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U.S. Navy and Boeing Score Another MQ-25 First with E-2D Refueling

WIL BALDWIN August 19, 2021

The U.S. Navy and Boeing [NYSE: BA] have completed a second carrier-based aircraft unmanned refueling mission with the Boeing-owned MQ-25TM T1 test asset, this time refueling a Navy E-2D Hawkeye command and control aircraft. During a…

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Honeywell Technology For Drones Increases Range With Hydrogen Fuel Cells

WIL BALDWIN August 18, 2021

PHOENIX, Aug. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Honeywell (NASDAQ: HON) is developing a new technology suite for light drones that allows them to fly three times longer and with less human intervention. Compared with traditional drones using batteries…

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Boeing KC-46A Tanker for Japan Completes First Refueling Flight

WIL BALDWIN August 16, 2021

EVERETT, Washington, August 16, 2021 – The first Boeing [NYSE: BA] KC-46A tanker built for the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) recently refueled another KC-46A aircraft in the skies over Washington state. The Japan-bound tanker also…

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Lockheed Martin Unveils Intelligent Factory At Skunk Works In Palmdale, California

WIL BALDWIN August 10, 2021

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has completed construction of an advanced manufacturing facility at its Palmdale, California, campus. The 215,000 square foot intelligent, flexible factory has digital foundations to incorporate smart manufacturing components, embrace the Internet of…

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Lockheed Martin Opens Orion Spacecraft Advanced Manufacturing Facility

WIL BALDWIN July 15, 2021

TITUSVILLE, Florida, July 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] opened its Spacecraft Test, Assembly and Resource (STAR) Center today. The STAR Center features business and digital transformation innovations that will expand manufacturing, assembly and testing capacity…

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Boeing Company Announces Second Quarter Deliveries

WIL BALDWIN July 13, 2021

The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] announced today major program deliveries across its commercial and defense operations for the second quarter of 2021. "We continue the work to deliver on our commitments to our commercial, defense,…

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Norway’s First P-8A Poseidon Rolls Out of Boeing Paint Shop

WIL BALDWIN July 10, 2021

The first P-8A Poseidon aircraft for Norway today rolled out of the paint shop in Renton, in Royal Norwegian Air Force livery. Norway is one of eight nations to have acquired the P-8A as their…

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Airbus Built European Robotic Arm Ready for Space

WIL BALDWIN July 5, 2021

Airbus (OTC: EADSY) space engineers have installed ESA’s European Robotic Arm (ERA) onto the Russian Multipurpose Laboratory Module (MLM) and it is now ready for its flight to the International Space Station (ISS). Together with…

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Germany Signs Up for Five Boeing P-8A Poseidon Aircraft

WIL BALDWIN June 30, 2021

BERLIN, Germany June 30, 2021 — The German Ministry of Defense today signed a letter of offer and acceptance for five Boeing (NYSE: BA) P-8A Poseidon aircraft under the U.S. government’s Foreign Military Sales (FMS) process.…

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U.S. Navy Awards Sikorsky Contract for Nine More CH-53K Heavy Lift Helicopters

WIL BALDWIN June 28, 2021

Utilizing proven advanced manufacturing techniques and continuing to drive down unit price, Sikorsky will build nine more CH-53K™ heavy lift helicopters under a new contract for the U.S. Navy. This production award also includes an agreement for…