Aerospace/Defense Newswire

Hawker Beechcraft 450XP to Feature Rockwell Collins Pro Line 21 Avionics and Venue Cabin Management System

ORLANDO, Fla.-(Business Wire)-October 5, 2008 - Hawker Beechcraft's new light jet, the Hawker 450XP, will feature Rockwell Collins Pro Line 21 avionics with significant enhancements in communication, navigation and surveillance capabilities, as well as Rockwell Collins Venue(TM) high definition...

Rockwell Collins Announces New Platform Pricing for Falcon 2000 and Hawker 400XP/Beechjet 400A Aircraft

ORLANDO, Fla.-(Business Wire)-October 5, 2008 - Rockwell Collins has announced a new standard price per flight hour program for Falcon 2000 and Hawker 400XP/Beechjet 400A aircraft within its Corporate Aircraft Service Program (CASP). "Our CASP program offers operators the latest product upgrades...

Gulfstream G250 to Feature Rockwell Collins Pro Line Fusion(TM) Avionics

ORLANDO, Fla.-(Business Wire)-October 5, 2008 - Rockwell Collins today announced that its Pro Line Fusion(TM) avionics will be a key feature of the new Gulfstream G250 super mid-size business jet, with first deliveries expected to begin in 2011. "The Gulfstream PlaneView 250 cockpit, featuring Pro...

PPG Aerospace and Gentex to Supply King Air 350i Electrochromic Shades

ORLANDO, Fla.-(Business Wire)-October 5, 2008 - PPG Industries' (NYSE:PPG) aerospace transparencies business and Gentex Corporation (NASDAQ:GNTX) will supply electrochromic window shade systems to Hawker Beechcraft Corporation for the passenger-cabin windows of the 2010 Beechcraft King Air 350i...

Textron's Cessna Highlights Largest-Ever Product Line at NBAA

ORLANDO, Fla.-(Business Wire)-October 5, 2008 - Cessna Aircraft Company, the world's leading general aviation aircraft manufacturer and a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, is bringing its largest-ever product line to the 61st National Business Aviation Association Meeting (NBAA) and Convention at...

Sparton Receives Notification of Non-Compliance from the NYSE

JACKSON, Mich.-(Business Wire)-October 3, 2008 - Sparton Corporation (NYSE: SPA) today announced it has been notified by the New York Stock Exchange (the "NYSE") that it is no longer in compliance with the NYSE's continued listing standards. Sparton is considered below the criteria since the...

National Technical Systems Announces Discontinuance of Earnings Calls

CALABASAS, Calif.-(Business Wire)-October 3, 2008 - National Technical Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTSC) (NTS), a leading provider of engineering and evaluation services, announced today that it will discontinue holding earnings conference calls. CEO William C. McGinnis commented, "While we have...

Raytheon Honors Crossbow for Supplier Excellence

RICHARDSON, Texas-(Business Wire)-October 2, 2008 - Crossbow Technology, Inc., the leading developer and manufacturer of stand-alone FAA-Certified MEMS Attitude & Heading Reference Systems (AHRS), today announced that it has been honored as a recipient of the 2008 Supplier Excellence 3 Star...

Rolls-Royce Awarded $90 Million MissionCare(TM) Contract for T-45 Trainer Engine Support

INDIANAPOLIS-(Business Wire)-October 2, 2008 - Rolls-Royce today announced it has been awarded a one-year $90 million MissionCare(TM) contract by the U.S. Navy to provide support for the F405 (Adour) engines that power the U.S. Navy's T-45 training aircraft. MissionCare solutions, along with other...

Endeca Positioned in the Leaders Quadrant of the 2008 Magic Quadrant for Information Access Technology

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-(Business Wire)-October 2, 2008 - Endeca Technologies, Inc., a search and information access software company, today announced that it has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. in the Leaders quadrant of the 2008 Information Access Technology Magic Quadrant report(1). The report...

Modern Materials Handling Study Names Top Lift Truck Manufacturers

WALTHAM, Mass.-(Business Wire)-October 2, 2008 - Modern Materials Handling (www.mmh.com), a leading trade publication for the manufacturing and distribution industry, announces its first ever "Lift Truck Customer Satisfaction Study," a comprehensive research project designed to gauge user...

L-3 Appoints Two Vice Presidents

NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-October 2, 2008 - L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL) announced today the appointment of two vice presidents in the company's legal department. Michael C. Lindberg has been appointed vice president of contracts. In this newly created position, he will be responsible for the...

