http://www.defensedispatch.com/ en DefenseDispatch.com - http://www.defensedispatch.com/ http://linkednews.com/?i=lzsp48 http://linkednews.com/?i=lzsp48 Marketwire - Telecommunication Equipment - AtHoc's Net-Centric Alerting Solution Provides Military Leaders the Ability to Rapidly Reach and Account for Soldiers Deployed in Military Missions Anywhere in the World Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:56:05 +0000 http://linkednews.com/?i=lzsnsp http://linkednews.com/?i=lzsnsp BAE Systems - Release Date: 22 Feb 12 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:31:23 +0000 http://linkednews.com/?i=lzsnsk http://linkednews.com/?i=lzsnsk Uploads from Lockheed Martin - Lockheed Martin officially opened its new GPS III Processing Facility (GPF) on February 21, 2012. The GPF, built in the company's former rocket assembly... Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:31:22 +0000 http://linkednews.com/?i=lzsns9 http://linkednews.com/?i=lzsns9 Defense Systems - The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's next research project, named "Avatar," would fund the development of machines that would work for human warfighters in the combat zone. Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:31:21 +0000 http://linkednews.com/?i=lzsnra http://linkednews.com/?i=lzsnra Sikorsky - Sikorsky Aircraft Corp.'s S-92(r) "Legacy of Heroes" (LOH) helicopter will visit Thailand this week as part of its world tour, continuing to demonstrate the aircraft's capability to customers... Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:31:19 +0000 http://linkednews.com/?i=lzsnc0 http://linkednews.com/?i=lzsnc0 GlobeNewsWire: Shipbuilding - Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) announced today that Vice Adm. Daniel P. Holloway, U.S. Navy (Ret.), has been named vice president of customer relations for the company's Ingalls Shipbuilding... Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:30:45 +0000 http://linkednews.com/?i=lzsn6a http://linkednews.com/?i=lzsn6a GlobeNewsWire: Telecommunications - Comtech EF Data Corporation announced today that it has completed interoperability testing with Mitsubishi Electric Corporation's MVA100 Maritime VSAT stabilized antenna system and the ROSS... Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:13:57 +0000 http://linkednews.com/?i=lzsn5v http://linkednews.com/?i=lzsn5v GlobeNewsWire: Defense - Five Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) employees received top awards at the annual Black Engineer of the Year Award (BEYA) STEM Global Competitiveness Conference held Feb. 16-18 in Philadelphia.... Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:13:56 +0000 http://linkednews.com/?i=lzsn4d http://linkednews.com/?i=lzsn4d GlobeNewsWire: Government - Reinforcing a long-standing commitment to hiring veterans, Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) this week answered the call from President Barack Obama and registered its pledge with the... Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:13:51 +0000 http://linkednews.com/?i=lzsn44 http://linkednews.com/?i=lzsn44 GlobeNewsWire: Government - Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has successfully completed repairs to a wing spar on a U.K. E-3D Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System (UK AWACS) aircraft and delivered it to the... Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:13:50 +0000 http://linkednews.com/?i=lzsmyp http://linkednews.com/?i=lzsmyp PR Newswire: Computer Software - Silynx Communications, Inc. (Silynx), a global leader in tactical communications systems, is proud to announce that the new Bandito Brothers film Act of Valor highlights the use of Silynx equipment... Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:13:35 +0000 http://linkednews.com/?i=lzsmx3 http://linkednews.com/?i=lzsmx3 PR Newswire: Computer Software - General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), and BAE Systems (LSE: BA) have successfully demonstrated a tactical version of their 81mm Roll... Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:13:30 +0000 http://linkednews.com/?i=lzsmv2 http://linkednews.com/?i=lzsmv2 PR Newswire: Computer Software - A NATO commissioned serious game is the first of its kind to be scheduled for large-scale deployment on Android and iOS mobile devices. It will be used by military personnel in operational... Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:13:25 +0000 http://linkednews.com/?i=lzsmsy http://linkednews.com/?i=lzsmsy PR Newswire: Aerospace and Defense - NASA has signed its final contract option with InfoPro Corp. in Huntsville to continue engineering technicians and trades support services for the agency's Marshall Space Flight Center.... Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:13:19 +0000 http://linkednews.com/?i=lzsmst http://linkednews.com/?i=lzsmst PR Newswire: Aerospace and Defense - Astronomers using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory have clocked the fastest wind yet discovered blowing off a disk around a stellar-mass black hole. This result has important implications for... Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:13:18 +0000 http://linkednews.com/?i=lzsmsn http://linkednews.com/?i=lzsmsn PR Newswire: Aerospace and Defense - NASA Administrator Charles Bolden announced Tuesday changes to his senior leadership team. Associate Administrator Chris Scolese was named director of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in... Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:13:17 +0000 http://linkednews.com/?i=lzsmsc http://linkednews.com/?i=lzsmsc PR Newswire: Aerospace and Defense - Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) new interoperability server includes advanced features to help public safety agencies communicate with one another, the company announced at the International... Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:13:16 +0000 http://linkednews.com/?i=lzsmkn http://linkednews.com/?i=lzsmkn PR Newswire: Computer and Electronics - The LONGBOW Limited Liability Company, a joint venture between Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC), recently delivered the first production Unmanned Aerial Systems... Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:13:10 +0000 http://linkednews.com/?i=lzsmh4 http://linkednews.com/?i=lzsmh4 Business Wire: Aerospace News - The Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) recently achieved a first shot success from a fixed-wing aircraft, BAE Systems announced today. The semi-active laser guided version of the... Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:13:00 +0000 http://linkednews.com/?i=lzsmgy http://linkednews.com/?i=lzsmgy Business Wire: Aerospace News - CPI Aerostructures, Inc. ("CPI Aero(r)") (NYSE Amex:CVU) today announced that it has received a purchase order from Goodrich Corporation ("Goodrich") for the supply of aerospace structural... Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:12:59 +0000 http://linkednews.com/?i=lzsm90 http://linkednews.com/?i=lzsm90 Business Wire: Networks - GE Intelligent Platforms today announced an enhanced version of the ICS-8580 rugged high definition video compression XMC module. Designed in response to the growing use of video in a broad... Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:12:48 +0000 http://linkednews.com/?i=lzsg92 http://linkednews.com/?i=lzsg92 U.S. Dept. of Defense - Contracts valued at $5 million or more are announced each business day at 5 p.m. Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:12:12 +0000 http://linkednews.com/?i=lzsg8b http://linkednews.com/?i=lzsg8b NASA Image of the Day - This artist's impression shows a binary system containing a stellar-mass black hole called IGR J17091-3624, or IGR J17091 for short. The strong gravity of the black hole, on the left, is pulling... Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:12:10 +0000 http://linkednews.com/?i=lzqu2x http://linkednews.com/?i=lzqu2x PhysOrg.com - NASA's Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) is being mated, or attached, to its Pegasus XL rocket today at Vandenberg Air Force Base in central California. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:49:13 +0000 http://linkednews.com/?i=lzqqzk http://linkednews.com/?i=lzqqzk Electronics Weekly - Despite delays and setbacks, the spacecraft intended to become first commercial vehicles to dock with the International Space Station (ISS) are making good progress on their way to launch.... Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:12:42 +0000 http://linkednews.com/?i=lzqqsy http://linkednews.com/?i=lzqqsy Uploads from Lockheed Martin - The 250th C-130J Super Hercules built at the Lockheed Martin Marietta, Ga., facility takes off for Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, on Feb. 16, 2012. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:12:27 +0000 http://linkednews.com/?i=lzqqsn http://linkednews.com/?i=lzqqsn Uploads from Lockheed Martin - On Feb. 16, 2012, the first external weapons test mission was flown by an F-35A Conventional Takeoff and Landing (CTOL) aircraft at Edwards Air Force Base,... Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:12:26 +0000 http://linkednews.com/?i=lzqqnp http://linkednews.com/?i=lzqqnp GlobeNewsWire: Aero and Defense - Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) announced today that 18 shipbuilders were recognized for achievements in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) during the 26th... Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:12:17 +0000 http://linkednews.com/?i=lzqql4 http://linkednews.com/?i=lzqql4 PR Newswire: Aerospace and Defense - Sikorsky Aircraft Corp.'s S-92(r) "Legacy of Heroes" (LOH) helicopter will visit Thailand this week as part of its world tour, continuing to demonstrate the aircraft's capability to customers... Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:28:53 +0000 http://linkednews.com/?i=lzqqkz http://linkednews.com/?i=lzqqkz PR Newswire: Aerospace and Defense - Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Pakistan International Airlines today announced a firm order for five 777-300ER (extended range) airplanes. Valued at nearly $1.5 billion at list prices, the order also... Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:28:52 +0000 http://linkednews.com/?i=lzqqkt http://linkednews.com/?i=lzqqkt PR Newswire: Aerospace and Defense - New images from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft show the moon's crust is being stretched, forming minute valleys in a few small areas on the lunar surface. Scientists propose... Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:28:51 +0000 http://linkednews.com/?i=lzqqfw http://linkednews.com/?i=lzqqfw Business Wire: Aerospace News - Southwest Research Institute has received the STAR Supplier Award from Lockheed Martin Corporation's Electronics Systems Business Area Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:28:43 +0000 http://linkednews.com/?i=lzqpj5 http://linkednews.com/?i=lzqpj5 Business Wire: Hardware - Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS), an international communications and information technology company, has introduced the Harris Ruggedized Tablet, a secure, portable device that delivers a "smartphone-like"... Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:12:34 +0000 http://linkednews.com/?i=lzqp7h http://linkednews.com/?i=lzqp7h NASA Image of the Day - NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, seated right, and Sen. John Glenn address questions from the press during a briefing at Ohio State University as John Glenn's wife Annie Glenn, seated in... Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:12:11 +0000 http://linkednews.com/?i=lzp2zf http://linkednews.com/?i=lzp2zf Electronics Weekly - The UK and French armed forces will collaborate more closely in future - particularly in the deployment and development of unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) - following an agreement in Paris last... Mon, 20 Feb 2012 14:05:51 +0000 http://linkednews.com/?i=lzp2x3 http://linkednews.com/?i=lzp2x3 PR Newswire: Aerospace and Defense - ATK (NYSE: ATK) announced that it has been selected by the U.S. Army to develop an alternative warhead for the Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS). ATK was one of three companies... Mon, 20 Feb 2012 14:05:46 +0000 http://linkednews.com/?i=lzownf http://linkednews.com/?i=lzownf Electronics Weekly - Europe has formally put its Galileo satellite navigation project on track to provide a functional service during 2014 and near-global coverage in 2015 with the signing of contracts to build... Mon, 20 Feb 2012 12:12:14 +0000 http://linkednews.com/?i=lzovaa http://linkednews.com/?i=lzovaa gizmag - The tilt-rotor Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey program received a boost last week when the U.S. Marine Corps took delivery of the latest variant. The Osprey, which began development some 30 years ago,... Mon, 20 Feb 2012 11:29:10 +0000 http://linkednews.com/?i=lzouw5 http://linkednews.com/?i=lzouw5 ReadWriteWeb - Over the past several years, the US Army has developed an exemplary program in exploiting numerous social media methods, and done so without a lot of flash, expense, or personnel. They have... Mon, 20 Feb 2012 11:12:59 +0000 http://linkednews.com/?i=lzoue3 http://linkednews.com/?i=lzoue3 BusinessWeek.com -- Top News - Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said he owed a debt of gratitude to oil companies TNK and OAO Surgutneftegas for providing the