Electra.aero, Inc. (Electra) has been granted a series of U.S. patents that protect core components of its groundbreaking hybrid-electric propulsion and flight control architecture, a system designed to enable Ultra Short takeoff and landing operations while maintaining conventional aircraft performance and safety margins.

ACS today announced that it has formalized its status as a Siemens Solutions Partner – Drives Automation.

BAE Systems (LON: BA) has received Foreign Military Sales contracts from the U.S. Army valued at $137 million to deliver its AN/AAR-57 Common Missile Warning Systems (CMWS) to allied nations.

Threadlock Precision, a growing operator of precision manufacturing companies serving aerospace and defense, today announced its acquisition of R&S Machining, a Missouri-based CNC machining business that has served the aerospace and defense industries since 1992.

CDB Aviation, a wholly owned Irish subsidiary of China Development Bank Financial Leasing Co., Limited (“CDB Leasing”), announced today the delivery of three Boeing 737-8 aircraft to its existing customer, Calgary-based carrier WestJet.

This nanopositioning system features a clear aperture with a 30 mm diameter, travel ranges to 80 µm, and a very stiff mechanical design for fast response and high scanning frequencies. It’s been designed to provide precise optical element positioning for micromachining, microstructuring, and scanning applications.