Mars Mission Relies on Timken(R) Bearings

CANTON, Ohio-(Business Wire)-October 2, 2008 - The Timken Company (NYSE:TKR) has supplied bearings for a new descent brake system to be used on NASA's upcoming Mars Science Laboratory mission. Scheduled to launch in 2009, the Mars Science Laboratory rover capsule will separate from the spacecraft to...

IR Introduces DC-DC Converters with Regulated Power for High Temperature Applications

EL SEGUNDO, Calif.-(Business Wire)-October 2, 2008 - International Rectifier, IR(R) (NYSE: IRF), a world leader in power management technology, today introduced the HTA family of high temperature DC-DC converters for high power subsurface and high temperature applications up to 185 degrees Celsius...

SpaceX Launches into Space with Siemens PLM Software's Technology

PLANO, Texas-(Business Wire)-October 2, 2008 - Siemens PLM Software, a business unit of the Siemens Industry Automation Division and a leading global provider of product lifecycle management (PLM) software and services, today announced that Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX), a privately-held...

Allegheny Technologies Announces Operating Management Changes

PITTSBURGH-(Business Wire)-October 2, 2008 - Allegheny Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:ATI) today announced several executive organizational changes designed to simplify and streamline the reporting relationships and leadership of ATI's key manufacturing operations. The following changes are...

CPI Aero Announces Release of C-5 TOP Order Valued at $1.6 Million

EDGEWOOD, N.Y.-(Business Wire)-October 2, 2008 - CPI Aerostructures, Inc. ("CPI Aero(R)") (AMEX: CVU) today announced that the U.S. Air Force has released a new order under CPI Aero's C-5 TOP contract for a variety of wing panels and fairings valued at approximately $1.6 million. Orders under this...

SAAB: Saab's Gripen One Alternative as Future Fighter for Brazil

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-(Business Wire)-October 2, 2008 - Regulatory News: The Gripen NG (Next Generation) multi-role fighter is on the short list as one alternative to equip the Brazilian Air Force. "Our answer to the Request for Information (RFI) that we handed in to the Brazilian Air Force in August...

Southwest Airlines to Begin Serving Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport

MINNEAPOLIS & ST. PAUL, Minn.-(Business Wire)-October 1, 2008 - Low-fare giant Southwest Airlines today announced it will begin serving Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) in March 2009, with service to Chicago's Midway Airport. From Chicago, Southwest travelers can catch flights to...

Barnes Group Inc. Responds to Ongoing Boeing Labor Strike

BRISTOL, Conn.-(Business Wire)-October 1, 2008 - Barnes Group Inc. (NYSE: B), a leading international aerospace and industrial components manufacturer and full-service distribution company, today announced that the Company is withdrawing earnings guidance for the full year. Barnes Group...

Corning and DSM Announce Successful Pilot Operation of Industrial-Scale Microreactor for cGMP Pharmaceutical Production

CORNING, N.Y.-(Business Wire)-October 1, 2008 - Corning Incorporated (NYSE:GLW) and DSM Pharma Chemicals announced publication of a joint paper at CPhI Worldwide 2008 in Frankfurt, Germany this week, describing a successful, commercially viable demonstration of Corning's microreactor technology...

TBM Names CONMED Fifth Annual "Perfect Engine" Site

DURHAM, N.C.-(Business Wire)-October 1, 2008 - TBM Consulting Group, a leading global consultancy for the manufacturing and services sectors, presented CONMED, a New York-based medical technology company with the fifth annual "Perfect Engine Site" award, recognizing their French Road location's...

Saint-Gobain Expands Apriso Deployment as Enterprise Solution for Quality Execution

LONG BEACH, Calif. & PARIS-(Business Wire)-October 1, 2008 - Apriso Corporation, a provider of adaptive software solutions for global Manufacturing Operations Management (MOM), today announced Saint-Gobain, a EUR 42 billion industrial corporation operating in 54 countries, will expand its...

Corning Declares Quarterly Dividend

CORNING, N.Y.-(Business Wire)-October 1, 2008 - The Board of Directors of Corning Incorporated (NYSE:GLW) today declared a quarterly dividend on the company's common stock of $0.05 per share, payable December 16, 2008, to holders of record November 17, 2008. About Corning Incorporated Corning...

September Manufacturing ISM Report On Business(R); PMI at 43.5%; Exports Growing; Production, New Orders, Employment and Inventories Contracting; Supplier Deliveries Slowing

TEMPE, Ariz.-(Business Wire)-October 1, 2008 - Economic activity in the manufacturing sector failed to grow in September, while the overall economy grew for the 83rd consecutive month, say the nation's supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM Report On Business(R). The report was issued...

