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Military Aviation News July 16, 2009

General Dynamics Awarded $68 Million Contract to Support the U.S. Air Forceâ€™s Air Defense Mission

FAIRFAX, Va. â€“ General Dynamics Information Technology, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), has been awarded a contract by the Defense Information Technology…

Space News July 16, 2009

On this day: 40 years ago

16 July 1969 With over half a billion people watching all over the world, Apollo 11 prepares to lift off from Cape Kennedy, Florida, on…

Military Aviation News July 16, 2009

Elbit Systems to Establish Mission Planning Center for Israeli Air Forces Fighter Pilots

The project is valued at $55 million and will include instruction and maintenance services Haifa, Israel, July 15, 2009 – Elbit Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ: ESLT)…

Space News July 16, 2009

Boeing Signs 4-Satellite Contract With Intelsat

EL SEGUNDO, Calif., July 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today announced that Intelsat Ltd., the world’s leading provider of fixed satellite services,…

Civilian aviation news July 16, 2009

Boeing, Panama’s Copa Airlines Announce Order for 13 737-800s

PANAMA CITY, July 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Boeing (NYSE: BA) and Copa Airlines today announced an order by the Panamanian airline for 13 Boeing 737-800 airplanes,…

General Aviation News July 16, 2009

Boeing Statement on Missile Defense Staffing Reductions

HUNTSVILLE, Ala., July 16, 2009 â€“ The Boeing Company today issued the following statement regarding work force reductions on the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) program:…

Space News July 16, 2009

SPACEX’S FALCON 1 SUCCESSFULLY DELIVERS RAZAKSAT SATELLITE TO ORBIT

Hawthorne, CA â€“ (July 15, 2009) â€“ Space Exploration Technologies Corp (SpaceX) announces the successful launch of Falcon 1 Flight 5 launch vehicle and delivery…

General Aviation News July 15, 2009

Rockwell Collins flight tests WAAS/LPV solution for the Hawker 800XP

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (July 13, 2009)Â -Â Rockwell Collins has successfully completed flight testing of a Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) Localizer Performance with Vertical guidance (LPV)…

General Aviation News July 15, 2009

Northrop Grumman Fire Scout Aircraft Provided a Real-time Video Feed

SAN DIEGO, July 15, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — A Northrop Grumman Corporation-developed (NYSE:NOC) MQ-8B Fire Scout Vertical Takeoff and Landing Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (VTUAV)…

Space News July 15, 2009

New map hints at Venus’ wet, volcanic past

Venus Express has charted the first map of Venusâ€™ southern hemisphere at infrared wavelengths. The new map hints that our neighbouring world may once have…

Civilian aviation news July 15, 2009

Iran Jet Crash: Up To 169 Feared Dead

Archive photo of Caspian TU-154 Â Larger Map A passenger aircraft (TU-154) has crashed in north western Iran and up to 169 people on board…

General Aviation News July 14, 2009

Sikorsky Global Helicopters Delivers S-300CTM Helicopter to UND Aerospace

HORSEHEADS, New York – Sikorsky Global Helicopters, a Sikorsky company, recently delivered an S-300Câ„¢ helicopter to UND Aerospace at the University of North Dakota. Sikorsky…

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