by JVanDomelen | Aug 10, 2016 | Air, Featured, Satellite, Space
PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA., August 10, 2016, — A new micro-size cryocooler from Lockheed Martin is enabling quick-startup infrared (IR) sensors for missile and sensor applications. Cryocoolers are standard components in IR-sensing platforms, from space observation...
by JVanDomelen | Aug 4, 2016 | Air, Featured, Rotary Wing, Unmanned
HOMESTEAD NATIONAL MONUMENT OF AMERICA, BEATRICE, NEBRASKA, August 3, 2016 — It’s a warm, sunny morning at the Homestead National Monument of America in southeastern Nebraska. A burn crew dressed in yellow and green flame-resistant clothing is about to set...
by JVanDomelen | Aug 4, 2016 | Air, Featured, Unmanned
WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M., Aug. 2, 2016 –Lockheed Martin’s Miniature Hit-to-Kill (MHTK) interceptor was successfully launched in an engineering demonstration at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. The demonstration on Friday, July 29, was part of the U.S....
by JVanDomelen | Jul 18, 2016 | Featured, Launch Vehicle, Manned, Probe & Rover, Satellite, Space
ATLANTA, GEORGIA, July 18, 2016 — A novel three-dimensional solar cell design developed at Georgia Tech will soon get its first testing in space aboard the International Space Station. An experimental module containing 20 test cells was launched to the ISS on...
by JVanDomelen | Jul 13, 2016 | Air, Featured, Fixed Wing
FARBOROUGH, UK, July 12, 2016 — Day two closes on a healthy $59.7 billion of orders and commitments After adverse weather drew business to a close early yesterday, the Farnborough International Airshow closed on an upbeat note today with the F-35 making its...
by JVanDomelen | Jul 11, 2016 | Air, Featured, Fixed Wing
House of Representatives approves measures to halt sale of planes that could be adapted to military use. Source: US aircraft sales to Iran blocked by House, jeopardising $25bn Boeing deal | World news | The Guardian
by JVanDomelen | Jul 8, 2016 | Air, Featured, Fixed Wing
RAF FAIRFORD, UK, July 8, 2016 — The U.S. Department of Defense awarded Pratt & Whitney, a United Technologies Corp. company, a $1.5 billion low rate initial production (LRIP) contract for the tenth lot of F135 propulsion systems to power all three variants...
by JVanDomelen | Jul 7, 2016 | Air, Featured, Fixed Wing, Rotary Wing, Satellite, Space
E-FAN 2.0 (Static display, AG Pavilion): Fully-electric, battery-powered, two-seater industrialized version of the technology demonstrator. Aimed at flight schools for initial pilot training aircraft, EIS is expected to be 2018. Germany’s GreenTec Awards gave...
by JVanDomelen | Jul 7, 2016 | Air, Featured, Rotary Wing
PROVIDENCE, RI, July 5, 2016 — Textron Aviation Inc., Textron AirLand, Textron Systems, Bell Helicopter , TRU Simulation + Training and Textron Airborne Solutions, all businesses of Textron Inc., have announced their plans for the Farnborough International...
by JVanDomelen | Jul 7, 2016 | Featured, Manned, Space
We are extremely excited to announce that Major Tim Peake will be making his first public appearance in the UK since completing his 136 day mission on the International Space Station (ISS) at the Farnborough International Airshow, both in the Space Zone and Airshow...
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