aerospace

DeTect to Deliver MERLIN™ True3D™ Bird Detection Radar to Hanseo University’s Flight Education Center in South Korea

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DeTect to Deliver MERLIN™ True3D™ Bird Detection Radar to Hanseo University’s Flight Education Center in South Korea

DeTect’s state-of-the-art MERLIN True3D bird radar is the most widely used system for commercial airport and military airfield bird-aircraft strike risk management. PANAMA CITY, Fla., Jan. 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — DeTect, Inc. (DeTect) is shipping a MERLIN True3D Bird Detection Radar (BDR) to Hanseo University’s Flight Education Center in South Korea with the system to … Read more

Anduril’s £819K Arsenal-1 Facility Is the Largest Single Job-Creation Project in Ohio

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Anduril’s £819K Arsenal-1 Facility Is the Largest Single Job-Creation Project in Ohio

American defence technology firm Anduril Industries will build its first hyperscale manufacturing facility called Arsenal-1 in Columbus, Ohio. The £819,000 ($1 billion) project will directly create 4,000 jobs, which Ohio officials believe is the largest single job-creation project and economic development deal in the state’s history. The autonomous systems designer plans to build the Arsenal-1 … Read more

Kurdish rebel leader reportedly suggests he’s open to ending insurgency – POLITICO

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Kurdish rebel leader reportedly suggests he’s open to ending insurgency – POLITICO

Bahçeli has consistently styled himself the PKK’s sworn enemy, and his offer came as a shock. But the imprisoned leader appears willing to work with Bahçeli and Erdoğan, according to a statement on Sunday by the pro-Kurdish DEM Party, following a visit to Öcalan the day before. “I possess the necessary competence and determination to … Read more

Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption campaign nets record number of ‘tigers’ in 2024

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Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption campaign nets record number of ‘tigers’ in 2024

Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s war on corruption has ensnared a record number of high-ranking officials this year, with 56 senior cadres at vice-ministerial level or above being investigated, a tally by the South China Morning Post has found. That marks a jump of nearly 25 per cent from 2023, when 45 high-ranking officials were subject … Read more

The American Legion Welcomes Agreement to Keep Government Open, Blasts the Process

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The American Legion Welcomes Agreement to Keep Government Open, Blasts the Process

INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — American Legion National Commander James A. LaCoursiere, Jr. issued the following statement today concerning passage of a continuing resolution to fund the federal government into March:                             “The American Legion is glad that sanity has prevailed in Congress and our troops no longer must worry about their pay being delayed, … Read more

RTX’s Pratt & Whitney GTF engine receives FAA certification to power the A321XLR

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RTX’s Pratt & Whitney GTF engine receives FAA certification to power the A321XLR

Entry into service expected in 2025 EAST HARTFORD, Conn., Dec. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ –Pratt & Whitney, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, announced today that it has received U.S. Federal Aviation Administration certification for the GTF engine that will power the Airbus A321XLR aircraft. The engine type certificate, granted on December 12 and applicable to the … Read more

Zambry urges collective effort by varsities to develop AI-focused disciplines

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Zambry urges collective effort by varsities to develop AI-focused disciplines

PUTRAJAYA: While universities are encouraged to establish their own artificial intelligence (AI)-focused disciplines, a collective effort by experts is crucial to establish a unified foundation for AI development, says Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir. The Higher Education Minister said to develop something new, the country should “pool together all our experts, create a unified … Read more

Lifetime Aviation Industry Leader Award to be presented to Ronald Draper of Textron Aviation, Crew of Polaris Dawn to receive inaugural Dr. Buzz Aldrin Space Advancement Award

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Lifetime Aviation Industry Leader Award to be presented to Ronald Draper of Textron Aviation, Crew of Polaris Dawn to receive inaugural Dr. Buzz Aldrin Space Advancement Award

Eileen Collins, Robert “Hoot” Gibson, Chris Cassidy, among others, to be inducted at 22nd Annual Living Legends of Aviation Awards BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Nov. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — The 22nd Annual Living Legends of Aviation Awards, to be held on Friday, January 17, 2025 at the Beverly Hilton, will honor those who have made significant contributions … Read more

5 things to know about defense chief Andrius Kubilius’s European Parliament hearing – POLITICO

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5 things to know about defense chief Andrius Kubilius’s European Parliament hearing – POLITICO

“Don’t expect any competition between myself and NATO,” Kubilius said. “Where the EU can be of assistance … is … on the development of resources for [the] development of defense plans. We can raise money … that is what NATO cannot do.” “With the resources we have now, in the 10 days we’d spend waiting … Read more

Adventure Motorcycles Aren't Great…Or Are They? In This Week's Beyond Cars Roundup

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Adventure Motorcycles Aren't Great…Or Are They? In This Week's Beyond Cars Roundup

I put my beloved BMW F800GS up for sale last week. I bought it nearly a year and a half ago for the same reason anyone buys an adventure bike: That dream of one day getting out there, away from everything, just you and your steel horse against the lush, green world. – Amber DaSilva … Read more