Aerospace Archives

Higher Concentration of metal in Moon’s craters provides new insights to its origin

New observations could challenge previous theories of how the Moon was formed Washington. 02 July 2020: Life on Earth would not be possible without the Moon; it keeps…Read more ›

Tagged with: Aerospace, Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, Mini-RF, NASA, NNX15AV76G, Planetary Exploration Group, Space Exploration Sector

Nottingham based Filtertechnik Wins Major Test Rig Contract from Meggittt PLC

Contract is worth £566,000 and is one of the biggest ever won by Filtertechnik The contract is to design, manufacture and supply specialist test rigs to flush and…Read more ›

Tagged with: Aero Engines, Aerospace, Filtertechnik, Human Machine Interface, Hydrotechnik, Richard Price, Simon Wileman

Airbus innovative payload to launch on Faraday-1 satellite

Stevenage. 01 July 2020 . An Airbus developed next generation retaskable software defined radio payload, Prometheus 1, will be launched on the Faraday-1 cubesat from New Zealand on…Read more ›

Tagged with: Aerospace, Airbus Defence and Space, DSTL, Faraday-1 satellite, Richard Franklin, Space Missions Ltd

Boeing Delivers 2,500th AH-64 Apache Helicopter

Mesa,Ariz. 01 July 2020. Boeing recently delivered its 2,500th AH-64 Apache helicopter, an E-model Apache for the U.S. Army, from the company’s production line in Mesa, Arizona. The…Read more ›

Tagged with: Aerospace, AH-64 Apache Helicopter, Attack Helicopter programs, Dave Guthrie, Kathleen Jolivette, McDonnell Douglas, U.S. Army

Airbus delivers first A330 MRTT to NATO Multinational Multi Role Tanker Transport Fleet

Getafe. 30 June 2020 . Airbus has formally delivered the first of eight Airbus A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft ordered by the NATO Multinational MRTT Fleet…Read more ›

Tagged with: Aerospace, Airbus A330, Covid-19 pandemic, Dirk Hoke, European Defence Agency, Multi Role Tanker Transport, Multinational MRTT Fleet, NATO, NSPA, OCCAR, Peter Dohmen

Lockheed Martin PAC-3 MSE Achieves Test Success

Dallas. 29 June 2020 . A Lockheed Martin PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) interceptor successfully detected, tracked and intercepted a tactical ballistic missile target today in a test…Read more ›

Tagged with: Aerospace, Brenda Davidson, Lockheed Martin, Lockheed Martin Missiles, PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement

Airbus to upgrade training capabilities of German Eurofighter pilots

Munich. 22 June 2020 .Airbus, acting as the main contractor within the industrial Pilot Synthetic Training System (PSTS) consortium, has been awarded two contracts to extend the Eurofighter PSTS…Read more ›

Tagged with: Aerospace, Airbus Defence and Space, Cockpit Trainers, Full Mission Simulators, German Eurofighter pilots, LED projection system, Main Operating Base, PSTS

IAI signs a 350$ Million Special Mission Aircraft related Contract with Major European Country

Tel-a-viv. 21 June 2020. Special Mission Aircraft which are designed and developed in IAI are used primarily for collecting strategic intelligence. Israel Aerospace Industries has received a 350$ Million…Read more ›

Tagged with: Aerospace, Air Battle Management, ASuW, CAEW, ELTA Systems, Gideon Landa, Israel Defence Forces, Major European Country, Maritime Patrol Aircraft, SIGINT aircraft, special mission aircraft

Raytheon’s StormBreaker® completes first guided release from Super Hornet in U.S. Navy flight test

TUCSON, Ariz. 21 June 2020 . Raytheon Missiles & Defense, a Raytheon Technologies business completed the first guided release of a StormBreaker® smart weapon from an F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, which…Read more ›

Tagged with: Aerospace, Cristy Stagg, F-15E Eagle, F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, Raytheon Missiles & Defense, Raytheon Technologies, StormBreaker

Tethers Unlimited Supports SwRI for NASA PUNCH SmallSat Mission

Bothell, WA. 09 June 2020 . Tethers Unlimited, Inc. (TUI) announced it has secured a contract to provide key communications and propulsion capabilities to Southwest Research Institute (SwRI)…Read more ›

Tagged with: Aerospace, Dr. Rob Hoyt, HYDROS-C, NASA PUNCH Mission, SWIFT-XTS, Tethers Unlimited