With a new name and broader focus, the Dayton region’s premiere aerospace technology conference and trade show is gearing up for its 2011 event at the Dayton Convention Center. Continue reading
United Technologies to Buy Goodrich for $18.4BN
United Technologies (UTC) has agreed to buy Goodrich for $18.4 billion, subject to regulatory approvals. Continue reading
Wyle Labs Gets $45M Reliability Improvement Processes Contract
Wyle Laboratories, Inc., Huntsville, Alabama, is being awarded a $44,953,376 cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity requirements contract. Continue reading
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Gets $21.6M Support Contract for Predator and Reaper
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc., Poway, California, is being awarded a $21,618,560 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for expedited contractor support that is mandatory to meet urgent service operational requirements for the Predator and Reaper programs. Continue reading
Plot to Fly Model Planes Filled with C-4 Explosives into the Pentagon Foiled
F-86 Sabre - Photo: US Department of Justice/Reuters
Yesterday the FBI arrested Rezwan Ferdaus for a plot involving an attack on the Pentagon and the US Capitol using explosives mounted on remotely piloted model aircraft, bombing bridges in Washington, DC, and killing politicians; and for attempting to kill US soldiers overseas.
Skycar Test Flight Postponed
Moller International, Inc. announced the postponement of the first manned untethered flight of its M400X Skycar that had been scheduled for October 11, 2011. Continue reading
AAI UAS Universal Ground Control Station Orchestrated MUSIC
Textron Systems announced that the company’s operating unit, AAI Unmanned Aircraft Systems has completed the US Army’s 2011 Manned Unmanned System Integration Capability (MUSIC) exercise. Continue reading
Vulture Programme Could Provide Joint Aerial Network
Photo: Boeing Image
The US Navy is showing interest in the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s Vulture solar-powered, ultra-endurance unmanned aircraft as a means of providing communications to carrier strike groups if satellites are knocked out. Continue reading