Aerospace & Defense Standards News

February 28, 2006

FAA Supports English as International Language in Aviation
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) signed a cooperative research and development agreement with Ordinate Corp. to support improved ... more

February 28, 2006

Early Fleet Renewal Driven by Passenger Traffic, Fuel Costs, Competition
Orders for new airplanes placed in 2005 will add 1 million passenger seats to the world fleet and almost double the total orders of aircraft ... more

February 27, 2006

U.S., European Authorities Certify Boeing's Worldliner
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the European Aviation Space Agency (EASA) approved the Boeing 777-200LR (Longer Range) Worldliner ... more

February 27, 2006

NASA Outlines Expendable Launch Vehicle Progress
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) issued its latest status report (E06-006) for its Expendable Launch Vehicle. NASA extracted ... more

February 27, 2006

Aircraft, Electronic Equipment Modernization Drives Airborne ISR Market
Airborne Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) systems have traditionally been built as a custom package with little concern for ... more

February 24, 2006

NASA Scientific _ Technical Aerospace Reports - Feb. 24_ 2006
Issue of NASA's Scientific & Technical Aerospace Reports. For the full issue, please visit NASA's Scientific And Technical Information web ... more

February 22, 2006

AIAA Paper Supports VAATE Initiative
The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) came out in favor of the Versatile Affordable Advanced Turbine Engine (VAATE) initiative, ... more

February 22, 2006

NASA Seeks Comment on Commercial Crew/Cargo Project
The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is soliciting proposals to support the development and demonstration phase of the ... more

February 20, 2006

ASTM Int'l Test Method Helps Determine Superplastic Forming Properties
A new ASTM International standard will assist aerospace companies that are purchasing fine grain titanium alloys. ASTM E 2448 - Test Method for ... more

February 17, 2006

NASA Provides Expendable Launch Vehicle Update
The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) issued a status report for its Expendable Launch Vehicle, outlining two upcoming ... more

February 13, 2006

SAFECOM Releases Tool for Statewide Public Safety Communications
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) SAFECOM Program and the Office for Interoperability and Compatibility (OIC) released the Statewide ... more

February 10, 2006

NASA Scientific _ Technical Aerospace Reports - Feb. 10_ 2006
issue of NASA's Scientific & Technical Aerospace Reports. For the full issue, please visit NASA's Scientific And Technical Information web ... more

February 10, 2006

GAO Report Finds DOD Management Approach for GIG Not Optimal
The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) management approach for the Global Information Grid (GIG) is not optimized to enforce investment decisions ... more

February 1, 2006

Electronic Passport Testing Supports US-VISIT Program, ICAO Standards
As part of the Department of Homeland Security's US-VISIT (United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology) program, the U.S., ... more

January 27, 2006

NASA Scientific _ Technical Aerospace Reports - Jan. 27_ 2006
issue of NASA's Scientific & Technical Aerospace Reports. For the full issue, please visit NASA's Scientific And Technical Information web ... more

January 27, 2006

Boeing, NASA Team for ISS Oxygen-Saving Project
Boeing, in conjunction with the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), designed the Recharge Oxygen Orifice Bypass Assembly ... more

January 27, 2006

INCITS Approves Biometrics Standard in Response to Terrorism and Identity Theft
The InterNational Committee for Information Technology Standards (INCITS) approved a three-part standard that addresses performance testing of ... more

January 27, 2006

TSA to Use Biometrics for Registered Traveler Program
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced several parameters for a nationwide private sector Registered Traveler (RT) program, ... more

January 27, 2006

NASA Revamps Aeronautics Program
The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) intends to focus its aeronautics program on long-term investment that will support ... more

January 26, 2006

GIOVE-A Transmits First Signals
The GIOVE-A satellite, the first part of the Galileo In-Orbit Validation phase, relayed its first signal from medium Earth orbit on Jan. 12. ... more