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Saint-Gobain Seals’ OmniSeal spring-energized seals have been qualified as a sealing solution in various rotorhead sections of military helicopters, the company said Aug. 19. Within this rotorhead application, four seals […]

Lockheed Martin [LMT] and the Army’s Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) said they successfully conducted a fully autonomous resupply, reconnaissance, surveillance and target-acquisition (RSTA) demonstration using its […]

Northrop Grumman [NOC] Aug. 15 said it was selected by Redstone Defense Systems, for an undisclosed amount, to provide a scalable, fully integrated mission equipment package for the UH-60L Black […]

The Army has selected Bell Helicopter and a Sikorsky-Boeing partnership for the technology and flight demonstration phase of the envisioned Joint Multi-Role (JMR) helicopter, the companies said Aug. 12. The […]

Launch provider United Launch Alliance (ULA) successfully lifted satellite imager DigitalGlobe’s [DGI] WorldView-3 spacecraft Aug. 13 from Vandenberg AFB, Calif. Liftoff took place at 2:29 p.m. EDT. Launch took place […]

A space launch consultant believes new United Launch Alliance (ULA) CEO Tory Bruno’s Silicon Valley experience and entrepreneurial approach could save the company as it leaves an era of a […]

The Navy successfully tested its Standard Missile-6 Aug. 14 at White Sands Missile Range in one of 10 planned follow-on operational test and evaluation (FOT&E) events. During flight test “Juliet,” […]

United Launch Alliance, a joint venture between Boeing [BA] and Lockheed Martin [LMT], Aug. 12 said  it was replacing chief executive Michael Gass “effective immediately” and named Tory Bruno as […]

Airbus Defense and Space Aug. 11 said it has been awarded an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract valued up to $500 million to provide services related to hosting United States Air […]

Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) Aug. 5 successfully launched the AsiaSat 8 satellite from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., company CEO and chief designer Elon Musk said on Twitter. […]