Spacecraft controllers and engineers are pushing to restore science operations on New Horizons, after an on-board anomaly took the probe offline and out of communications on July 4.
DATA DEVICE CORP (Behrman Capital), NY, purchased EMRISE ELECTRONICS (EXEL Power Systems/Pascall Electronics), NC. PPG INDUSTRIES completed acquisition of CUMING MICROWAVE, MA and CUMING-LEHMAN CHAMBERS, PA, to enhance its portfolio of aerospace coatings with specialty coatings and materials for military aircraft that absorb microwaves and radio waves.
The new U.S. National Military Strategy, unveiled July 1, takes into account increasing disorder in the world and the erosion of America’s competitive military advantage, according to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. “In this context, the 2015 strategy recognizes that success will increasingly depend on how well our military instrument supports the other instruments of national power and how it enables our network of allies and partners,” U.S. Army Gen. Martin Dempsey says. The U.S.
In observance of the Independence Day holiday in the U.S., Aerospace Daily & Defense Report will not be publishing on Monday, July 6. The next issue will be dated Tuesday, July 7.
The strategy is the result of work by the U.K.'s Aerospace Technology Institute to map out the capabilities of the U.K. aerospace industry and identify its core competencies and competitive advantages, principally in wing design and manufacture, large turbofans and complex systems including landing gear.
The same instrument that has been scanning ahead for collision danger to the fast-moving probe is also revealing new details about Pluto’s surface, including a row of mysterious dark spots along the equator.
The P-8A Poseidon aircraft are proving to be worth their investment in the Asia-Pacific region, says Navy Adm. Harry Harris, who took over the mantle of U.S. Pacific commander in late spring.
As many leaders and analysts in the U.S. and Asia-Pacific region continue to direct their focus on Chinese actions in that part of the world – and the American reaction to them – the new U.S. Pacific Command chief is concentrating on the positive, especially growing relationships with India and Vietnam.
BOEING has $358m Pentagon U.S. Navy contract for long-lead items for nine Full-Rate Production (FRP) Lot II P-8As; 16 FRP Lot III P-8As; and four Royal Australian Air Force FRP Lot III P-8As. UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP. has $269m U.S. Air Force contract for F119 Engine Sustainment through the end of the year. AEROJET ROCKETDYNE completed on-orbit validation testing of XR-5 Hall Thruster for the unmanned X-37 spaceplane.
Lt. Gen. Robert Neller is the White House nominee to be the next commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps. Currently heading U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, Neller graduated from the University of Virginia and was commissioned via the Platoon Leaders Class program in May 1975.
“The innovation and culture, the creativity and environment that we work so hard to protect is really the constant here,” says Kevin Mickey, president of the Mojave, California-based aircraft design and flight-test company. Scaled was formed in 1982 by Burt Rutan and acquired by Northrop in 2007.
The U.S. Air Force plans to declare its new, once-classified satellites designed specifically to spy on other spacecraft operational by the end of September, says Capt. Connie Dillon, a spokeswoman for Air Force Space Command.
Slated between October and December, the second flight test of the new SM-3 IIA ballistic missile interceptor will be the first flight of its new kill vehicle.
The Italian army plans to demonstrate a manned-unmanned teaming capability for its helicopters, which officials hope can be introduced toward the end of the decade.
The move marked a milestone in the Houston Airport System’s vision for an urban spaceport whose development is paced by private sector investments and fueled in part by its longstanding ties to NASA’s Johnson Space Center.
NEW DELHI—India’s indigenous Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) is likely to enter into series production by year’s end. “The LCH is expected to receive the Initial Operational Clearance by the end of this year, and thereafter we will start series production of the twin-engine, dedicated combat helicopter [in the] 5.8-ton class,” says T. Suvarana Raju, chairman and managing director of state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (HAL).
SIERRA NEVADA CORP. completed several significant Thermal Protection System (TPS) material development tests for Dream Chaser spacecraft at NASA Ames Research Center and Johnson Space Center under reimbursable Space Act Agreements, supporting upcoming TPS subsystem critical design review. ETIHAD FLIGHT COLLEGE, UAE, ordered four Phenom 100 trainers for delivery starting 1Q16, and optioned three.
The connected aircraft market will surge over the next 10 years, driven by growth in Ka-band satellite connectivity, according to a new forecast from VisionGain. “In recent years, the global connected aircraft market has undergone a transformation, as the importance of connectivity across all types of aircraft has been driven by growing consumer demand patterns and the pressure on airlines to differentiate their offerings,” the consultancy says, adding that the value of the market should reach $1.85 billion this year.
United Airlines has invested $30 million for a stake in renewable-fuels producer Fulcrum BioEnergy in a deal that could see the carrier buy 90 million gal. a year of jet fuel made from municipal waste.
