Northrop Grumman wins $3bn NASA rocket booster contract
NASA has awarded Northrop Grumman a booster production and operations contract valued up to $3.19bn to support the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket through 2031.
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Dassault wins 80 Rafale fighter jet order from UAE
The United Arab Emirates has signed a deal with Dassault Aviation for the acquisition of 80 Rafale fighter jets.
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Atkins to support EAG to deliver pioneering hydrogen aviation technologies
Airtech Advanced Materials Group has been extruding and compounding resins for nearly 50 years and has expanded its offering with a line of technologically advanced and reliable resins for use in additive manufacturing.
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Farnborough International Airshow all set to return in 2022
The Farnborough International Airshow will resume its position as the pinnacle aerospace and aviation event in the industry as it returns 18-22 July 2022.
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X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft moves to final assembly
NASA’s quiet supersonic test aircraft, the X-59, has been removed from its jig system to begin final assembly, including the first power-on of the aircraft to test internal systems.
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Boeing delivers first P-8A Poseidon aircraft to Norway
Boeing has delivered Norway’s first of five P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft that will be operated by the Royal Norwegian Air Force.
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1000th Trent XWB-84 engine delivered by Rolls-Royce
Rolls-Royce has delivered the 1,000th Trent XWB–84, manufactured at the company’s Production Test Facility in Derby.
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Accelerating with additive
Curtiss-Wright Sensor UK’s operations department reveals how it has successfully integrated additive manufacturing into its production processes.
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Space race gets additive advantage
The UK government aims to capture 10% of the global space industry by 2030. Kieron Salter, CEO at the Digital Manufacturing Centre and Mike Curtis-Rouse, head of manufacturing for space at the Satellite Applications Catapult look at whether additive manufacturing can unlock this ambition.
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Editor's comment: Who do we think we are?
I’m all for a bit of blue-sky thinking, but is there a chink in the way that we think? As I mop up the drops of milk I’ve spilt on the breakfast table, it’s occurred to me that whilst we’ve designed spaceships capable of giving wealthy people the ride of their life, why can’t we design a milk carton that pours properly?
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Spirit AeroSystems honoured as composites industry leader
Spirit AeroSystems has won the 2021 SME Excellence in Composites Manufacturing Award (Large Company) for its advanced composite wing spoiler programme for the Airbus A320 aircraft family.
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Northrop Grumman achieves land-based ICBM manufacturing milestone
Northrop Grumman has achieved a key manufacturing milestone for the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) first-stage solid rocket motor, the company has announced.
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