On February 12, 2009, Astronics reported its fourth quarter and full year 2008 results, which included a $7.5 million, or $0.46 per share, charge related to Eclipse. The charge was comprised of $1.0 million for accounts receivable and $6.5 million for inventory and equipment. At the time, the Company had $1.0 million of accounts receivable …
BAE Systems has received a contract from the U.S. Army to supply Tensylon(R) composite armor panels for the Heavy Equipment Transporter (HET) vehicles. HET vehicles transport, deploy, recover and evacuate combat-loaded main battle tanks and other heavy tracked and wheeled vehicles to and from the battlefield. Tensylon(R) is a state-of-the-art material developed exclusively by BAE …
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“Our Suzhou facility brings state-of-the-art systems manufacturing to the Jiang Su province and its people,” said Lorraine Bolsinger. “GE is committed to the continued growth of the region in support of our customers’ requirements for the advancement of aerospace systems. Suzhou will play a key role in our mission to deliver competitive and time-critical civil …
Photos accompanying this release are available at: media.globenewswire.com/noc/ The council recognized the following for most distinguished achievements: “Northrop Grumman is proud of these outstanding employees,” said Gary Ervin, president of Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems. “These technical professionals help make our company shine with their impressive backgrounds and achievements in various programs within the aerospace industry. …
The major infrastructure construction projects related to Chinese mechanic engineering industry are the investments of highway, railway, urban public transport, water conservancy, water transport and aviation etc, in which directly drive the purchase of mechanic engineer are real estate, mining industry and infrastructure construction. It is predicted that the impact of 4000 billion investments on …
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“Northrop Grumman is passionate about encouraging young people to consider an engineering-related career field, and this program is one of a number of educational outreach efforts intended to help stimulate more student interest in math and science,” said James F. Pitts, corporate vice president and president of Northrop Grumman’s Baltimore-based Electronic Systems sector. Individual scholarships …
TriQuint has fabricated, tested and delivered power amplifiers, other gallium arsenide (GaAs) devices and bulk acoustic wave (BAW) filters for this multi-role, multi-national aircraft’s phased array radar system. These products support Northrop’s role in developing radar and other systems for the JSF. TriQuint’s devices are manufactured in a continually evolving portfolio of leading-edge technologies. The …
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With the exchange of stock, the new organization will shift the corporate office to Arlington, Virginia. A new group of officers and a board of directors have been elected to guide the company through the transition as a solution provider, systems integrator and operator of the specialized surveillance and communications systems product lines. “This merger …
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Airplanes are traditionally painted with two coats of the same pigmented topcoat. With PPG’s basecoat/clearcoat system, the first coating applied has a significantly higher amount of pigment than in one topcoat of a conventional two-coat system. The system’s second coat is clear, providing gloss, smoothness and better durability. According to Alan Schoeder, PPG Aerospace commercial …
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The company reported net income of $5,607,000, or $0.23 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2008, up from net income of $1,108,000, or $0.05 per diluted share, in the third quarter of 2008, and up from $2,232,000, or $0.09 per diluted share, in the fourth quarter of 2007. Earnings for the fourth quarter …
StandardAero participated in the tender as a member of the Australian Aerospace-led team that includes Lockheed Martin. StandardAero will work closely with the Air Force, Defence Material Organization, Australian Aerospace and Lockheed Martin to ensure a seamless transition and ongoing delivery of sustainment services. The C-130J propulsion system includes the Lockheed Martin Quick Engine Change …
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For the first nine months ended September 30, 2008, operating income was $32.1 million compared to $25.9 million in the 2007 period, or an increase of $6.2 million, or 23.9%, with increases in all three segments from a combination of increased sales volume, higher customer pricing/mix and other factors. In the fourth quarter, the global …
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Saygrove, which is located in Buckley, U.K., designs and builds proprietary advanced control products for flight actuation and motor control applications in all-electric aircraft and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (“UAVs”). Their range of products includes all-electric solutions, fully integrated electro-mechanical systems, multi-channel electronic controllers, motor/gearbox combinations, and a range of sensors. Richard C. Ill, Triumph’s President …
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A photo accompanying this release is available at: media.globenewswire.com/noc/ Carlton most recently served as assistant general counsel and associate sector counsel for Technical Services. Previously, he served in the company’s Electronic Systems sector as counsel to its Naval & Marine Systems and C4ISR & Space Sensors divisions and provided legal support to the sector’s finance …
Commuter Air Technology (CAT), a unit of AGC Aerospace & Defense, announced today the selection of Gary Ambrose as Vice President of Operations. Ambrose will oversee all programs, field sites, and personnel engaged in direct support of CAT’s customers around the globe. “Gary has a comprehensive background in aviation and special operations which has prepared …
