Press Releases

NEC Corporation today announced a strategic investment in "Seraphim Space Venture Fund II," a pioneering venture capital fund specializing in the space industry and operated by Seraphim Space, the most prolific investor globally in this domain. Seraphim Space boasts a distinguished portfolio comprising over 100 space-related startup companies, covering a spectrum of stages from seed to later stages. Their investments span the entire space ecosystem including upstream (sate

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NASA and Slovenia affirmed their cooperation in future space endeavors on Friday as Slovenia became the 39th country to sign the Artemis Accords. The signing certified Slovenia's commitment to pursue safe and sustainable exploration of space for the benefit of humanity and took place during a U.S.-Slovenia strategic dialogue in Ljubljana, Slovenia, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Offices. "NASA welcomes Slovenia to the Artemis Accords," said NASA Administrator Bill

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Freefly Systems Inc., an American corporation that designs and manufactures the world's toughest drones, today announced a partnership with leading datalink provider Doodle Labs to integrate its Mesh Rider Radios into a new NDAA-compliant version of its Freefly Astro UAS platform. Astro features high precision RTK/PPK, LTE cloud connectivity, tablet controller, smart batteries, onboard mission computer and more. The platform boasts an open ecosystem of modular payloads with quic

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Innovative British UAS manufacturer Evolve Dynamics and leading mesh networking technology provider Doodle Labs today announced a continuation of their partnership and the integration of Doodle Labs’ Helix Mesh Rider Radios as the on-board datalink in the new generation of Evolve Dynamics’ flagship platform, SKY MANTIS 2. The integration secures resilient connectivity, full data encryption and advanced interference-avoidance for the SKY MANTIS 2, which has been thoroughl

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Electra.aero, Inc. a next-gen aerospace company committed to decarbonizing aviation and opening new air transportation markets, today announced a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract from the U.S. Army valued at $1.9 million that funds powered wind tunnel testing of Electra's hybrid-electric short takeoff and landing (eSTOL) aircraft. The award enables the U.S. Army to explore Electra's unique blown wing aircraft technology potential to broaden U.S. military capabilities

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MDA Space, a trusted mission partner to the rapidly expanding global space industry, today announced it has received a $250 million contract extension from the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) to continue supporting robotics operations on the International Space Station (ISS) from 2025 to 2030. As part of the contract, MDA Space will now fulfil robotics flight controller duties to support mission operations on the ISS. "Robotics flight controllers are the pilots in the con

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Teledyne FLIR, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, today announced Teledyne FLIR AVP, an advanced video processor designed to power Teledyne FLIR’s Prism™ AI and computational imaging at the edge. The AVP incorporates the latest Qualcomm QCS8550, the most advanced mobile processor chip from the leader in mobile, automotive, and robotics system-on-chip (SoC) technology. The AVP provides best-in-class artificial intelligence (AI) performance within a small, lightwe

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XTI Aerospace, Inc. announces filing its form 10-K for the 2023 fiscal year as well as provides a recap of recent achievements.   Recent Highlights: Completed merger with Inpixon on March 12, 2024 Began trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market under ticker "XTIA" on March 13, 2024 Hosted business update presentation on March 25, 2024 Scott Pomeroy, chief executive officer of XTI Aerospace, commente

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Today, Peraton announced its support of the Allowing Contractors to Choose Employees for Select Skills ("ACCESS") Act. Spearheaded by Representatives Nancy Mace and Raja Krishnamoorthi, this legislation would amend Title 41 and remove the requirements for candidates to have minimum experience or a specific educational degree from public contracts. This bipartisan effort makes it easier for companies working with the federal government to hire the best talent based on critical skills

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Pacific Defense, a leading provider of Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) products and mission solutions, is proud to announce it will continue in its role as the C5ISR Modular Open Suite of Standards (CMOSS) systems engineering, integration, and deployment lead for Palantir’s TITAN Prototype Maturation Phase (PMP) Team. Palantir USG, Inc. was recently awarded a prime agreement for the development and delivery of the Tactical Intelligence Targeting Access Node (TITAN) ground station s

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NASA will host two media opportunities on Thursday, April 25, in preparation for the agency's Boeing Crew Flight Test to the International Space Station. The mission is targeting launch at 10:34 p.m. EDT on Monday, May 6, from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will lift off aboard Boeing's Starliner spacecraft on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket and dock at the orbiting laboratory,

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Hanwha Aerospace rolled out its 10,000th military engine on April 15, achieving a major milestone for its indigenous development and manufacturing of aero engines. A ceremony was held at the Changwon Plant I to commemorate the rollout of the 10,000th aircraft engine, the F404 powering the TA-50 trainer jet flown by the ROK Air Force. The milestone was achieved 45 years after the company had produced a J79 Turbojet engine for the F-4 Phantom II in 1978. Among the high-profi

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Leidos , a Fortune 500® innovation leader, was recently awarded a follow-on prime contract to provide the U.S. Army with technology-enabled services, including hardware sustainment, modernization, refresher training, and logistics support. The Responsive Strategic Sourcing for Services (RS3), indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) task order, has a base period of 11 months, and a maximum value of $267 million, if all four one-year options are exercised. Under the task or

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L3Harris Technologies received a $256 million order from the U.S. Army for continued production of the Enhanced Night Vision Goggle – Binocular (ENVG-B). This is the first order for the ENVG-B’s Program of Record full-scale production IDIQ, which will total nearly $1 billion over 10 years. “We are committed to ensuring U.S. soldiers stay steps ahead of peer adversaries at all times, and we are honored to put modern night-vision solutions into the hands of more warf

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Echodyne, the radar platform company, is excited to announce it will be addressing the second annual Counter UAS Technology Europe 2024 conference, taking place at the Marriott Hotel Grosvenor Square in London over April 16-17, 2024. Echodyne VP of Marketing, Leo McCloskey, will discuss important counter-UAS developments in accuracy and mobility. Echodyne’s participation in this year’s event comes on the heels of significantly expanding its footprint in the region with new, Europe

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