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New, Clean-Sheet Military Aircraft Design Beats Upgrades to Win US Air Force T-X Contract
Boeing won the long-running battle to provide a new jet trainer for the US Air Force T-X program. The search for a replacement for the 1960s era...
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Generation Orbit’s GOLauncher1 Is Officially the Air Force’s X-60A Hypersonic Flight Research Vehicle
The United States Air Force (USAF) has designated the GOLauncher1 (GO1) hypersonic flight research vehicle as X-60A. The vehicle is...
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Boeing Wins $2.9B for 18 KC-46A Military Tanker Aircraft Based on 767 Jet Airliner
Boeing [NYSE:BA] in Everett, Wash., won a $2.9 billion U.S. Air Force contract to deliver 18 additional KC-46A tanker aircraft, spares, support equipment,...
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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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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 for...
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Textron Systems, Textron Aviation Defense Demonstrate Simulated Manned-Unmanned Teaming Capability
The ability to control unmanned systems from the cockpit of a manned tactical aircraft is coming closer to reality. Engineers at Textron...
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Ceramic Matrix Composites in Aircraft Engines Projected to Double over Five Years, Stratview Research Predicts
The use of ceramic matrix composites (CMCs) is up across the aerospace market, and among the fastest-growing trends in the global...
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SAE International Anti-Counterfeit Standards Integral to Obsolescence Management
Obsolescence management is key to the safe, secure, and reliable operation of platforms and systems over a long operational life. Counterfeit parts prevention...
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Northrop Grumman Acquires Orbital ATK, Adds Solid Rocket Motors to Space Portfolio
Northrop Grumman Corp., an aerospace and defense technology company in Falls Church, Va., has acquired Orbital ATK Inc., one of only two leading U.S....
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Insitu ScanEagle SUAS Boosts Coast Guard Mission Effectiveness
U.S. Coast Guard officials are expanding their deployment of small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) operations, after...
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Additive Manufacturing Adoption Up, Growing Rapidly in Aerospace
The 3D printing materials market will experience high double-digit growth in the aerospace industry through 2024, as manufacturers of aircraft and spacecraft vehicles and...
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SAE International Issues First Technical Standards for Aerospace Additive Manufacturing
The Aerospace Material Specification committee on Additive Manufacturing (AMS-AM) at SAE International in Warrendale, Pennsylvania, has released its first...
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OA-X Phase Two Kicks Off
Yesterday, the sound of turboprops was heard again over Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico.
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Ruggedized Computer Rack Cases
Verotec IncManchester, NH603-821-9921www.verotec.us Verotec has been selected by Lockheed Martin to provide custom 19” 6U 600 mm deep rack cases to house part of the ISTAR system in the AJAX next generation...
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