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The U.K. Ministry of Defense has pulsed industry for innovative ways to develop simulation and field trial ability to counter potential threats to military helicopters from ground-based man-in-the-loop (MITL) operated […]

Sikorsky Aircraft [UTX] has begun final assembly of the prototype S-97 Raider™ helicopter following acceptance of the fuselage structure from Aurora Flight Sciences. Consisting of an integrated cockpit, cabin and tail cone, […]

The Bell Helicopter-Boeing [BA] tandem that develops the tilt-rotor V-22 Osprey helped create an air filter-like device that could “double or triple” the lives of V-22 engines by filtering out sand […]

AeroVironment (AVAV) on Oct. 2 said it received a $19.9 million indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract from the Army for the company’s Mantis™ i23 gimbaled sensor payloads to continue upgrading the fleet […]

Boeing’s [BA] Phantom Works division is showing off its Phantom Badger internally transportable vehicle after it completed more than 5,000 miles of durability testing this summer and continues to gain […]

Optosecurity has received a $1.3 million contract from the Transportation Security Administration under the agency’s Security Innovation Concepts Broad Agency Announcement. The company also recently received from Schiphol Group, which […]

Chicago—Looking to expand its presence in key growth areas, American Science and Engineering’s [ASEI] new chief executive says the company will be examining potential acquisitions both to broaden its product […]

Due to the Air Force’s decision to keep the Operationally Responsive Space (ORS) office open through fiscal year 2014, Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) said he lifted his hold on Air […]

Raytheon’s [RTN] said its Accelerated Improved Intercept Initiative system, AI3, destroyed an unmanned aerial system (UAS) in flight during a test at Yuma Proving Ground, Ariz.  “Defeating a UAS demonstrates […]

A number of companies in both the satellite manufacturing and operating realms responded to the Air Force’s hosted payload solutions (HoPS) request for proposals (RFP), which is aimed at providing […]