CHARLOTTE, N.C., 3 Dec. 2012. Carlisle Companies Inc. (NYSE:CSL) will acquire Thermax–Raydex, a unit of Belden Inc. of St. Louis and a global supplier of high-performance hook-up, data, and coaxial wire and cable for mission-critical applications in commercial aerospace and defense.

ARLINGTON, Va., 20 Nov. 2012. AUVSI officials are calling for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to proceed with the integration of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) into the National Airspace System (NAS). The FAA has delayed its selection of six UAS test sites by more than three months, even in the face of the congressionally mandated timetable for the site selection process and overall integration.

CHARLOTTE, N.C., 29 Nov. 2012. Officials at Northrop Grumman Corp. (NYSE:NOC) selected Curtiss-Wright Controls Inc.’s Rotary Actuator technology for work on the U.S. Marine Corps Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) program.

WASHINGTON, 29 Nov. 2012. It is increasingly important to find domestically produced crude oil alternatives to improve the United States’ energy security, meet global energy demands, and provide jobs, while strengthening its military and domestic industry, affirms a coalition of industry associations that includes Airlines for America, the Advanced Biofuels Association, and the National Biodiesel Board.

WASHINGTON, 29 Nov. 2012. The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) can move forward with initiatives to diversify its fuel sources and decrease its dependence on oil now that the Senate voted, by a margin of 62 to 37, against a National Defense Authorization Act proposal that would have prevented the military from buying biofuel to meet its growing energy needs.

Globalization is driving the need for significant change in business processes and models, as well as changing how and where data is stored, accessed, and secured. As workforces become increasingly mobile, users are demanding ever greater flexibility in accessing data.

MINNEAPOLIS, 26 Nov. 2012. Despatch Industries, provider of thermal process technologies for carbon fiber production based in Minneapolis, set up the carbon fiber pilot equipment line for the Australian Carbon Nexus research facility at Deakin University's Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus in Victoria, Australia. 

RICHARDSON, Texas, 12 Nov. 2012. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) officials granted conditional authorization to Flexjet, an exclusive fractional jet ownership company in Richardson, Texas, for the use of Apple iPads as electronic flight bags (EFBs) for fractional flights under 14 CFR 91, Subpart K.

POMONA, Calif., 9 Nov. 2012. Consolidated Precision Products Corp. (CPP), a manufacturer of highly-engineered castings serving the commercial aerospace and military markets, plans to acquire Turbine Technologies Group, a manufacturer of investment cast components for aerospace, power generation, and other industrial markets, from ESCO Corp.

LOS ANGELES, 9 Nov. 2012. Global Eagle Acquisition Corp. intends to acquire Row 44 Inc. (Row 44) and approximately 86 percent of the issued and outstanding shares of Frankfurt-listed Advanced Inflight Alliance AG (AIA) to build “the largest entertainment and connectivity platform for the worldwide airline industry,” says a company representative.

ARLINGTON, Texas, 8 Nov. 2012. Engineers at the Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division selected L-3 Link Simulation & Training’s (L-3 Link’s) SimuSphere HD-9 high-definition visual displays for integration with 13 F/A-18E/F and four EA-18G Tactical Operational Flight Trainers (TOFTs), employed in the U.S. and Japan.

JAKARTA, Indonesia, 8 Nov. 2012. PT CMI Teknologi (CMI) in Indonesia will begin in-country manufacturing of the TPS-77 and FPS-117 long-range surveillance radars following a production readiness review. Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) in Bethesda, Md., and CMI are jointly pursuing the National Airspace Surveillance–Republic of Indonesia (NASRI) program.

MUNICH, 6 Nov. 2012. The staff of Avionics Europe, the premier avionics conference and exhibition in Europe, and Avionics Intelligence, the online news resource dedicated to the global aviation community, added an interactive panel discussion to the 2013 conference program.

PORTLAND, Ore., 5 Nov. 2012. U.S. Army officials needed electronics and electro-optics technologies with which to better detect and respond to domestic threats. They found their solution at FLIR Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:FLIR) in Portland, Ore.

SAN DIEGO, 19 Oct. 2012. Officials at Flight Director Inc. (FDI), a global aviation supply chain company, have selected Component Control’s Quantum Control MRO and logistics software to manage supply chain parts and service needs for its military, commercial, and engine divisions.

ARLINGTON, Va., 18 Oct. 2012. PAE won a U.S. Department of State (DoS) Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) contract, valued at $149 million over one base year with four one-year option periods, to support the Colombian National Police Aviation Program (ARAVI), which supports counternarcotics efforts throughout the U.S.

SPOKANE, Wash., 18 Oct. 2012. Aerospace companies throughout Spokane County, Wash., and North Idaho are benefitting from “a global surge in aircraft production,” reveals Scott Maben, author of “Inland Northwest aerospace poised for takeoff” in The Spokesman-Review.

SACRAMENTO, Calif., 17 Oct. 2012. Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE:GY) company, will demonstrate a monopropellant blend for spacecraft during the Green Propellant Infusion Mission (GPIM) for NASA's Space Technology Program.

MINNEAPOLIS, 17 Oct. 2012. Officials at Honeywell (NYSE:HON) Sensing and Control (S&C) in Golden Valley, Minn., are responding to rapid Product, Technology, and Resource growth in the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region.