Marine One makes maiden flight.(BUSINESS BRIEFING)
The VH-71 "Marine One" helicopter made its maiden, flight
at AgustaWestland's facility in Yeovil, UK, on 3 July, marking a
milestone in the development of the United States' Presidential
aircraft. . . .
Pratt & Whitney starts geared turbofan tests.(BUSINESS
BRIEFING)
Pratt & Whitney has initiated performance testing of the fan
drive gear system, a key element of the next-generation Geared Turbofan
engine, at the company's new $12 million testing facility . . .
Taranis UAV moves into production.(BUSINESS BRIEFING)
The BAE Systems-led Taranis unmanned air vehicle (UAV) technology
demonstrator programme is moving from the design phase into the detailed
design and manufacturing phase. BAE Systems says it has . . .
Bayern-Chemie/Protac.(BUSINESS BRIEFING)
Following its approval by the national and international regulatory
bodies, the agreement concluded between MBDA, EADS and Thales regarding
the purchase of Bayern-Chemie/Protac came into effect on . . .
Northrop Grumman.(BUSINESS BRIEFING)
Northrop Grumman has completed a transaction that increases its
ownership in Scaled Composites, LLC from approximately 40 percent to 100
percent. Scaled Composites, led by. Burt Rutan, is an . . .
Safran.(BUSINESS BRIEFING)
Jean-Paul Herteman has become the new Chief Executive Officer and
Chairman of the Executive Board of Safran, effective 3 September. He
replaces Jean-Paul Bechat, who completed his term on 2 . . .
Saab.(BUSINESS BRIEFING)
Saab's acquisition of Denel Saab Aerostructures Pty Ltd, which
was announced on June 15 2006 has been formally, concluded following
approval from the South African government for the deal. The . . .
Calendar.(Calendar)
Calendar
DATE EVENT CONTACT
JULY
8-11 43rd AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint www.aiaa.org
Propulsion Conference & Exhibit,
. . .
European space tug set to fly: the Automated Transfer Vehicle
(ATV), due to blast off towards the ISS on an Ariane 5 launcher in
In a fitting culmination to the year that has seen the official
adoption of a European Space Policy, if all goes according to plan, the
month of November should see Europe's Ariane 5 launcher lift . . .
Strengthening Euro-Russian cooperation.(SPACE)(Roscosmos, Russian
Space Agency)(Brief article)
The three participants in the Tripartite Space Dialogue--the
European Commission, European Space Agency and Roscosmos--are
strengthening their cooperation in space. Following a meeting in Moscow
in . . .
Orbital Express milestones.(SPACE)(Brief article)
Boeing claimed to have achieved an industry first when its Orbital
Express system autonomously transferred propellant fuel and a battery
from one spacecraft to another. During the fuel transfer . . .
US aerospace industry.(SPACE)(Brief article)
The leaders of almost two dozen US aerospace industry contractors
(including Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grummand and Raytheon) have
co-signed a letter to Congress pleading for a top-line . . .
Big brother goes into orbit.(SPACE)(Orbit Research
Ltd)(MediaMobil Communication GmbH)(Brief article)
Two companies are implementing an ESA-supported project to
introduce a satellite-based solution for alarm monitoring and video
surveillance to meet the increasing demand for security systems from . . .
NASA modifies crew exploration vehicle contract.(SPACE)
NASA has modified its contract with Lockheed Martin to design, test
and build the Orion crew exploration vehicle. The updated contract
contains three significant changes: two years have been added . . .
Northrop Grumman.(SPACE)(Northrop Grumman has submitted a
proposal to Global Positioning System)(Brief article)
Northrop Grumman has submitted a proposal to compete for the US Air
Force's Global Positioning System (GPS) Next Generation Control
Segment (OCX) contract. The Northrop Grumman Team OCX claims to . . .
ESA and NASA.(SPACE)(European Space Agency and National
Aeronautics and Space Administration contracts)
ESA and NASA have signed an agreement extending the two
agencies' long-standing cooperation in the areas of satellite
tracking, spacecraft navigation and mission operations. The new
"Network and . . .
Orbital Sciences Corporation.(SPACE)(Brief article)
Orbital Sciences Corporation (OSC) has received an order from SES
Americom for as many as five new satellites over a multi-year period.
SES Americom has placed' a firm order for two new satellites, . . .
First flight for Sofia observatory.(SPACE)(Stratospheric
Observatory for Infrared Astronomy)(Brief article)
NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy
(SOFIA), completed its first test flight on 26 April following extensive
aircraft modification and telescope integration by L-3 . . .
NFIRE launched for missile defense agency.(SPACE)(Near Field
Infrared Experiment )
An Orbital Sciences Corp Minotaur I rocket successfully launched
the Near Field Infrared Experiment (NFIRE), built by General Dynamics
Advanced Information Systems, into low earth orbit on 24 April . . .
Northrop, IAI team on rapid response satellites.(SPACE)(Northrop
Grumman Corp. and Israel Aircraft Industries Ltd. launched surv
Northrop Grumman and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) have teamed
to build and launch operational surveillance satellites in a responsive
production cycle to provide US government users with . . .
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