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13 August 1940 ‘Eagle Day’
The 13thAugust 1940 was supposed to be the beginning of the end for Fighter Command. The Luftwaffe had spent the previous day attacking coastal radar stations,“softening up” Fighter Command’s defences, but now they had laid plans for massive,… Continue reading
Rockwell Collins optics used on NASA’s Mars rover
Lens assemblies manufactured at Rockwell Collins in Carlsbad, Calif., are being used on NASA’s Mars rover, Curiosity.
Launched from Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Nov. 26, 2011, the rover will spend the next 98 weeks – one Martian year – in… Continue reading
Saab receives order for RBS15 Mk3
Defence and security company Saab has received an order from its German partner Diehl BGT for the Surface-to-Surface Missile RBS15 Mk3.The order value is SEK 168 million, and includes options with a total value of SEK 83 million. Deliveries will… Continue reading
GULFSTREAM TO SHOWCASE THREE AIRCRAFT AT LATIN AMERICAN AIRSHOW
SAVANNAH, Ga., August 13, 2012 — Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. will display three of its business jets at the Latin American Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition (LABACE), held Aug. 15-17 in São Paulo, Brazil. The show will feature the wide-cabin, high-speed… Continue reading
Boeing Opens New Parts Processing Center at Portland Site
Facility will support parts production for all 7-series commercial airplanes
PORTLAND, Ore., — Boeing [NYSE: BA] today celebrated the opening of its new parts processing center and building expansion in Gresham, Ore., a suburb of Portland. Employing about 1,800 people,… Continue reading