Defense
Iten Defense acquires Transparent Armor Solutions
Years of close collaboration add TAS’ advanced transparent armor solutions to Iten Defense’s own composites armor for maritime vessels, fixed- and rotary-wing aircrafts and tactical vehicles.
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Collins Aerospace inaugurates Powered by Collins Initiative
Fostered technology development in collaboration with deep tech firms to advance technologies for UAS, composites recycling, batteries and space mobility.
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Sikorsky hybrid-electric VTOL demonstrator to inform future missions
Long-range, autonomous HEX aircraft prototype featuring a composite airframe serves as evaluation of large VTOL aircraft design, novel propulsion systems and control architectures for military and commercial purposes.
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Plant tour: Renegade Materials Corp., Miamisburg, Ohio, U.S.
Renegade Materials is known for high-performance prepregs for aerospace applications. Following its acquisition by Teijin in 2019, the company has expanded capacity and R&D efforts on a range of aerospace-targeted materials.
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Airbus launches European Defence Fund R&D projects
Airbus has been selected for eight collaborative projects, including EDOCC and ENGRT, the latter of which will study and define key technologies for future rotorcraft operations.
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Weber State applies composite-based 3D printing for aerospace support, research
The Utah-based university’s recently upgraded MARS Center installed an Impossible Objects CBAM printer to engage in projects with DOD and DOE potential.
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Large-format 3D printing enables toolless, rapid production for AUVs
Dive Technologies started by 3D printing prototypes of its composite autonomous underwater vehicles, but AM became the solution for customizable, toolless production.
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Milliken & Co. partners with MMI Textiles to offer Tegris thermoplastic
The commercial market partnership enables easier access to the Tegris thermoplastic composite fabric for defense customers in the quantities that they require.
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U.S. Navy approves full-rate production for Sikorsky CH-53K helicopter
The decision is expected to increase production to more than 20 heavy-lift composites-intensive helicopters annually in the coming years.
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BAE Systems extends multi-year F-35 tail assembly agreement with Magellan Aerospace
Horizontal tail assembly production for the composite fighter aircraft continues at Magellan’s Winnipeg facility, targets more than 1,000 shipsets for the duration of the program.
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