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Electric Air Mobility Venture, Vertical Aerospace, Announces 1,000 Aircraft Pre-Order

June 11, 2021 @ 09:29 AM

Vertical Aerospace Group said it has pre-orders for up to 1,000 eVTOL aircraft with launch customers Avolon and American Airlines, along with a pre-order option from Virgin Atlantic, all valued at up to $4 billion. The company said it entered into a definitive agreement for a business combination with Broadstone Acquisition Corp
Buddhist Monk, Top Military Officials among 12 Killed in Myanmar Plane Crash

June 10, 2021 @ 10:13 AM

One of Myanmars most influential Buddhist monks and several military officers were among 12 killed when a military airplane crashed near the Anisakhan Airport in Mandalay Regions Pyin Oo Lwin Township on Thursday. Well-known monk Abhisheka Maha Rattha Guru Dr
Israel Aerospace, Tomer Partner to Develop Missiles Rocket Engines

June 9, 2021 @ 01:13 PM

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and Tomer, a government-owned company producing rocket propulsion systems, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly develop projects in rocket propulsion and innovative missiles rocket engines. The MoU includes investment in joint projects, mutual R&D and establishing infrastructure for the companies' respective R&D departments for the benefit of developing future, advanced technologies in the field of rocket propulsion and innovative rocket motors, at a higher quality and faster than in the past
Russian Mi-171A2 Choppers to Have 4 Additional Seats

June 9, 2021 @ 06:46 AM

The Russian Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsia) gave its nod to Russian Helicopters for the installation of four additional passenger seats in the Mi-171A2 cabin. The increase in the number of seats from 20 to 24 will give additional advantages to operators when performing passenger transportation, a Rostec release on Tuesday said
Saab and Varjo Bring Mixed Reality Tech into Gripen E/F Simulators

June 9, 2021 @ 06:38 AM

Human eye resolution mixed reality (XR) technology developed by Finnish company Varjo will be integrated into all Saab Gripen E/F simulators. In addition to the highest resolution and widest field of view in the industry, the collaboration will also offer numerous new training opportunities at a fraction of the cost, Swedish company Saab said in a statement
Thales, Microsoft Launch Tactical Cloud Computing for Australian Military

June 5, 2021 @ 10:38 AM

Thales Australia, Microsoft and Australian SMEs- Myriad Technologies, archTIS and Fortifyedge have partnered to launch Nexium Defence Cloud Edge (NDC Edge), a secure Tactical cloud computing capability for the Australian Defence Force (ADF). The NDC Edge is built on Microsoft Azure Stack technology, that is designed to be compatible with Five Eyes nations (U
China Reveals Reconnaissance Robots

June 3, 2021 @ 11:50 AM

A new Chinese-made reconnaissance robot that will soon complete combat tests will start taking part in missions. The robot was developed by Captain Zhou Jianlong, deputy commander at a maintenance company under a coastal defense brigade affiliated with the PLA Eastern Theater Command Army
GA-EMS Clears Test to Launch Optical Crosslink Demo

June 2, 2021 @ 03:56 AM

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) announced today that it has successfully conducted a free space interconnect demonstration ground test of its Laser Interconnect and Networking Communication System (LINCS) spacecraft. The fully autonomous acquisition, tracking and pointing of the Optical Communication Terminals (OCT) on both spacecraft marked the final acceptance testing in preparation for delivery of the system to Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, FL for a June 2021 launch in partnership with the Space Development Agency (SDA)
Airbus-led Team Selected to Study European Quantum Communications Network Design

June 1, 2021 @ 08:08 AM

The European Commission has selected an Airbus-led consortium to study the design of the future European Quantum Communication Infrastructure (EuroQCI). It will enable ultra-secure communication between critical infrastructures and government institutions across the European Union
MD Helicopters To Support Afghan MD 530F Helicopters

May 29, 2021 @ 07:47 AM

MD Helicopters has won a contract valued $14.5 million to provide contractor logistics support for the Afghanistan Air Force fleet of armed MD 530F rotary wing aircraft

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