Defense
Black Hawk program receives improved turbine engine with CMC
GE Aerospace T901 flight test engines will replace GE T700 for the UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter, using additive manufacturing and ceramic matrix composites (CMC) for 1,000 shaft horsepower increase.
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General Dynamics Mission Systems delivers 1,000th F-35 nose radome
Marion, Virginia, team have designed, produced and tested more than 65,000 radomes for more than 50 aircraft, including the mission-critical F-35 radome.
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Tighitco produces composite aerostructure system for Black Hawk helicopters
Tighitco’s track record of delivering composite and metallic solutions in aerospace and defense will support the performance and safety of all of Sikorsky’s Black Hawk platforms.
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Farnborough Airshow 2024 brings together aerospace innovation, collaboration
The week-long international airshow provided a hub for new announcements made by Boom Supersonic, Airbus, Boeing, GKN, GE, ZeroAvia, Eve, Bell, VoltAero, Eve and Lilium. CW has compiled several below.
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NanoSperse celebrates 15 years of aerospace composites service
The Ohio-based business is dedicated to improving the durability, reliability and functionality of composites using nanotechnology for major U.S. aerospace and defense companies.
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Beta completes Alia CTOL deployments with two U.S. DOD major commands
On-base and cross-country missions were conducted with the Air Combat Command and Air Mobility Command via multi-day and day-long exercises to evaluate Beta’s composite aircraft with real-world scenarios.
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Composites fabrication, assemblies expertise supports military and commercial space
CAMX 2024: Subsystem provider PCX Aerosystem – Santa Ana highlights its execution of a variety of composite and hybrid composite/metallic programs for aerospace and space customers.
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MATECH C/ZrOC composite is deployed in hypersonic aeroshells
Ultra high-temperature insulating CMC targets hypersonics, space heat shields and other demanding applications, tested up to 2760°C under extreme stagnation pressures.
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Velocity Composites achieves recertification globally
AS9100D and AS9120B accreditation across Velocity’s three manufacturing sites in the U.K. and U.S. reinforce quality service to aerospace and defense customers.
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DARPA dubs new hybrid-electric X-plane XRG-73
Scaled Composites, Cornerstone Research Group and others are supplying the uncrewed aircraft, which will mature a long-endurance aircraft design.
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