Boeing, U.S. Air Force Aircrews Make History with First KC-46A Tanker Refueling Flight
Boeing and U.S. Air Force aircrews successfully completed the KC-46A tanker’s first refueling flight in the skies above Washington state. Following takeoff from Boeing Field in Seattle, the KC-46A test…
Airbus Helicopters Maintains Civil Market Lead and Sees Commercial Success for New Products In 2015
Capitalising on its transformation plan that has put the company’s priorities on customer satisfaction, quality and safety, and competitiveness, Airbus Helicopters focused its efforts in 2015 on executing its strategic…
Rheinmetall Wins Major Artillery Ammunition Order
An international customer has awarded Rheinmetall an important contract for artillery ammunition. Worth around €130 million, the order encompasses the Group’s full spectrum of projectile variants as well as the…
Nulka Fired from US Navy Aircraft Carrier
The Nulka active missile decoy has been successfully fired from a US Navy CVN Class aircraft carrier for the first time. In mid-December 2015, Nulka was fired from the USS…
Saab Signs Coastal Surveillance System Contract with Croatia
Defence and security company Saab will supply a coastal surveillance and border protection system to Croatia. The system has a strategic role to secure the maritime borders of Croatia and…
Good Year for Damen Cutter Suction Dredgers
2015 was very successful for Damen’s Cutter Suction Dredger (CSD) range. Throughout the year 12 CSDs were sold and delivered to clients around the world. Most of the deliveries were…
Airbus Helicopters Raises the Maximum Take-off Weight of the H145 to 3,700kg
In December, the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) awarded the certification of the increased maximum take-off weight (MTOW) for the H145. With this enhancement, the helicopter can carry an extra…
AJW Aviation Wins The Aviation 100 Parts Supplier of the Year Award for Fourth Year Running
AJW Aviation is proud to have once again been announced as the winner of ‘The Aviation 100 Parts Supplier of the Year’ Award 2016. Now in its sixth year, the…
NASA Chooses RFeye for the Kennedy Space Center
CRFS, a leader in RF spectrum monitoring solutions, has supplied NASA Kennedy Space Center with RFeye real-time signal monitoring, direction finding and geolocation systems. The NASA Electromagnetic Lab (EML) provides…
Telephonics Mobile Surveillance Capability Chosen by U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Telephonics Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Griffon Corporation, announced that it has been awarded a production contract from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) for its Mobile Surveillance Capability…