cash needed to keep Russia's seaborne nuclear forces in the Pacific... Mon, 20 Feb 2012 11:12:33 +0000 http://linkednews.com/?i=lzouda http://linkednews.com/?i=lzouda BusinessWeek.com -- Top News - Boeing Co., Sikorsky, Eurocopter and Bell, the top four helicopter makers, are focused on Asia as 1,000 orders from states spanning India to Korea are set to make it the fastest growing military-chopper... Mon, 20 Feb 2012 11:12:31 +0000 http://linkednews.com/?i=lzoubx http://linkednews.com/?i=lzoubx PR Newswire: Aerospace and Defense - Defence Logistics 2012 is taking place from 26th - 28th of March in London; the leading requirements and procurement Officers from across the NATO nations will be attending this event. The... Mon, 20 Feb 2012 11:12:27 +0000 http://linkednews.com/?i=lzns35 http://linkednews.com/?i=lzns35 PhysOrg.com - The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) announced this week that it will be setting aside $7 million out of its $2 billion budget to work on a next-step robotics... Sun, 19 Feb 2012 21:12:59 +0000 http://linkednews.com/?i=lznrjn http://linkednews.com/?i=lznrjn gizmag - Since its introduction in 1978, over 4,450 F-16 Fighting Falcon's have been built, making it one of the most successful military aircraft of all time. Although it is no longer purchased by... Sun, 19 Feb 2012 21:12:51 +0000 http://linkednews.com/?i=lznrci http://linkednews.com/?i=lznrci Channel NewsAsia Business News - Japan Airlines on Wednesday said it had ordered 10 new Boeing Dreamliner 787-9 aircraft as part of a five-year business plan. Sun, 19 Feb 2012 21:12:44 +0000 http://linkednews.com/?i=lznr3h http://linkednews.com/?i=lznr3h Shanghai Daily: Business - BOEING Co confirmed a 230-aircraft order worth US$22.4 billion at list prices from Indonesian budget carrier PT Lion Mentari Airlines, setting a record for the aircraft maker. Sun, 19 Feb 2012 21:12:40 +0000 http://linkednews.com/?i=lznr1k http://linkednews.com/?i=lznr1k FastCompany - Get to know the motion picture location scouting companies and real estate agencies using unmanned drones for aerial shoots in California--much to the chagrin of the FAA, the LAPD, and an agency... Sun, 19 Feb 2012 21:12:37 +0000 http://linkednews.com/?i=lznqxj http://linkednews.com/?i=lznqxj Wired News - Bell Helicopter's new 525 medium-lift chopper is getting as much attention for its high-tech control system as it is for the bird's ability to carry 16 people 400 miles. Sun, 19 Feb 2012 21:12:34 +0000 http://linkednews.com/?i=lznolg http://linkednews.com/?i=lznolg CNET News.com - The agency apparently wants to create remotely operated bipedal machines that could perform some soldiering duties. Flying dragons not included. Sun, 19 Feb 2012 20:12:43 +0000 http://linkednews.com/?i=lznkw5 http://linkednews.com/?i=lznkw5 Electronics Weekly - Projects will include novel propulsion for cubesats, systems to exploit the Galileo navigation satellite system research into techniques for crop monitoring from space Sun, 19 Feb 2012 19:12:19 +0000 http://linkednews.com/?i=lznkfw http://linkednews.com/?i=lznkfw Defense Systems - Four small firms have been chosen to compete for satellite services task orders under the Custom Satellite Communications Solutions-Small Business contract, and the CS2 companion award is not... Sun, 19 Feb 2012 18:27:09 +0000 http://linkednews.com/?i=lznkfo http://linkednews.com/?i=lznkfo Defense Tech - Amid all the recent talk about the need for U.S. Navy minesweepers in the Persian Gulf in case Iran attempts to close the straight of Hormuz with sea mines, I noticed an interesting fact about... Sun, 19 Feb 2012 18:27:08 +0000 http://linkednews.com/?i=lznkec http://linkednews.com/?i=lznkec BARRONS.com: Stocks To Watch Today - The big airlines should post significant earnings growth in 2012, writes Maxim Group analyst Ray Neidl. The airlines have already pushed through two ticket price increases this year, and as... Sun, 19 Feb 2012 18:27:04 +0000 http://linkednews.com/?i=lznh5h http://linkednews.com/?i=lznh5h GlobeNewsWire: Aero and Defense - LMI Aerospace, Inc. (Nasdaq:LMIA), a leading provider of design engineering services, structural assemblies, kits and components to the aerospace, defense and technology markets, today announced... Sun, 19 Feb 2012 17:12:34 +0000 http://linkednews.com/?i=lznfzd http://linkednews.com/?i=lznfzd PR Newswire: RFID - Using the Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) Handheld, Manpack, Small Form Fit (HMS) two-channel networking radio (AN/PRC-155), General Dynamics C4 Systems