Aerospace/Defense

Oneweb Successfully Launches 34 More Satellites Into Orbit

- OneWeb declares the launch of its satellites successful today - This launch continues path towards internet everywhere for everyone - OneWeb is proud to launch from Kazakhstan, extending Baikonur Cosmodrome's world-class legacy to the space industry LONDON, Feb. 7, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- OneWeb,...

2020-02-07 11:19 1955

Chemetall presents innovative portfolio for the aerospace industry at Singapore Airshow 2020

SHANGHAI, Feb. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Surface Treatment global business unit of BASF's Coatings division, operating under the Chemetall brand, will exhibit at the Singapore Airshow,Booth S101, Changi Exhibition Center, on February 11-16, 2020. At the show, Chemetall will showcase a fully int...

2020-02-06 00:00 1791

XAG Establishes Five Million Yuan Fund for Drone Disinfection Operation to Fight Coronavirus Outbreak

GUANGZHOU, China, Feb. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- It is of greatest concern that the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) has spread through more than 20 countries and become a global health emergency. To address the urgent need for strengthening disease prevention measures, a Chinese agriculture technolog...

2020-02-02 19:52 2084

Erickson Announces The S-64F+ Air Crane® Helicopter

WELCOME TO THE FUTURE OF AEROSPACE PORTLAND, Oregon, Jan. 31, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Erickson Incorporated, a worldwide leading operator, maintainer, and manufacturer of utility aircraft, has announced at Heli Expo, a new production line of the legacy Air Crane® helicopter introducing the S-64F+ ...

2020-01-31 10:26 1909

Erickson Announces The S-64F+ Air Crane® Helicopter

WELCOME TO THE FUTURE OF AEROSPACE PORTLAND, Oregon, Jan. 31, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Erickson Incorporated, a worldwide leading operator, maintainer, and manufacturer of utility aircraft, has announced at Heli Expo, a new production line of the legacy Air Crane® helicopter introducing the S-64F+ ...

2020-01-31 08:38 1605

Consolidated Aerospace Manufacturing to be Acquired by Stanley Black & Decker

BREA, California, Jan. 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Consolidated Aerospace Manufacturing, LLC ("CAM") announced today that it entered into an agreement to be acquired by Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (SWK). This transaction is subject to regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions. CAM...

2020-01-30 08:59 1120

Axiom Space wins NASA approval for construction of commercial space station on ISS

HOUSTON, Jan. 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The human dream of universal access to living and working in space has drawn one step closer. Axiom Station will be constructed while attached to the ISS and, at the en...

2020-01-28 07:25 3625

Elbit Systems Successfully Demonstrates High-Altitude High-Precision Aerial Firefighting Solution

HAIFA, Israel, Jan. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Elbit Systems completed a successful field demonstration of its patented Hydrop system, an innovative solution enabling high-altitude high-precision aerial firefighting. The field demonstration took place recently as part of an exercise led by theIsrae...

2020-01-21 20:25 1327

Cyient Appoints Denise Millard as Vice president - Sales, to help grow its Aerospace and Defense business in North America

EAST HARTFORD, Connecticut, Jan. 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Cyient announced the appointment ofDenise Millard as Vice President of Sales for its Aerospace and Defense (A&D) business unit. In this role, Denise will be responsible for accelerating sales through growth and expansion in the North Ameri...

2020-01-20 18:00 1450

H.H. Sheikh Hamdan Honours the 27th Batch of Dubai Police Academy Cadets During Graduation Ceremony

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Jan. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The graduation ceremony of the 27th batch of Dubai Police Academy officers was held recently in the presence of His Highness (H.H.) SheikhHamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai. The gala ceremony took place at th...

2020-01-17 01:40 2389

Competition Intensifies as Earth Observation Market Evolves

Cheaper imagery empowering multiple ambitious startups to deliver next-generation intelligence to new customer groups, finds Frost & Sullivan LONDON, Jan. 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Frost & Sullivan's recent analysis, Global Earth Observation Market, reveals that heightened demand for enhanced inte...

2020-01-09 18:30 1073

Canadian Space Technology Startup SkyWatch Raises $7.5M USD ($10M CAD) to Make Satellite Data Easily Accessible

SkyWatch has completed a $7.5M USD Series A round of financing to provide companies with affordable and reliable access to satellite data. WATERLOO, Ontario, Jan. 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- SkyWatch Space Applications Inc. ("SkyWatch"), a Waterloo-based space technology startup, announced it has co...

2020-01-08 05:55 1008

Six S-64 Air Crane® Helicopters Continue Fight in Australia

The Toughest Jobs Call for the Toughest Aircraft PORTLAND, Oregon, Jan. 4, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Erickson Incorporated, a worldwide leading operator, maintainer, and manufacturer of utility aircraft, is continuing to fight the devastating Australian bushfires into the new year armed with Six Air ...

2020-01-04 10:29 1705

Large-size FAP20 Sensor Module Granted US PIV Certification

OSLO, Norway, Dec. 20, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- NEXT Biometrics (Oslo Bors: NEXT), a global leader in fingerprint sensor technology, is pleased to announce that its newly introduced biometric module based on the large-size FAP20 sensor has been granted Personal Identity Verification (PIV) Certificati...

2019-12-20 20:38 11672

Axon Announces Australian Federal Police as First Asia-Pacific Agency to Roll Out TASER 7 Conducted Energy Weapons

Australian Federal Police Protection Operations, Aviation, to outfit officers across nine airports with Axon's TASER 7 weapon, body-worn cameras, Axon Signal Sidearm and the digital evidence management system, Axon Evidence SYDNEY, Dec. 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Axon Public Safety Australia, a su...

2019-12-18 06:00 7604

CMT's Manufacturing Automation Asia Summit draws Automotive, Aerospace, Pharma, Electronics, Chemical Manufacturers to Singapore

SINGAPORE, Dec. 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Manufacturing Automation Asia organized by Centre for Management Technology (CMT) will be held in advanced manufacturing hub -Singapore, the summit brings together key insights from manufacturers who have already adoptedsmart automation systems

2019-12-17 09:00 3449

Aireon's Space-Based ADS-B Surveillance To Cover All ASECNA FIRs

DAKAR, Senegal, Dec. 14, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Following nearly two years of collaboration on terrestrial surveillance between theAgency for Aerial Navigation Safety inAfrica and Madagascar (ASECNA) and Aireon, the two organizations have concluded the use of space-based ADS-B for surveillance ser...

2019-12-14 04:04 1605

Small-satellite Launch Service Revenues to Top $28 Billion by 2030

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Dec. 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Frost & Sullivan forecasts the total number of satellites to be launched during the period 2019 to 2033 to be20,425, with North America leading the way, followed by Europe. Such demand could take the small-satellite launch services market past th...

2019-12-12 23:10 997

Smiths Interconnect opens a new qualification and test laboratory in Dundee

LONDON, Dec. 10, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Smiths Interconnect proudly celebrated the Grand Opening of its new Qualification and Test laboratory in its site in Dundee, Scotland. The new laboratory offers a one-stop shop for critical qualification and testing of Smiths Interconnect's products inEurope....

2019-12-10 11:55 1629

SkyWatch Selected to Build Advanced Autonomous Space Systems Using Artificial Intelligence and Big Data Analytics for the Canadian Space Agency

WATERLOO, Ontario, Dec. 10, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- SkyWatch is excited to announce that the company was selected by the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) to complete Phase I of the Artificial Intelligence and Big Data Analytics for Advanced Autonomous Space Systems challenge inJuly 2019. During this phas...

2019-12-10 06:49 1318