• Upgraded Jaguar (DARIN III) Aircraft Close to Initial Operational Clearance

    Air Marshal RKS Bhadauria, AVSM, VM, Dy. Chief of the Air Staff, flew the upgraded Jaguar DARIN-III twin-seat aircraft at HAL airport recently and announced satisfactory completion of Initial Operation Clearance (IOC) of Jaguar DARIN III Upgrade.  Wg. Cdr. V. Prabhakaran, Test Pilot, ASTE was his co-pilot. Reacting to the development, Mr. T. Suvarna Raju,…

  • Orbital ATK Technologies Help Launch Weather Forecasting Satellite

    Company’s Flight, Defense and Space Technologies Support Launch of NOAA-NASA GOES-R Satellite Orbital ATK (NYSE: OA), a global leader in aerospace and defense technologies, provided critical hardware for the United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V vehicle and NASA’s Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-R Series (GOES-R), a first-of-its-kind NASA weather satellite launched Saturday, November 19 from Cape…

  • Cathay Dragon Aviation Certificate Programme 2017 now open for applications

    The Cathay Dragon Aviation Certificate Programme (CDACP), the newly renamed flagship initiative under the Cathay Dragon Youth Aviation Academy, offers young people an invaluable learning opportunity to explore the fascinating multi-faceted world of aviation over a period of nine months. Young people aged between 18 and 25 are now invited to apply for the 2017…

  • Thales Alenia Space and SENER begin their business alliance in optical payloads for space missions

    Pioneering industrial agreement in the Spanish space sector, with a commitment by the two companies to make a joint investment. The engineering and technology group SENER and Thales Alenia Space start effectively their pioneering agreement to execute a joint business plan that will lead the Spanish industry in the development of optical payloads for space…

  • Northrop Grumman to Participate in Credit Suisse Conference

    Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) will participate in the Credit Suisse 4th Annual Industrials Conference Thursday, Dec. 1. Ken Bedingfield, corporate vice president and chief financial officer and Steve Movius, corporate vice president and treasurer, will present beginning at 8:00 a.m. Eastern time. The presentation will be webcast live at www.northropgrumman.com. Northrop Grumman is a…

  • United Technologies’ Distinguished Sustainability Lecture Series Tackles Green Building and Health

    United Technologies gathered more than 300 building professionals this week in Dubai, UAE and London to discuss trends in green building and their connection to human health and productivity. Both cities are known for having some of the most progressive green building trends in the world. The corporate strategy firm, Soldiance ranked London and Dubai,…

  • Lockheed Martin Awarded $1.2 billion to Modernize Republic of Korea F-16s

    Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) was awarded a $1.2 billion contract to upgrade 134 F-16 aircraft for the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF). The upgrades are based on the advanced F-16V configuration. Among the enhancements are an Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar, a modern commercial off-the-shelf (COTS)-based avionics subsystem, a large-format, high-resolution center pedestal…

  • NASA Selects Launch Services for Global Surface Water Survey Mission

    NASA has selected Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) of Hawthorne, California, to provide launch services for the agency’s Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) mission. Launch is targeted for April 2021 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The total cost for NASA to launch…

  • Air New Zealand unveils new-look lounge in Queenstown

    Air New Zealand has today unveiled the first stage of its sleek new lounge at Queenstown Airport. The stylish black and white lounge offers sweeping views across the tarmac and out to Queenstown’s stunning Remarkables mountain range. Today’s opening, just in time for the busy Air New Zealand Queenstown International Marathon weekend, is the first stage of a two-part…

  • Real People Behind Hidden Figures, Stars Join NASA to Mark Anniversary, Celebration of Diversity

    NASA will kick off a yearlong centennial celebration for its Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, with events Thursday, Dec. 1 highlighting the critical work done by the African American women of Langley’s West Computing Unit, a story told in the book and upcoming movie Hidden Figures. The day will begin with an education event…