recently completed the first demonstration... Sun, 19 Feb 2012 17:12:32 +0000 http://linkednews.com/?i=lznfwj http://linkednews.com/?i=lznfwj PR Newswire: Computer and Electronics - The European Satellite Operators Association, (ESOA) notes the conclusion of the World Radio Conference (WRC) in Geneva on Friday, 17th February and recognises the positive efforts of delegates... Sun, 19 Feb 2012 17:12:26 +0000 http://linkednews.com/?i=lznfup http://linkednews.com/?i=lznfup PR Newswire: Aerospace and Defense - Reflecting upon NASA's tremendous successes over the last five decades, the men and women at United Launch Alliance are honored that our heritage Atlas vehicles launched the historic Mercury... Sun, 19 Feb 2012 17:12:22 +0000 http://linkednews.com/?i=lznftw http://linkednews.com/?i=lznftw PR Newswire: Aerospace and Defense - Fay Hutchinson, a teacher at the American School of Paris, in France, has been awarded an Endeavor Fellowship with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). NASA's Endeavor... Sun, 19 Feb 2012 17:12:21 +0000 http://linkednews.com/?i=lznfto http://linkednews.com/?i=lznfto PR Newswire: Aerospace and Defense - Fifty-one teachers around the U.S. have been awarded an Endeavor Fellowship with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). NASA's Endeavor Science Teaching Certificate Project... Sun, 19 Feb 2012 17:12:20 +0000 http://linkednews.com/?i=lznfti http://linkednews.com/?i=lznfti PR Newswire: Aerospace and Defense - NASA Chief Technologist Mason Peck will visit Cornerstone Research Group Inc. (CRG) in Dayton, Ohio on Wednesday, Feb. 22, at 2 p.m. EST. Peck's visit will highlight how government can partner... Sun, 19 Feb 2012 17:12:19 +0000 http://linkednews.com/?i=lznftc http://linkednews.com/?i=lznftc PR Newswire: Aerospace and Defense - Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) will celebrate National Engineers Week (Feb. 19-25) by connecting students with world-class technical talent in interactive experiences to bring the wonders of... Sun, 19 Feb 2012 17:12:18 +0000 http://linkednews.com/?i=lznft5 http://linkednews.com/?i=lznft5 PR Newswire: Aerospace and Defense - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) today announced the start of a 60-day public comment period on the draft Process for Requesting a Variance from Vegetation Standards for Levees and... Sun, 19 Feb 2012 17:12:17 +0000 http://linkednews.com/?i=lznft0 http://linkednews.com/?i=lznft0 PR Newswire: Aerospace and Defense - Students and educators from Sussex County, N.J., will gather at Newton High School on Wednesday, Feb. 22, to further their space studies by speaking live with Expedition 30 Commander Dan Burbank... Sun, 19 Feb 2012 17:12:16 +0000 http://linkednews.com/?i=lznfst http://linkednews.com/?i=lznfst PR Newswire: Aerospace and Defense - General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jay L. Johnson will speak at the Barclays Capital Industrial Select Conference in Miami on Thursday, February 23, 2012, at 8:05... Sun, 19 Feb 2012 17:12:15 +0000 http://linkednews.com/?i=lznfsm http://linkednews.com/?i=lznfsm PR Newswire: Aerospace and Defense - The 250th C-130J Super Hercules built at the Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) facility here was delivered to Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, on Feb. 16, 2012. Sun, 19 Feb 2012 17:12:14 +0000 http://linkednews.com/?i=lznfri http://linkednews.com/?i=lznfri PR Newswire: Aerospace and Defense - EDAC Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: EDAC), a diversified designer, manufacturer and servicer of precision components for aerospace and industrial applications, announced today that it has... Sun, 19 Feb 2012 17:12:13 +0000 http://linkednews.com/?i=lzm411 http://linkednews.com/?i=lzm411 iSuppli Market Watch - By Jeremy Carlson: Autonomous vehicles that operate themselves with minimal human intervention may well represent the new wave of driving in the future, but the market for vehicle sensors proffering... Sun, 19 Feb 2012 00:12:15 +0000 http://linkednews.com/?i=lzm3tj http://linkednews.com/?i=lzm3tj U.S. Dept. of Defense - Contracts valued at $5 million or more are announced each business day at 5 p.m. Sat, 18 Feb 2012 23:27:08 +0000 http://linkednews.com/?i=lzjctt http://linkednews.com/?i=lzjctt Mashable! - The U.S. Army placed its largest order of micro-robots ever with ReconRobotics, Inc. on Wednesday. <br /> A contract worth $13.9 million will supply... Fri, 17 Feb 2012 12:12:44 +0000 http://linkednews.com/?i=lzjc6u http://linkednews.com/?i=lzjc6u Marketwire - Aerospace and Defense - - Confirms two previously unidentified airlines: Garuda Indonesia and Ethiopian Airlines - Announces OEM-owned service centre in Singapore for business aircraft; and Singapore-based commercial... Fri, 17 Feb 2012 12:12:19 +0000 http://linkednews.com/?i=lzjbu2 http://linkednews.com/?i=lzjbu2 PhysOrg.com - Two spacewalking astronauts moved a construction crane outside the International Space Station on Thursday, a cumbersome job that took so long they scrapped hanging shields to protect against... Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:29:54 +0000 http://linkednews.com/?i=lzjbp0 http://linkednews.com/?i=lzjbp0 PhysOrg.com - (AP) -- Two astronauts aboard the International Space Station are taking a spacewalk. Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:29:50 +0000 http://linkednews.com/?i=lzjbot http://linkednews.com/?i=lzjbot PhysOrg.com - Engineers at NASA's Stennis Space Center conducted an initial test of the J-2X engine powerpack Feb. 15, kicking off a series of key tests in development of the rocket engine... Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:29:49 +0000 http://linkednews.com/?i=lzjbo3 http://linkednews.com/?i=lzjbo3 PhysOrg.com - A privately built rocket has made its first free-flight in the California desert as part of a NASA program exploring vertical landing systems for solar system exploration. Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:29:48 +0000 http://linkednews.com/?i=lzjbm6 http://linkednews.com/?i=lzjbm6 PhysOrg.com - While NASA's fleet of Earth science spacecraft -- its "eyes on the Earth" - continues to monitor the pulse of our home planet, 2012 is also shaping up to be an extraordinary... Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:29:44 +0000 http://linkednews.com/?i=lzjbll http://linkednews.com/?i=lzjbll PhysOrg.com - The U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) has awarded $8.5 million to a consortium of seven U.S. universities that will work together to determine the best approach for generating... Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:29:42 +0000 http://linkednews.com/?i=lzjbj1 http://linkednews.com/?i=lzjbj1 PhysOrg.com - A Russian Proton-M rocket completed the successful launch Wednesday of a European telecommunications satellite after a two-month delay. Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:29:39 +0000 http://linkednews.com/?i=lzjbbs http://linkednews.com/?i=lzjbbs PhysOrg.com - New and improved ways for future space travelers to communicate will be tested on the International Space Station. The SCaN Testbed, or Space Communications and Navigation... Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:29:32 +0000 http://linkednews.com/?i=lzjba0 http://linkednews.com/?i=lzjba0 NYT &gt; Science - Testing the Boeing 787, engineers draw up a flight path that spells out "787" and then the company's logo. The dimensions of the writing were such that no one on the ground could read it. Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:29:29 +0000 http://linkednews.com/?i=lzjaza http://linkednews.com/?i=lzjaza Electronics Weekly - The $11 million satellite, called CleanSpace One, would chase down space junk and drag it out of orbit, burning up during atmospheric re-entry in the process. Swiss space scientists hope this... Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:13:54 +0000 http://linkednews.com/?i=lzjavt http://linkednews.com/?i=lzjavt NASA - NASA officials will meet with aeronautics industry, academia and government leaders Feb. 21-22 for the second in a series of roundtable discussions about future directions for aeronautics research... Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:13:45 +0000 http://linkednews.com/?i=lzjavj http://linkednews.com/?i=lzjavj Defense Systems - The Air Force will buy fewer unmanned aerial vehicles, but fly more missions. Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:13:44 +0000 http://linkednews.com/?i=lzjaqr http://linkednews.com/?i=lzjaqr U.S. News - RAND Analyst Says Iran is planning for an 'Asymmetric' naval conflict. Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:13:40 +0000 http://linkednews.com/?i=lzjajw http://linkednews.com/?i=lzjajw Marketwire - Telecommunication Equipment - Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) (NASDAQ: LORL), the world's leading provider of commercial satellites, today announced that the SES-4 satellite, designed... Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:13:31 +0000 http://linkednews.com/?i=lzjaj3 http://linkednews.com/?i=lzjaj3 Marketwire - Aerospace and Defense - Aurora Flight Sciences today announced its selection by Raytheon Corporation (NYSE: RTN) as a team member for the Defense Advanced Research Projects... Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:13:30 +0000 http://linkednews.com/?i=lzjaik http://linkednews.com/?i=lzjaik Marketwire - Aerospace and Defense - World Surveillance Group Inc. (OTCBB: WSGI), a developer of lighter-than-air unmanned aerial vehicles ("UAVs") and related technologies,... Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:13:29 +0000 http://linkednews.com/?i=lzja84 http://linkednews.com/?i=lzja84 GlobeNewsWire: Telecommunications - Comtech EF Data Corporation announced today that in the recently published 12th Edition of the VSAT Report by COMSYS, it was named the dominant manufacturer in the Single Channel per Carrier... Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:13:15 +0000 http://linkednews.com/?i=lzja7q http://linkednews.com/?i=lzja7q GlobeNewsWire: Aero and Defense - Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) will feature several of its innovative technologies and integrated solutions that are advancing the future of health care at the Healthcare Information... Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:13:13 +0000 http://linkednews.com/?i=lzja7i http://linkednews.com/?i=lzja7i GlobeNewsWire: Defense - Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) announced today that it has elected retired U.S. Navy Admiral Gary Roughead to its board of directors. Roughead served as the 29th Chief of Naval Operations... Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:13:12 +0000 http://linkednews.com/?i=lzja2n http://linkednews.com/?i=lzja2n PR Newswire: Aerospace and Defense - The U.S. Army is joining forces with the United States Hispanic Leadership Institute (USHLI) to help ensure Hispanic youth are prepared to attend college and become leaders in their communities.... Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:13:01 +0000 http://linkednews.com/?i=lzja1x http://linkednews.com/?i=lzja1x PR Newswire: Aerospace and Defense - Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System (JLENS) recently completed Demonstration Test 1 (DT-1), proving its ability to track targets... Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:12:59 +0000 http://linkednews.com/?i=lzj9wn http://linkednews.com/?i=lzj9wn Business Wire: Aerospace News - Albany International Corp. (NYSE:AIN) announced today that John R. Scannell has been elected to its Board of Directors. Mr. Scannell is CEO of Moog Inc., a worldwide designer, manufacturer,... Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:12:50 +0000 http://linkednews.com/?i=lzj9n5 http://linkednews.com/?i=lzj9n5 Business Wire: Defense News - Cyclone Power Technologies Inc. (OTCQB: CYPW), developer of the all-fuel, clean-tech Cyclone Engine, announced today that it has closed the acquisition of Advent Power Systems. Cyclone will... Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:12:24 +0000 http://linkednews.com/?i=lzj9mw http://linkednews.com/?i=lzj9mw Business Wire: Defense News - BAE Systems has won a contract from Northrop Grumman - Aerospace Systems to provide Electronic Support Measure (ESM) systems for use on all 20 B-2 Spirit bombers. This ESM upgrade will be a... Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:12:23 +0000 http://linkednews.com/?i=lzj7mw http://linkednews.com/?i=lzj7mw U.S. Dept. of Defense - Contracts valued at $5 million or more are announced each business day at 5 p.m. Fri, 17 Feb 2012 10:12:20 +0000 http://linkednews.com/?i=lzhl2n http://linkednews.com/?i=lzhl2n BAE Systems - Release Date: 16 Feb 12 Thu, 16 Feb 2012 13:10:10 +0000 http://linkednews.com/?i=lzhl1x http://linkednews.com/?i=lzhl1x collectSPACE - In the history of handshakes in space, the firm grip exchanged Wednesday on the International Space Station may prove someday to be as monumental as when U.S. astronauts shook the hands of... Thu, 16 Feb 2012 13:10:08 +0000 http://linkednews.com/?i=lzhl1e http://linkednews.com/?i=lzhl1e BusinessWeek.com -- Top News - Embraer SA is using the star power of Hong Kong-born actor Jackie Chan at the Singapore Airshow as competition intensifies in China's business-jet market. Thu, 16 Feb 2012 13:10:07 +0000 http://linkednews.com/?i=lzhl01 http://linkednews.com/?i=lzhl01 U.S. News - The Pentagon's 2013 spending plan endorses Lockheed's F-35 program. Thu, 16 Feb 2012 13:10:04 +0000