Aerospace/Defense

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 3592

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 1303

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 1427

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 2318

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 1059

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 05:55 988

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 1688

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 11653

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 7584

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 3386

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 1583

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 23:10 978

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 1605

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 1301

Djibouti Launches Its Official Election Campaign for Non-permanent Membership of the UN Security Council

NEW YORK, Dec. 6, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The Republic of Djibouti has announced, inNew York, that it is starting its official campaign for election as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council. InJune 2020, the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly will have to ele...

2019-12-06 21:18 2183

SpaceChain Sends Blockchain Technology to the International Space Station

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Dec. 6, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- SpaceChain announced that its blockchain hardware wallet technology is on its way to theInternational Space Station (ISS) , aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket a...

2019-12-06 02:13 3135

Ascent Vision Technologies Conducts Comprehensive Customer Field Training Event

BOZEMAN, Mont., Dec. 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Ascent Vision Technologies (AVT) recently completed comprehensive field training exercises of the X-MADIS Fixed Site system with a key international customer, demonstrating its core capabilities and operational criteria. The training focused on critica...

2019-12-04 23:32 922

S-64 Air Crane® Helicopter Headed to South Korea

The Toughest Job, Calls for the Toughest Aircraft PORTLAND, Oregon, Nov. 27, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Erickson Incorporated, a worldwide leading operator, maintainer, and manufacturer of utility aircraft, announces the delivery of the K7 S-64 Air Crane® helicopter to the Korean Forest Service (KFS)....

2019-11-27 22:00 2120

S-64 Air Crane® Helicopter Headed to South Korea

The Toughest Job, Calls for the Toughest Aircraft PORTLAND, Oregon, Nov. 27, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Erickson Incorporated, a worldwide leading operator, maintainer, and manufacturer of utility aircraft, announces the delivery of the K7 S-64 Air Crane® helicopter to the Korean Forest Service (KFS)....

2019-11-27 22:00 1935

Dutch Caribbean Air Navigation Service Provider Deploys Space-Based ADS-B In Curacao

WILLEMSTAD, Curacao, Nov. 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the Dutch Caribbean Air Navigation Service Provider (DC-ANSP) announced it has deployed Aireon's  space-based ADS-B surveillance service in the Curacao Flight Information Region (FIR). This milestone follows years of collaboration, with the...

2019-11-19 05:00 1470

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