Aerospace & Defence

The mISSion imaginaTIon design challenge from Texas Instruments has been won by five seventh graders from the Hyde Park Middle School in Las Vegas, Nevada. The national competition asked students from across the country to propose solutions to challenges astronauts would face on a journey to Mars. 

Molex, LLC has introduced its Mini-MRP (Modular Rack Principle) System, which improves reliability and reduces failure rates for modular rack systems in aerospace applications and other harsh-environment industries. Unique angled rear insulators eliminate the ingress of dew and water, significantly reducing short circuits, while also simplifying access and delivering the smallest possible PCB footprint.

To assist with aircraft maintenance and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Affinity Flying Training Services has selected the IFS Applications 9 and IFS Managed Cloud from enterprise applications company IFS.

Pickering Interfaces is pleased to announce the launch of a high-density 2A PXI Relay Module configured with 83 SPDT relays. This Relay Module was originally designed for applications in Aerospace and Defense requiring a higher density 2A alternative to Pickering’s current 52 SPDT Module (model 40-139). This Relay Module is suitable for applications requiring medium power switching with very high density. It features a 2A current capacity a...

For the first time in aviation history, a fixed-wing unmanned aircraft has successfully tested a cloud-seeding payload during an experimental flight in Nevada. Flown at Hawthorne Industrial Airport under the state’s FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Test Site designation, the Drone America Savant aircraft reached an altitude of 400ft and flew for approximately 18 minutes on April 29th, 2016.

AVX has revealed that it is the first, and currently only, company to be recognised as a qualified supplier of space-level BME (Base Metal Electrode) X7R dielectric MLCCs for use in aerospace designs and US military applications under the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA’s) S-311-P-838 specification.

Scientists are getting closer to finding worlds that resemble our own 'blue marble' of a planet. NASA's Kepler mission alone has confirmed more than 1,000 planets outside our solar system -- a handful of which are a bit bigger than Earth and orbit in the habitable zones of their stars, where liquid water might exist. Some astronomers think the discovery of Earth's true analogs may be around the corner. What are the next steps to search for life o...

SIFCO ASC has launched a whitepaper which outlines the increased efficiency potential of selective plating for aerospace applications. By highlighting the performance and portability of the aerospace approved SIFCO Process, the paper makes the case for a wider adoption of selective plating - for salvage, repair and many OEM applications.

The nGenius 3900 Series Packet Flow Switches (PFS) from NETSCOUT have been certified by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) for the Department of Defense (DoD) Unified Capabilities Approved Products List (UC APL) and approved by the National Information Assurance Partner (NIAP) as Common Criteria certified against the requirements of Protection Profile for Network Devices v1.1. Last year, these products were certified - nGeniusONE Servi...

All aircraft gain weight over time and as such, it is vital to accurately weigh an aircraft. This is particularly the case in larger aeroplanes, with paint applied, painting and not stripping, configuration changes and cabin equipment modifications. On smaller crafts, such as lighter planes and helicopters, additional equipment such as cameras and communications apparatus will also add to the weight, as may certain repairs.