Graphene to the Stratosphere

Researchers are testing the properties of graphene after it has been launched into the stratosphere. Two-dimensional graphene has a unique combination of being extremely flexible, harder than...

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Aerospace

Device Can Prevent Aircraft Accidents

A new device can increase aircraft safety during takeoff. During the first 10 seconds of the takeoff roll, the device predicts if the aircraft will reach the sufficient speed for taking off. The...

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Energy

Additive Manufacturing, Composites Help Grow Global Electric Aircraft Market

The electric aircraft market continues to grow at a fast pace, boosted by increasing demand for ultralight electric test aircraft and innovative general aviation...

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Manned Systems

Subaru’s New ‘Souped Up’ Vehicle Is a Bell Helicopter

Bell Helicopter, a division of Textron based in Forth Worth, Texas, is partnering with Subaru Corporation of Tokyo, Japan, to collaborate on a commercial enhancement of the...

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Defense

Airbus Zephyr S Breaks World Flight Endurance Record During Maiden Flight

After taking off on July 11 in Arizona, the Zephyr S unmanned aircraft from Airbus Defence and Space in Ottobrunn, Germany logged a maiden flight of over 25 days...

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Manufacturing & Prototyping

Advances in Adhesive Joining of Structural Components Focus of New Book from SAE International

Adhesive joining of structural components will assume an increasingly important role in designing and manufacturing lightweight structures...

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Aerospace

Parker Aerospace Wins Cessna Denali Bleed Air Control System Contract

Parker Aerospace, a business segment of Cleveland-based Parker Hannifin Corporation, was awarded the bleed air control system (BACS), a major component of the...

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Manufacturing & Prototyping

Arconic Unveils Advanced Titanium Alloy for Higher Temperature Aerospace Applications

Arconic, Inc., headquartered in New York City, has released their latest advanced titanium alloy – ARCONIC-THOR –designed for higher temperature...

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Photonics/Optics

Rockwell Collins Unveils Combat Targeting and Communications Gateway

Rockwell Collins has unveiled FasTAK™, a new tactical combat targeting system and secure communications gateway for success in today’s digital battlefield.

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Defense

Tail-Controlled Rocket Demonstrates Near-Vertical Impact at Extended Range

After six years of extensive research, engineers at the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Research, Development, and Engineering Center have conducted a successful...

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Manned Systems

NASA Backs Commercialization of Human Spaceflight, Commercial Marketplace in LEO

NASA officials in Washington continue to invest in private-public partnerships to help foster commercial space activity with the selection of 13 companies...

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Software

Lockheed Martin and Arconic Collaborate on 3D Printing and Advanced Aerospace Materials

As part of an initiative to develop next-generation advanced materials and manufacturing processes, Lockheed Martin Corporation, based out of...

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Automotive

Boeing Aerospace & Autonomy Center to Focus on Designing, Building, Flying Autonomous Aircraft

Boeing (NYSE:BA) officials plan to open the new Boeing Aerospace & Autonomy Center in Cambridge, Mass., in the Massachusetts Institute of...

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Manned Systems

NASA Invests $44M to Advance ‘Tipping Point’ Space Exploration Technologies

NASA officials in Washington are investing $44 million in total awards to six U.S. companies to advance 10 aerospace technologies at the “tipping point”...

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Communications

Lockheed Martin Ships AEHF Satellite in Advance of ULA Rocket Launch

Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) in Bethesda, Md., has shipped the fourth Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) military communications satellite from its facility in...

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Materials

Parker Aerospace and GKN Aerospace to Develop Passive Cooling Solutions for Next-Generation Aircraft Engines

Parker Aerospace, a business group of Cleveland-based Parker Hannifin Corporation, has reached a collaborative technology...

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Propulsion

Five-Satellite MUOS Constellation to Deliver Secure, Next-Gen SATCOM on Battlefield

U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., has approved the U.S. Navy’s next-generation narrowband satellite communication...

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Regulations/Standards

Stratos Aircraft Evolves Carbon-Fiber Very Light Jet, Offers Limited Number of Kit Aircraft

Stratos Aircraft in Redmond, Ore., is introducing the Stratos 716 model, an evolved version of its 714 proof of concept (PoC) aircraft. A multi-role...

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