Aerospace & Defense News - Defense North America.
Apr 21, 2008 A group of scientists on Wednesday told lawmakers that a missile defense plan will not protect the U.S. from a real missile attack. However, George C. Marshall Institute President Jeff Kueter said the anti-missile program is making progress and will improve with further testing...

Russia's aerospace defense: the long journey in a maze of problems.
The unity of air and space attack forces attained in the second half of the 20th century, of the common forms of aggression assimilated by them called for the organization of the same aerospace defense (ASD) of Russia integrated by tasks, resources, realizable forms, space and time. ...

Aerospace & Defense News - Technology.
Apr 7, 2008 Technology contractor SRA International Inc. said Thursday it won a contract worth up to $48.1 million to provide architectural design, database management and software support to the Department of Defense. Apr 3, 2008 Aerospace Industries Association members want to see a floor...

Aerospace & Defense News - Defense North America.
Jun 30, 2008 Laser or infrared systems may have the ability to protect entire flight zones from shoulder-fired missiles, scientists say. However, they note that although the missiles may be detected, there is not currently a way to divert them off target. Jun 27, 2008 ...

Aerospace & Defense News - Defense North America.
Jun 23, 2008 The US Air Force Research Laboratory is launching the second phase of a program aimed at demonstrating the ability to refuel unmanned aircraft in flight. It is looking for an integrator to develop and demonstrate the capability for boom and receptacle refueling of UAVs...

Aerospace & Defense News - Technology.
Jun 30, 2008 Laser or infrared systems may have the ability to protect entire flight zones from shoulder-fired missiles, scientists say. However, they note that although the missiles may be detected, there is not currently a way to divert them off target. Jun 27, 2008 ...

Sikorsky Aircraft and Tata Advanced Systems Ink MOU for S-92 Helicopter Cabin Production in India.
TRAVEL AND LEISURE CLOSE-UP-18 February 2008-Sikorsky Aircraft and Tata Advanced Systems Ink MOU for S-92 Helicopter Cabin Production in India(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding for teaming up with Tata Advanced Systems to manufacture S-92 helicopter...

OSI systems opens new healthcare facility in China.
Hawthorne, CA-based OSI Systems, Inc., a vertically integrated provider of specialized electronic products, has expanded operations into China with the opening of a new healthcare manufacturing facility in Suzhou. The facility, located 50 miles east of Shanghai, contains approximately 55,000 square feet of space for manufacturing by...

Aerospace & Defense News - Defense.
Jan 28, 2008 Aerospace firms support changes to U.S. export policies Countries working with the U.S. on the Joint Strike Fighter have complained that export-control rules have stifled cooperation. U.S. companies are pushing for change to the process. Aerospace Industries Association President Marion Blakey noted that improving...

Aerospace & Defense News - Defense North America.
Apr 28, 2008 Mary Simmerman has a unique view of the aerospace industry and its increasingly global supply chain. Now the senior vice president of supply chain for Textron's Bell Helicopter division and 2008 chairwoman of the Supplier Management Council, she has worked for just about every...