Press Releases

WASHINGTON, April 25, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The following is a statement from NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine on the passing of the agency's sixth administrator, James Beggs, on April 23. Mr. Beggs served as NASA administrator from July 1981 to

CHICAGO, April 26, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] today completed another COVID-19 transport mission, using a Boeing Dreamlifter to bring personal protective equipment (PPE) from Hong Kong to the United States. Working in partnership with

SÃO JOSÉ DOS CAMPOS, Brazil, April 25, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Embraer S.A. ("Embraer" – EMBR3 and ERJ), in compliance with the provisions of the CVM Instruction 358/02 and in connection with the strategic partnership between Embraer and The Boeing Company ("Boeing" and such partnership, the "Transaction"), informs its sharehold

Kopin Corporation, a leading provider of innovative wearable computing technologies and solutions, today announced it has been selected by L3Harris to supply its high-brightness liquid crystal display (LCD) module for inclusion in the integrated rifle scope for the Next Generation Squad Weapon – Fire Control (NGSW-FC) program. Kopin’s display module is composed of a high-performance internally - designed VGA resolution LCD microdisplay with a specialized LED backlight and Kopin&rs

Meggitt Training Systems announced  it has been awarded a US $1.8 million contract for 73 additional BlueFire® EF88 assault rifle wireless virtual weapons to be used by the Australian Defence Force (ADF) on its Weapon Training Simulation Systems (WTSS), also delivered by the company as a program of record. These latest EF88 weapon simulators will be used at several ADF bases throughout the country with all deliveries to take place in the first half of 2021. “BlueFire

Comtech Telecommunications Corp.  announced that during its third quarter of fiscal 2020, its Tempe, Arizona-based subsidiary, Comtech EF Data Corp., which is part of Comtech’s Commercial Solutions segment, received a $4.7 million contract for engineering services from a large prime U.S. Department of Defense (“DoD”) contractor to support a critical Air Force and Army Anti-jam Modem (“A3M”) program under the U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems

XENDEE Corporation has signed a contract with the US Department of Defense (DoD) to develop the Standardized Platform to Guide Rapid and Repeatable Modelling and Design of Secure and Resilient DoD Microgrids globally. XENDEE has been tasked to deliver design solutions that enhance energy reliability, while providing new services such as the ability to safely ride-out prolonged utility power outages and sustain mission critical operations, using renewable energy resources and storage in an int

The "Global Directed Energy Weapons Market 2019-2027" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. According to this report, the global directed energy weapons market is predicted to grow at a CAGR of 22.15% during the forecasting period 2019-2027. The rising adoption rates of non-lethal weapons, the growing demand for laser systems by the navy, the accurate & precise nature of technology and the increasing incidence of terrorism are the ke

NASA's Science Mission Directorate will hold a community town hall meeting via teleconference with Associate Administrator for Science Thomas Zurbuchen and his leadership team at 3 p.m. EDT Thursday, May 28, to discuss updates in NASA's science program and the current status of NASA activities.   Members of the science community, academia, the media and the public are invited to participate by calling 888-989-9718. International participants should call 312-470-7045. Bo

WARREN, Mass., May 21, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CIRCOR International (NYSE: CIR) today announced that it was awarded six contracts totaling $18M to provide ball valves for Block V of the Virginia Class Submarine program. The six shipsets of valves will be delivered over the next three years. CIRCOR has supplied valves for the Virginia Class submarine since the pro

IRVINE, Calif., May 20, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hyperice, the leading fitness technology company known for its percussion, vibration, compression, and thermal thera

TEL AVIV, Israel, May 19, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Toka, the cyber capacity-building company for government agencies, has been selected by the Government of Chile and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to advise Chile on next steps for the country’s national cybersecurity readiness and operational capacity building. Toka will assess current cyberse

WASHINGTON, May 14, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Liberty Institute today sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Mark Esper to express concern over recent incidents within the U.S. Army that have resulted in unlawful religious discrimination against service members, and to urge the Secretary to issue guidance that strongly protects religious freedom within the

Centennial, Colorado, May 11, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Liteye Systems, based in Denver Colorado, is a world leader in Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems (CUAS).  Continuing a three-year run of production and delivery of the US configured Anti-UAS Defense Systems (AUDS), Liteye will now be providing service and support for the next four years.  L

ASHBURN, Va., May 07, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Telos