Aerospace & Defense, Industry Focus Areas, Process, Quality Control
July 24, 2024
Via: Metrology and Quality NewsHexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division has introduced the fully automated PRESTO XL inspection cell, tailored to inspecting large aerospace components, the latest addition to its modular series of turn-key systems that can be deployed into manufacturing lines globally in 16 weeks. […]
Aerospace & Defense, Industry Focus Areas
July 22, 2024
Via: ASD NewsGKN Aerospace has successfully delivered the full composite wing assembly and by end of July will deliver booms for Supernal’s first electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) demonstrator aircraft.The Full-scale Technology Demonstrator (FSTD) will begin flying later this year. These […]
Aerospace & Defense, Industry Focus Areas
July 19, 2024
Via: Electronics WeeklyThe first product of the line, Samson300, is focussed on maximum energy density, according to the company, achieving 300Wh/kg. A cycle life of over 1,000 full-depth discharge cycles is claimed. “Patented safety technologies include cell level protections from thermal runaway […]
Aerospace & Defense, Industry Focus Areas
July 16, 2024
Via: ASD NewsBoeing [NYSE: BA] has provided NASA with the second core stage of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket. Built at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF), the core stage is designed to send the Artemis II crew to lunar orbit for […]
Aerospace & Defense, Industry Focus Areas
July 15, 2024
Via: Electronics WeeklyDue to launch in the coming weeks, the Φsat-2 satellite (pronounced PhiSat-2) is equipped with a multispectral camera and AI computing to analyse and processes imagery in real-time. The promise is for smarter and more efficient ways of monitoring our planet AI […]
Aerospace & Defense, Industry Focus Areas
July 10, 2024
Via: Metrology and Quality NewsSPS Technologies, a world-leading specialist fasteners, assemblies and precision components manufacturer for the aerospace sector has increased productivity by 23%, which equates to 273 additional productive hours per week across 15 machines, after utilising smart technology from FourJaw Manufacturing Analytics. Employing […]
Aerospace & Defense, Industry Focus Areas
July 9, 2024
Via: Electronics WeeklyBoeing agreed to pay a $487.2 million fine and invest at least $455 million over the next three years to strengthen its compliance and safety programmes. The company has been put on probation, supervised by the Federal District Court for […]
Aerospace & Defense, Industry Focus Areas
July 5, 2024
Via: Electronics WeeklyMeasuring 100mx100m, the “high-fidelity 3D test field” mimics the topography and optical properties of the Moon’s surface, said the company. The site will be used for testing spacecraft and rover sensors, for example lunar landing technologies like LiDAR scanners, and […]
Aerospace & Defense, Industry Focus Areas
July 4, 2024
Via: ASD NewsFirefly Aerospace, an end-to-end space transportation company, today announced it successfully launched its Alpha Flight 5 (FLTA005) rocket and completed the payload deployment sequence as part of the company’s Venture-Class Launch Services Demonstration 2 (VCLS Demo 2) contract with NASA. […]
Aerospace & Defense, Industry Focus Areas
July 1, 2024
Via: Electronics WeeklyThe aim is to significantly limit the proliferation of debris – in Earth and Lunar orbits – by 2030, for all future missions, programmes and activities. And to ensure compliant satellites can be designed and built in time, ESA says […]
Aerospace & Defense, Industry Focus Areas
July 1, 2024
Via: ASD NewsAirbus SE has entered into a binding term sheet agreement with Spirit AeroSystems in relation to a potential acquisition of major activities related to Airbus, notably the production of A350 fuselage sections in Kinston, North Carolina, U.S., and St. Nazaire, […]
Aerospace & Defense, Industry Focus Areas
June 14, 2024
Via: Electronics WeeklyEPC7001BSH is a 50A (120A pulse) 11mΩ transistor in 5.7 x 3.9mm packaging EPC7002ASH is a 15A (40A pulse) 28mΩ transistor in 3.4 x 3.4mm packaging “Both devices have a total dose radiation rating greater than 1,000kRad(Si) and SEE immunity […]
Aerospace & Defense, Industry Focus Areas
June 11, 2024
Via: ASD NewsRed Cat Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: RCAT) (“Red Cat”), a drone technology company integrating robotic hardware and software for military, government, and commercial operations, today announced it has entered into a Letter of Intent (LOI) for the planned acquisition of FlightWave […]
Aerospace & Defense, Industry Focus Areas
June 10, 2024
Via: ASD NewsAl Yah Satellite Communications Company PJSC (Yahsat), the UAE’s flagship satellite solutions provider announced today that it has contracted Airbus Defence and Space, a leading satellite manufacturer, for its new geostationary telecommunications satellites, Al Yah 4 (“AY4”) and Al Yah […]
Aerospace & Defense, Industry Focus Areas
June 6, 2024
Via: ASD NewsUnited Launch Alliance (ULA) marked the beginning of a new era of space capabilities with the successful launch of its next generation Vulcan rocket on Jan. 8 at 2:18 a.m. EST from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force […]
Aerospace & Defense, Industry Focus Areas
June 5, 2024
Via: ASD NewsJoby Aviation, Inc. (NYSE:JOBY), a company developing electric air taxis for commercial passenger service, today announced the acquisition of the autonomy division of Xwing Inc., an industry leader in the development of autonomous technology for aviation. Founded in 2016, Xwing […]
Aerospace & Defense, Industry Focus Areas
May 29, 2024
Via: ASD NewsVÆRIDION, a Munich based manufacturer of battery-electric aircraft, and Aero-Dienst, the Nuremberg-based full-service provider for business aviation and air ambulance services, will join forces to develop the first-in-class electric conventional take-off and landing (eCTOL) concept for flight ambulance services and […]
Aerospace & Defense, Industry Focus Areas
May 29, 2024
Via: Electronics WeeklyIt means the Dublin-based company has been awarded an undisclosed grant that will be funded by the European Defence Fund (EDF). “We are delighted to receive our first grant from the European Defence Fund,” said Fintan Buckley, Ubotica CEO. “SPACE:AI […]
Aerospace & Defense, Industry Focus Areas
May 24, 2024
Via: Electronics WeeklyThe goal for the lander is to establish the capability, for Europe, to land 1,500-1,800 kg of cargo, infrastructure, and scientific instruments on the lunar surface. Argonaut The robotic system is known as MANUS – the Manipulator for Argonaut Payload […]
Aerospace & Defense, Industry Focus Areas
May 15, 2024
Via: Electronics WeeklyThe AiRanger aircraft has a 5.7m wingspan, weights 100kg and can fly for 12 hours or 1,200km. Power comes from an 8hp engine. Rules constrain its altitude to 8,000feet (~2,500m) and a ~11,000km2 area while obeying FAA ‘visual flight rules’. […]