An Aerospace Corp.-built CubeSat has reached orbit after it lifted onboard the Atlas V rocket at California-based Vandenberg Air Force Base Thursday. NASA said Saturday the CubeSat spacecraft is part of the Optical Communications and Sensor Demonstration mission that will work to assess the capability of the miniature satellite to perform laser-based data transfer at a […] More

The Aerospace Corp. has promoted Timothy N. Jones, formerly principal engineer at the firm“™s national intelligence division, to general manager of NID. Jones will oversee all intelligence operations for the company’s clients and will report to Catherine Steele, senior vice president of national systems unit, Aerospace said Thursday. Prior to returning to Aerospace in 2014, […] More

Mitre Corp. and the Aerospace Corp. have published a free online guide intended to help federal acquisition officials during all phases of the acquisition process. The Key Questions for Acquisition Success guide is targeted for program managers, chief engineers and contract specialists responsible for forming and managing acquisition programs, Mitre said Tuesday. Both organizations are […] More

Taiwan“™s state-owned aerospace firm has begun to upgrade four Lockheed Martin-built F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft for the country“™s air force, Defense News reported Tuesday. Mike Yeo writes Aerospace Industrial Development Corp. said it expects to complete modernization work on 144 F-16s within six years at its Taichung facility. According to the 2011 foreign military sales request […] More

Carol Lane is Vice President for Corporate Strategy and Federal Relations for Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. She is responsible for customer and market cultivation and deals with federal government agencies, such as the Department of Defense and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in the Washington, D.C. area. Before joining Ball Aerospace in 2003, […] More

Photo by aappp from Shutterstock.com AAR Corp. provides advanced aviation services and aftermarket expertise for federal government agencies. The company offers a range of government, commercial, and OEM solutions for aerospace and defense customers in over 20 countries. Check out the top government contracts won by AAR Corp. 1. USACE Secured a Hybrid Contract to […] More

Matthew Milas, former vice president at L3Harris Technologies, has joined Honeywell to serve as president of defense and space at its aerospace-focused business, according to his LinkedIn announcement. The executive is now responsible for driving Honeywell Aerospace’s delivery of electronic platforms, engines, power and mechanical systems, satellite technologies, space vehicles, microelectronics and other offerings to […] More

Ball Aerospace & Technologies has won a $33.8 million contract from the Air Force Research Laboratory to explore methods for airmen to sustain their mental fitness. AFRL selected the company’s white paper for the competitive Research for Enhancing Airman & Cognitive Health project and obligated $2.8 million at the time of award, the Department of […] More

Thomas Hutton, former CEO of Cadence Aerospace, has been appointed to fill the same role at Gamma Aerospace, a Mansfield, Texas-based manufacturer of airframe and flight components. He will be responsible for overseeing the company's aerospace leadership team and for driving its efforts to achieve growth and transformation, Gamma Aerospace said Wednesday.

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Ball Corporation has appointed Daniel Fisher, senior vice president, as the company's president and member of its board of directors, effective 2021. Lisa Pauley, SVP of HR and administration, and Scott Morrison, SVP and chief financial officer, were also promoted to Ball's executive vice presidents and will retain their current responsibilities.

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The U.S. Air Force“™s 2nd Space Operations Squadron plans to work with Aerospace Corp. and Lockheed Martin for satellite maneuver operations after performing its first orbital station-keeping of a GPS III satellite last month.

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NASA and United Technologies Corp.'s Collins Aerospace business are gearing up for the final phase of a joint project to build a data link technology designed to support unmanned aircraft system management operations in national airspace. Collins Aerospace said Thursday it has helped finance command non-payload control waveform development efforts and developed radio prototypes that could operate with CNPC during flight tests as part of a nine-year project.

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