Munich, 07 June 2021 – A rescue helicopter has flown on sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for the first time, achieving a new milestone in international aviation. Operated by the German non-profit organization ADAC Luftrettung, the Airbus H145 rescue helicopter had its Arriel 2E engines ceremonially refueled with…

Sudbury, MA, 3 June, 2021: MetaVR and Varjo have combined the capabilities of Virtual Reality Scene Generator (VRSG) and the Varjo XR-3 mixed-reality headset to provide a real-time, pilot eye gaze tracking facility to enhance After Action Review (AAR) for simulator-based pilot training.

The Varjo XR-3…

ASHBURN, Va. – June 2, 2021 – Curtiss-Wright’s Defense Solutions division, a trusted, proven supplier of rugged safety certifiable commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) avionics processor modules, today announced the expansion of its family of DO-254 safety certifiable single board computers (SBC). The new V3-1708 3U…

Operating environments supported by the V3-1708 include Wind River® VxWorks® HVP, Green Hills Software INTEGRITY®-178 tuMP™,  DDC-I Deos™, and Lynx Software Technologies® LynxOS®.…

Curtiss-Wright is an active contributor to the definition and advancement of the open standards included in CMOSS and those being defined in The Open Group Sensor Open Systems…

Saab, in cooperation with the U.S. Army and Raytheon Missiles & Defense, has successfully demonstrated the new Guided Multipurpose Munition (GMM). The GMM System Capability Demonstration was a joint activity between Saab and Raytheon Missiles & Defense, funded under a U.S. Government Rapid Innovation…

Alcon Components Ltd, the highly acclaimed UK-based brake and clutch company, have announced the launch of their next generation of Civilian Armoured Vehicle (CAV) brake upgrade kits, which are an extension of the existing range and now cater for a wider range of SUVs and other modified…

Friedrichshafen, 25 May 2021 - It is six metres high, more than three metres wide, and weighs just over a tonne, and it forms the backbone of the new, second generation of polar-orbiting weather satellites. The structure for the first "B" satellite of the MetOp Second Generation (MetOp-SG)…

Taufkirchen, Germany, 25 May 2021 – Sensor solutions provider HENSOLDT is vigorously pushing ahead with the development of a collision warning system for civil and military drones: after the radar sensor as the core element of a collision warning system was already successfully tested in flight as part of the…

BUCKLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Colorado, May 18, 2021 – Following a successful launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida earlier today, the U.S. Space Force’s Space Delta 4 operations team is now “talking” with the fifth Space Based Infrared System Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (SBIRS GEO-5) satellite.…

Built in about five years, SBIRS GEO-5 is the first military space…