General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems has opened a new, modern spacecraft development, integration and test factory with state-of-the-art laboratories and secure facilities in Centennial, Colorado. The 33,514 square foot facility triples General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems’ (GA-EMS) has capacity for satellite production, integration and testing for single to constellation-sized orders, and also houses ...
Airbus has achieved the first ever fully automatic air-to-air refuelling (A3R) operation with a boom system. The flight test campaign, conducted earlier in the year over the Atlantic Ocean, involved an Airbus tanker test aircraft equipped with the Airbus A3R solution, with an F-16 fighter aircraft of the Portuguese Air Force ...
Parrot has passed another milestone in the United States Army’s Short Range Reconnaissance drone program. As the final steps of this selection process, Parrot will participate in an operational assessment to support an Army production award decision. In anticipation of an increased demand signal from the Department of Defence, the Company will ...
Lockheed Martin Skunk Works is set to continue to evolve the U-2 Dragon Lady to support future battlespace needs under a recent contract award worth $50 million from the US Air Force. The contract includes the following upgrades to the Dragon Lady: An updated avionics suite that modernises the U-2’s onboard systems ...