Press Releases

Aerobotix, a leading robotics integrator for the aerospace and defense industries, announced today that it will demonstrate a new mobile robot at the WESTEC/AeroDef Manufacturing Conference in Long Beach, California, from Nov. 7-9. These will be the first public demonstrations of the robot, which has been specifically designed for the aerospace and defense sector. It can be configured for applications including sanding, painting and inspection. The demonstration robot will perform a

Fictional astronaut Callie Rodriguez continues exploring space as the first woman to walk on the Moon in a new issue of NASA's First Woman graphic novel series. Now available digitally in English and Spanish, "First Woman: Expanding Our Universe," follows Callie and her crewmates as they work together to explore the unknown, make scientific discoveries, and accomplish their mission objectives. This second issue of the graphic novel series features a diverse crew of ast

Hanwha Aerospace a leading aircraft engine and advanced machinery manufacturer, and Vertical Aerospace (NYSE:EVTL) have signed an agreement to collaborate on the design, testing, manufacture, and supply of tilt and blade pitch control system for Vertical's VX4 electric aircraft. Following the signing of a contract with Vertical last year for the development of EMA (Electro-Mechanical Actuation), Hanwha and Vertical expanded the scope of the agreement during the Seoul International Aerospa

Rocket Lab USA, Inc.  a global leader in launch services and space systems, today announced it has received authorization from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to resume Electron launches from Launch Complex 1. The authorization comes after Rocket Lab experienced an in-flight anomaly on September 19th during the Company’s 41st Electron launch. The FAA, the federal licensing body for U.S. launch vehicles, has now confirmed that Rocket Lab’s launch license re

CAES, a leading provider of mission-critical advanced electronics, has been awarded a contract from the U.S. Navy for production of the AN/ALQ-99 Low Band Consolidation (LBC) transmitter. Total funding through 2025 to support both the U.S. Navy and Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) is expected to exceed $55 million, if all options are exercised. This award also includes new special test equipment and follows a contract for the initial pre-production phase of the LBC. “We are p

Fischer Connectors released an expanded set of cable assemblies for the KEYSTONE tactical hub, including three cables for L3 Harris, Silvus and Bittium tactical radios and two device cables for Safran Vectronix’s MOSKITO TI target locator and STERNA True North Finder. The Fischer KEYSTONE™ Tactical Hub connects soldier digital equipment to manage flows of data and power efficiently and easily. Designed to US Army Next Generation Hub (NGH) standards, Fischer KEY

BWX Technologies, Inc.  today announced the award of a U.S. Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program contract totaling approximately $300 million for the manufacture of naval nuclear reactor fuel. Under this contract, BWXT subsidiary Nuclear Fuel Services, Inc., located in Erwin, Tennessee, will manufacture and deliver fuel for the Naval Reactors Program. BWXT fuel and reactors power the U.S. Navy’s Ohio, Virginia, Seawolf and Los Angeles class submarines, as well as the Nimitz a

KYOCERA AVX, a leading global manufacturer of advanced electronic components engineered to accelerate technological innovation and build a better future, is proud to announce that it provided several key components for the Indian Space Research Organization's (ISRO's) historic Chandrayaan-3 lunar mission. On August 23, 2023, the Chandrayaan-3 mission's Vikram lander cemented India's status as the first country to soft-land a spacecraft near the South Pole of the Moon

Microwave Products Group (MPG), part of Dover and a leading global provider of integrated assemblies and systems, filters, switches and spectrum operations solutions in the radio frequency (RF) and microwave industry, announced the successful qualification testing and delivery of the first production order of Multi-Channel Broadband RF Multiplexers to the Georgia Tech Research Institute for use in the Air-Force's ALQ-167 Angry Kitten® Electronic Attack Pod program. Georgia T

Meridian Medical Technologies, LLC (Meridian), a global health security leader in providing medical countermeasures, today announced a framework contract under the Joint Procurement Agreement (JPA) was signed between Meridian and the European Commission’s Directorates-General (DG) HERA (Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority). As part of a promotional licensing agreement, Meridian is a global commercialization partner for SIGA Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: SIGA), which is th

SES Space & Defense, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SES, has been awarded a five-year, Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for proliferated Low Earth Orbit (pLEO) satellite-based services (SBS). The IDIQ vehicle was awarded through the Defense Information Systems Agency’s (DISA) Defense Information Technology Contracting Organization (DITCO) by the U.S. Space Force. Under the multi-award contract, valued at up to USD 900 million, the U.S. Department of De

NASA invites media to the 16th Annual von Braun Space Exploration Symposium from Wednesday to Friday, Oct. 25-27, at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. Among the NASA participants, Administrator Bill Nelson will provide remarks during the awards luncheon beginning about 1:15 p.m. CDT Oct. 25. The luncheon also includes a discussion on human landing systems. This year's theme is "Advancing Space: From LEO to Lunar and Beyond." Speakers from government, i

ABSG Consulting Inc. (ABS Consulting), a leading global operational risk management company, and Dragos Inc. (Dragos), the global leader in cybersecurity for industrial controls systems, today announced the expansion of their strategic partnership to provide industry-leading operational technology (OT) cybersecurity solutions, services and training to federal and commercial organizations. This strategic partnership will build on the companies’ existing work together, further integrating

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Baltimore District has awarded a contract to safely decommission and dismantle the SM-1A Reactor Facility to a team including Amentum. The standalone C-contract contract, with an estimated value of $95.5M over a 6-year ordering period, will integrate and leverage proven innovations to dispose of both hazardous and radioactive materials. “As a global leader in environmental solutions, our experience in nuclear remediation is extensive,&r

Scientific Systems, a leader in intelligent autonomous systems, announces it has been selected by SpaceWERX for a $1.5 Million STTR Phase II contract, under the SpaceWERX Orbital Prime Program.  Scientific Solutions' vision-based solution, for US-RIPTIDE (Unknown Satellite Realtime Inspection, Pose, Tracking and IDEntification,) focuses on enabling In-space Service Assembly and Manufacturing (ISAM) capabilities being explored by the Department of the Air Force (DAF) and United States