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July 16, 2007
ARINC: More Than 2,200 Aircrafts Use VDL Mode 2 Flight Communications
ARINC Inc. identified more than 2,200 individual aircraft using high-capacity VHF (very high frequency) Digital Link (VDL) Mode 2 data link communications. ... more
July 16, 2007
AIAA Supports Federal Aviation R&D Act of 2007
The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) endorsed HR 2698 - The Federal Aviation R&D Act of 2007. ... more
July 16, 2007
ESA, African Agency for Security of Air Navigation Sign Cooperative Satellite Navigation Agreement
European Space Agency (ESA) and the Agency for Security of Air Navigation in Africa and Madagascar signed a cooperation agreement with the objective ... more
July 13, 2007
Tower Semiconductor Delivers Space Application SoC Product
Tower Semiconductor Ltd. completed a prototype radiation-hardened system-on-chip (SoC) controller for space applications. ... more
July 13, 2007
Boeing Demonstrates Autonomous Command, Control of Multiple UAVs
Boeing successfully demonstrated the simultaneous command and control of multiple unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) by a single operator, using ... more
July 13, 2007
BAE Systems Completes Facility for Ionospheric Physics Research
BAE Systems completed work on an ionospheric research facility, which will be used to study interactions between high-power radio signals and ... more
July 10, 2007
U.S. Army Selects Lockheed Martin to Support Air Maneuver Battle Laboratory
The U.S. Army selected Lockheed Martin to develop and analyze concepts that are designed to enhance the unmanned systems component of the Army’s ... more
July 10, 2007
North Dakota Air National Guard Unit Flies First UAS Mission
The 119th Wing, North Dakota (N.D.) Air National Guard flew its first unmanned aircraft system (UAS) mission from Fargo. ... more
July 10, 2007
AeroVironment UAS Achieves Flight Using Fuel Cell Battery Hybrid System
AeroVironment Inc. (AV) flew its Puma small unmanned aircraft for nearly five hours while it was powered by an onboard fuel cell battery hybrid ... more
July 10, 2007
Protonex Receives Additional Funding to Advance UAV Power Systems
Protonex Technology Corp. received an $800,000 extension to a previously awarded contract with the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) ... more
July 7, 2007
Boeing, Lockheed Martin Space-Launch Venture to Run SAP Business Suite Applications
SAP Public Services Inc. announced that United Launch Alliance (ULA), a joint space-launch venture of Boeing and Lockheed Martin, selected SAP ... more
July 5, 2007
NASA Funds Reaction Design to Advance Alternative Jet Fuels
NASA selected Reaction Design, a provider of "clean combustion simulation technology," to develop fuel models for simulating the operation of ... more
July 3, 2007
DHS Reaches Milestone for Critical U.S. Infrastructure Protection
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the completion of 17 sector-specific plans (SSPs) in support of the National Infrastructure ... more
July 1, 2007
ASTM Int'l Radiochemical Analysis Standard - ASTM D 7316 - Aids Radioactivity Emergencies
ASTM International released ASTM D 7316 - Guide for Interpretation of Existing Field Instrumentation to Influence Emergency Response Decisions. ... more
July 1, 2007
DARPA, Australia Collaborate on Hypersonic Flight Test
The Hypersonic Collaborative Australia/United States Experiment (HyCAUSE) program successfully flew a hydrogen-fueled, axisymmetric, inward-turning ... more
July 1, 2007
F-35 Lightning II Program Beginning Deliveries to Armed Services in 2010
The F-35 Lightning II program is meeting its schedule and budget targets and is on track to begin deliveries to the armed services in 2010, according ... more
July 1, 2007
Military Standard Forms Basis for ASTM Int'l Annular Ball Bearing Specification - ASTM F 2332
An ASTM International standard that covers annular ball bearings intended primarily for use in instrument and precision rotating components was ... more
June 30, 2007
FAA Extends VERN Contract with ARINC
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) renewed a three-year contract to enable ARINC Inc. to continue providing the FAA with the VHF ... more
June 30, 2007
ARINC Certifies IER 918 Kiosk
ARINC Inc. certified the compact IER 918 common use self service (CUSS) check-in kiosk for operation with the ARINC enhanced SelfServ CUSS kiosk ... more
June 30, 2007
SITA, Flight Explorer: Airlines to Test Global Flight Control Solution
SITA and Flight Explorer announced AirTran Airways will test a jointly developed integrated decision-support solution designed to provide airlines ... more
June 30, 2007
ESA Helps Organize Galileo Colloquium
The first international colloquium on fundamental aspects and scientific applications of Galileo and Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) ... more
June 29, 2007
Frost: Need for Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance Drives N. American Unmanned Aerial Systems Market
Given their unmatched and time-tested surveillance capabilities, unmanned aerial systems (UAS) are being regarded as the aerial platforms of ... more
June 28, 2007
Aptima Launches DDD Simulation Software for Military, Civilian Teams
Aptima Inc. released DDD 4.0, simulation software for military and civilian organizations involved in planning and preparing for complex team-based ... more
June 28, 2007
FAA Issues Engineered Material Arresting System (EMAS) Fact Sheet
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) requires that commercial airports, regulated under Part 139 safety rules, have a standard runway ... more
June 28, 2007
JPEO JTRS Releases MHAL Application Program Interfaces
The Joint Program Executive Office for the Joint Tactical Radio System (JPEO JTRS) approved a second release of JTRS application program interfaces ... more
June 28, 2007
European Aerospace, Defense Leaders Back Modernizing U.S. Export Control System
European aerospace and defense industry leaders backed an initiative by their American counterparts to modernize the U.S. export control system ... more
June 28, 2007
Harris Corp. Awarded Contract for JTRS-Approved Falcon III Tactical Radios
Harris Corp. was awarded an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract with a potential value of up to $2.7 billion to supply the ... more
June 28, 2007
Northrop Grumman Awarded $171M Contract for B-2 Bomber Satellite Communications System
Northrop Grumman Corp. began work on a 62-month, $171 million system development and demonstration (SDD) contract for the first increment of ... more
June 28, 2007
Thales Unveils Watchkeeper Air Vehicle Design
Thales U.K. unveiled the final configuration of the Watchkeeper unmanned air vehicle (UAV) following a critical design review by the U.K. Ministry ... more
June 28, 2007
Raytheon Ships ARTEMIS Sensor for On-Demand Surveillance from Space
A hyper-spectral imaging sensor developed by Raytheon Co. to demonstrate and assess military applications from satellites launched on demand ... more
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