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August 8, 2007
NASA Scientific & Technical Aerospace Reports - July 9, 2007
The aeronautics and astronautics sections of the July 9, 2007 issue of NASA's Scientific & Technical Aerospace Reports. ... more
August 7, 2007
TSA Issues Contracts for Passenger Imaging Technologies at Security Checkpoints
The U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) issued contract awards to begin testing millimeter wave imaging machines and additional ... more
August 7, 2007
Northrop Grumman's Global Hawk Unmanned Aircraft Completes 1,000th Flight
RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aerial systems (UAS) built by Northrop Grumman Corp. completed their 1,000th flight. ... more
August 7, 2007
INCITS Establishes Study Group for Security Best Practices
The InterNational Committee for Information Technology Standards (INCITS) Executive Board established the INCITS Study Group on Security Best ... more
August 6, 2007
NASA Ground Support Equipment Standard Wins Approval - NASA-STD-(I)-5005C
NASA interim technical standard NASA-STD-(I)-5005C, Revision C - Standard for the Design and Fabrication of Ground Support Equipment was approved ... more
August 6, 2007
ADS-B Technologies Delivers on Second Chinese ADS-B Project
ADS-B Technologies began deliveries on its second signed contract with the Civil Aviation Flight University of China (CAFUC) in July. ... more
August 6, 2007
DOE, Defense, State Deliver Nuclear Weapon Strategy to Congress
The U.S. Secretaries of Energy, Defense and State sent the Bush administration's nuclear weapons strategy to Congress. ... more
July 31, 2007
Lockheed Martin Completes Environmental Test Phase for Missile Warning Satellite Payload
Lockheed Martin completed thermal vacuum testing for the payload for the Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) geosynchronous orbit (GEO) spacecraft. ... more
July 30, 2007
Frost: Continued Threats Create Boom in Euro Airport Security Equipment Market
The continued threat of terrorism is set to drive growth across the entire European airport security equipment market, especially given recent ... more
July 27, 2007
Frost: Demands for Localized AFIS Systems, Faster Upgrades Drive Criminal AFIS Market
County and local-level law enforcement agencies will likely drive growth in the criminal automated fingerprint identification system (AFIS) market. ... more
July 27, 2007
NIST Rescue Robot Tests Offer Responders High-Tech Help
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) engineers held the fourth in a series of Response Robot Evaluation Exercises for urban ... more
July 24, 2007
SAE Int'l Issues Wire Harness Marking Standard - SAE AS 5649
SAE International issued aerospace standard SAE AS 5649 - Wire and Cable Marking Process, UV Laser, which was designed to serve as a process ... more
July 24, 2007
ECSS Issues Standards on EEE Components - ECSS-Q-60B; ASIC, FPGA Development - ECSS-Q-60-02A
The European Cooperation for Space Standardization (ECSS) issued two standards: ECSS-Q-60B - Electrical, Electronic and Electromechanical (EEE) ... more
July 24, 2007
SAE Int'l Updates Chrome Plating Standard on Aircraft Landing Gear - SAE AMS 2440B
SAE International updated aerospace standard SAE AMS 2440B - Inspection of Ground, Chromium Plated Steel Parts. ... more
July 24, 2007
RTCA Publishes Future Air Navigation System 1/A Standard Document - RCTA DO-305
RCTA issued document RCTA DO-305 to outline interoperability requirements of the RCTA Future Air Navigation System 1/A (FANS 1/A) - Aeronautical ... more
July 23, 2007
Selex Unveils Mini Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Selex Sensors and Airborne Systems (S&AS) unveiled several mini unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), which are designed to be man portable, electrically ... more
July 23, 2007
QinetiQ, Boeing Open Center for Experimentation, Analysis
QinetiQ and the Boeing Co. opened the Portal, a new decision-support capability in the U.K. ... more
July 23, 2007
GAO Summarizes DOD Activities Related to Emerging Contaminants
While trichloroethylene (TCE) and perchlorate are both classified by the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) as emerging contaminants, there are ... more
July 18, 2007
GAO: DOD Time Frame Challenges Supply Chain Implementation
The recent update to the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) supply chain management plan shows that the DOD made progress developing and implementing ... more
July 18, 2007
Air Force Accelerates Delivery of Predator Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. T. Michael Moseley is accelerating delivery of the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) December 2009 goal of ... more
July 18, 2007
DRS Receives $20M Army Contract to Manufacture Tactical Quiet Generators
DRS Technologies Inc. received a $20 million contract to manufacture tactical quiet generators (TQGs) from the U.S. Army's Communications-Electronics ... more
July 18, 2007
iRobot Receives U.S. Military Orders Totaling $17.5M
iRobot Corp. received two delivery orders totaling $17.5 million for iRobot PackBot robots for the U.S. military. ... more
July 18, 2007
GAO Recommends DOD Optimize Deployment of Unmanned Aircraft Systems
U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) military components developed guidance to facilitate the integration of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) into ... more
July 18, 2007
Raytheon Cobra Unmanned Aircraft System Takes Flight
A Raytheon Co. Cobra Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) conducted the first official unmanned aircraft flight in North Dakota in June. ... more
July 18, 2007
Northrop Grumman Discusses Lunar Lander Project with NASA
Northrop Grumman Corp. is meeting with NASA to discuss changes to the Apollo Lunar Module. ... more
July 18, 2007
Boeing to Submit Proposal for Global Positioning System III
The Boeing Co. is preparing a response to a U.S. Air Force request for proposals for the development and production of an enhanced constellation ... more
July 18, 2007
Chengdu Aircraft Selects Vistagy FiberSIM for Composite Design, Manufacturing Process
Vistagy Inc. will partner with Chengdu Aircraft Industrial (Group) Co. Ltd. to create a three dimensional (3D) model-based composite aircraft ... more
July 17, 2007
U.S. Military Selects Thales JTRS Handheld Radio
The U.S. military awarded Thales Communications Inc. a fixed price, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract to provide its AN/PRC-148 ... more
July 17, 2007
Nammo to Decommission MLRS for NAMSA
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Maintenance and Supply Agency (NAMSA), on behalf of the Netherlands and the U.K. Ministry of Defence ... more
July 17, 2007
Eurocontrol Highlights WAM Surveillance Techniques for Air Traffic Management
The European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation (Eurocontrol) aimed to promote broader awareness on the emerging surveillance technique ... more
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