DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., 9 May 2013. Engineers and executives involved with small unmanned aerial vehicles (SUAVs) and systems (sUAS) are invited to take part in a short online survey. Industry participation will help a student in the Master of Aeronautical Science in Aeronautics degree program at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Worldwide Campus, meet his graduation requirements.

LONDON, 9 May 2013.  Tune into tonight Discovery Channel for Future Firepower, a three-part marathon from Darlow Smithson Productions on the next generation of 21st century weapons.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., 29 April 2013. Quasar Aerospace Industries Inc. subsidiary A-Cent Aviation Inc. achieved certification of its 141 satellite location in Jacksonville, Fla.; A-Cent will be the only FAA Part 141 flight school located at Herlong Airport. 

RIO DE JANEIRO, 12 April 2013. Embraer Defense & Security and the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) won a $16 million contract, including an aeronautics service package totaling $10.1 million, to provide aeronautical services (engineering, design, painting, modification, and reconfiguration, among others) to adapt and put into operation 12 Aeronautics Command A-29 Super Tucano aircraft for use by the Aerial Demonstration Squadron, also known as the Smoke Squadron (Esquadrilha da Fumaca).

FORT WORTH, Texas, 1 April 2013. The 422 Test and Evaluation Squadron of the 53rd Test and Evaluation Group at the U.S. Air Force Warfare Center, Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., officially welcomed four Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) F-35A conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) aircraft.

HUNTSVILLE, Ala., 1 April 2013. Embedded computing expert GE Intelligent Platforms in Huntsville, Ala., is joining the Future Airborne Capability Environment (FACE) Consortium, which is in place to develop open standards for avionics systems of the future.

KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M., 5 March 2013. U.S. Air Force and NASA radiation-hardened microprocessor experts are kicking off a program to define a next-generation rad-hard microprocessor for space applications based on anticipated space computer needs from 2020 to 2030.

Some might find it hard to believe that high-school students could improve the wing design of a 737 aircraft, or design the wing and tail sections of a Cessna corporate jet, or design a light sport aircraft (LSA) given very aggressive specs for performance, environmental impact, and carrying capacity. Yet, students have been doing so for the past five years in the Real World Design Challenge (RWDC) competition in the United States.

WorldView-3, scheduled to launch in mid-2014, is expected to be the first super-spectral, high-resolution commercial satellite. 

WAYNE, N.J., 5 Dec. 2012. During the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation, and Education Conference (I/ITSEC) in Orlando this week, Boeing (NYSE:BA) is demonstrating its Constant Resolution Visual System (CRVS) that, with the aid of JVC’s e-Shift 8K projection technology, delivers nearly four times the resolution of high definition (HD) and enables more realistic, high-fidelity, and effective military training.

RESTON, Va., 3 Dec. 2012. “The STEM Jobs Act of 2012 will help the United States economy remain globally competitive,” says Sandra H. Magnus, executive director of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), “by increasing the number of green cards available for foreign graduates of America’s universities who have attained advanced degrees in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and/or mathematics (STEM).

EL SEGUNDO, Calif., 7 Nov. 2012. Northrop Grumman Corp. (NYSE:NOC) officials have selected Terma A/S, a manufacturer of advanced composites in Denmark, to provide component parts for the international F-35 Lightning II program.

SEATTLE, 29 Aug. 2012. The Asia Pacific region will need hundreds of thousands of new commercial airline pilots and commercial aircraft maintenance technicians over the next two decades to support airline fleet modernization and the rapid growth of air travel in the Western Pacific, predict officials of the Boeing Co. Commercial Airplanes segment in Seattle.

THE FARNBOROUGH BLOG, 9 July 2012. Sales at the Farnborough airshow are picking up with Boeing seeing orders for over a hundred aircraft. In a supposed down economy, these orders, which total to more than $9 billion at list price, are unusually bright. The success isn't limited to Boeing either, with Bombardier securing more than $1 billion worth of sales, along with Airbus and Embraer picking up sales as well.

BLAGNAC, France, 06 July 2012. Airbus will be showcasing job and career opportunities for talent such as graduates and experienced professionals at the Farnborough International Airshow in the UK. With a new facility opening in Alabama, Airbus is looking to recruit professionals and offer internships at facilities across the globe.

HAMPTON, Va., 1 July 2012. It's been a silent and unseen airport killer that can cause aircraft on takeoff and landing to hit sudden and violent turbulence and slam the aircraft into the ground before pilots have time to take evasive action.

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., 18 June 2012. Teledyne Brown Engineering Inc., Teledyne Technologies Inc.’s (NYSE:TDY) subsidiary in Huntsville, Ala., entered into an agreement with National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) officials whereby the company’s new commercial space-based digital imaging business will develop the Multi-User System for Earth Sensing (MUSES) platform. Under the terms of the agreement, Teledyne will operate, maintain, and sustain the MUSES and provide services to hosted instruments.

NEW YORK, 19 April 2012. The 2012 Know Drones Tour, a public education campaign focusing on legal, ethical, and civil liberties concerns stemming from a surge in drone warfare and drone surveillance, began in Brooklyn, N.Y., with sidewalk displays of large-scale replicas of the MQ-9 Reaper drone and drone replicas measuring eight feet long and with a wingspan of 11 feet.

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala., 23 Feb. 2012. U.S. Army aviation officials are reaching out to industry for ideas on developing open-systems helicopter avionics hardware and software that will help cut costs and reduce maintenance requirements by increasing competition among defense contractors, reusing avionics components, and promoting rapid technology insertion for avionics system upgrades.