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L-3’s MPRI unit will oversee an L-3 team which includes its Link Simulation and Training, Global Solutions and Engineering Services, Enterprise IT Solutions, C2S2, D.P. Associates, Coleman Aerospace and TCS units. “This award will enable us to provide a wide array of services and products to the U.S. Army and our fine soldiers,” said retired …
A photo accompanying this release is available at media.globenewswire.com/noc/ The company claimed ownership of this record by completing the final demonstration milestone of the U.S. military’s Joint High Power Solid State Laser (JHPSSL) program, Phase 3. The achievements included turn-on time of less than one second and continuous operating time of five minutes, with very …
Oxford University has tipped its hat at Sabre Holding’s air emissions carbon calculator calling it: “the most detailed aviation carbon calculator in existence” according to a comparative report completed by the Environmental Change Institute at the University of Oxford entitled “Calculating the Carbon Dioxide Emissions Of Flights.” The carbon calculator powers four CO2 reports available …
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In addition to Parazyinski’s extensive space flight experience, he is a commercial, multiengine and instrumented-rated pilot, a licensed physician, entrepreneur and mountaineer. He has scaled major mountains in the Alaska Range, the Cascades, the Rockies and the Andes and this spring, Parazynski will return to Everest with the intention of summiting the world’s highest peak. …
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BAE Systems has been selected to participate in the U.S. Army’s omnibus contract to provide equipment to the service’s Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation. As one of the companies selected to support the indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract, BAE Systems’ U.S. Combat Systems business will compete for task orders covered by the omnibus …
GATINEAU, QUEBEC — (Marketwire) — 03/24/09 — Following the Transportation Safety Board of Canada’s (TSB) March 20th discovery of a broken main gearbox filter bowl assembly mounting stud on the Cougar Helicopters Sikorsky S92-A, more than half of the Sikorsky S92-A helicopters worldwide have had the defective studs replaced. The remaining studs are expected to …
that the Company has been selected by a leading manufacturer of smartphones to supply its high performance RF1450 single-pole 4-throw (SP4T) switch into an upcoming multi-featured CDMA smartphone device. RFMD’s RF1450 will operate as the antenna switch in the CDMA smartphone and was selected over a competing part due to its robust performance and superior …
The company reported first quarter results that exceeded Street estimates yesterday. However, Carnival lowered its full-year outlook as pressures from the economic recession continue to impact the company’s business. Aeroflex has licensed QuickLogic’s antifuse technology, but has been unsuccessful in its attempt to significantly penetrate the aerospace market. Actel’s expertise, the limited competition, and its …
Coretec reported sales of $22.8 million in the quarter ended December 31, 2008, a 20.6% increase over the prior year period revenue of $18.9 million and an increase of 12.3% from the third quarter of 2008 where revenues were $20.3 million. Gross profit in the quarter was 14.2% of sales compared to 9.2% in the …
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“At IKERLAN-IK4, our goal is to bring new levels of creativity and innovation to the development of processes, technologies and products for a wide range of industrial clients. With BigLever’s SPL solution, we are exploring advanced, yet pragmatic, new approaches for allowing our clients to efficiently create, evolve and maintain their product lines,” said Salvador …
In 2009, Goodyear is still providing innovative products for the skies as it celebrates the 100th anniversary of Goodyear Aviation. “Nobody could have envisioned that Goodyear’s aviation business would last at least 100 years,” said Pierre Jambon, general manager, global aviation. “But we’ve prospered by doing the same things that we did at the beginning: …
Aonix(R), the provider of the PERC(R) product line for embedded and real-time Java(TM) developers, announced that it is partnering with Real-Time Innovations (RTI) to provide integrated standards-based data distribution services to PERC Ultra for the Wind River Systems VxWorks MILS platform. The companies have also formed a partnering agreement paving the way to jointly market …
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Optomec announced today that the company, along with a major Aerospace OEM, was awarded a project to eliminate solder from the manufacture of electronics. The $300,000 proof of concept project is structured as a one-year feasibility study. Follow-on awards are anticipated based on initial project results. The main goal of the Solder Free project is …
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LIBERTYVILLE, IL — (Marketwire) — 04/01/09 — Onsrud Cutter LP, a leading U.S.manufacturer of high end cutting tools, has released two new catalogs. TheProduction Routing Tools (OC-08) catalog contains the industry’s largestoffering of drilling and cutting tools targeted at the CNC routingindustry. The products can be used for everything from plastic machiningand metal fabrication to …
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A photo accompanying this release is available at: media.globenewswire.com/noc/ “We’re pleased and excited to not only have Irwin’s involvement on the board, but also his service as a champion for acceptance and inclusion,” said Denton Gibbes, Special Olympics Mississippi board chairman. “From our conversations, it is obvious this is a personal commitment on his part.” …