Alcoa Celebrates 120 Years of Innovation

PITTSBURGH-(Business Wire)-October 1, 2008 - Alcoa (NYSE:AA), the company that created the modern aluminum industry, today marked its 120th anniversary with the launch of a website (www.alcoa.com/history) celebrating the Company's progress since October 1, 1888, the day it was incorporated as The...

PPG Completes Divestiture of Auto Glass Business

PITTSBURGH-(Business Wire)-October 1, 2008 - PPG Industries (NYSE: PPG) yesterday completed the divestiture of its automotive glass and services business to a new company formed by funds managed by Kohlberg & Company, LLC, Mount Kisco, N.Y. The new company is named Pittsburgh Glass Works LLC...

Alabama Aircraft Announces Win on KC-135 Litigation

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.-(Business Wire)-October 1, 2008 - Alabama Aircraft Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAII) announced today that its subsidiary, AAII - Birmingham has won its case filed on June 26, 2008 in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims against the United States Air Force and The Boeing Company which...

CPI Aerostructures Announces C-5 Crown Skins Award

EDGEWOOD, N.Y.-(Business Wire)-October 1, 2008 - CPI Aerostructures, Inc. ("CPI Aero(R)") (AMEX: CVU) announced today that the U.S. Air Force has awarded CPI Aero an IDIQ (Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity) contract to provide crown skins for the C-5 Galaxy cargo aircraft, with a potential...

Eaton Elects Moran Senior Vice President And Secretary; Franklin Retires After 36 Years With Eaton

CLEVELAND-(Business Wire)-October 1, 2008 - Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corporation (NYSE:ETN) today announced that Thomas Moran has been elected senior vice president and secretary. Moran succeeds Earl R. Franklin, who retired as senior vice president and secretary on September 30...

Concurrent RedHawk Linux Powers Real-Time Data Acquisition for Japanese Defense

ATLANTA-(Business Wire)-October 1, 2008 - Concurrent (Nasdaq: CCUR), a worldwide leader in real-time Linux(R)-based computing technologies, and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, LTD (MHI), a global leader in Aviation and Space industries, today announced Concurrent's RedHawk(TM) real-time Linux systems...

Kelly Simmons Named COO/CFO of Jet Support Services, Inc.

CHICAGO-(Business Wire)-October 1, 2008 - Jet Support Services, Inc. (JSSI(R)), the world's largest, independent provider of hourly cost maintenance programs for the aviation industry, has named Kelly Simmons as its Chief Operating Officer/Chief Financial Officer. Simmons, 53, was most recently...

Aonix Enhances Ada Real-Time Tools for LynxOS RTOS

BIRMINGHAM, U.K.-(Business Wire)-October 1, 2008 - Aonix(R), a provider of solutions for safety- and mission-critical applications, announced the release of ObjectAda for Linux hosts targeting PowerPC embedded and real-time systems running the LynuxWorks LynxOS 4.2 RTOS. With enhanced edit, build...

LAN Airlines S.A. Announces Accounting Policies and Expected Impact Related to the Adoption of IFRS

SANTIAGO, Chile-(Business Wire)-September 30, 2008 - LAN Airlines S.A. and its related companies, ("LAN" or "the Company") (NYSE: LFL / IPSA: LAN), today informed the Chilean Securities and Exchange Commission (Superintendencia de Valores y Seguros ("SVS")) of the main accounting policies and the...

Nextant Aerospace Announces Accelerated Delivery for 400NXT

RICHMOND HEIGHTS, Ohio-(Business Wire)-September 30, 2008 - Nextant Aerospace announced today that it will accelerate deliveries of the Nextant 400NXT to the first quarter of 2010. In addition Nextant intends to add the Rockwell Collins Venue High Definition Cabin Management System to the list of...

Ceradyne, Inc. Receives $14.1 Million SAPI Body Armor Order

COSTA MESA, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 30, 2008 - Ceradyne, Inc. (NASDAQ: CRDN) announced that it has received a $14.1 million order for SAPI (Small Arms Protective Inserts) lightweight ceramic body armor. The order was issued by the U.S. Army RDECOM, Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland. This...

BAE Systems Receives $65.8 Million Contract For Mk 45 Mod 4 Naval Gun

MINNEAPOLIS-(Business Wire)-September 30, 2008 - BAE Systems has been awarded a contract worth up to US $65.8 million from the Air Warfare Destroyer (AWD) Alliance to provide the Mk 45 Mod 4 Gun for the Royal Australian Navy's (RAN) Hobart Class Air Warfare Destroyers (AWD). The contract, managed by...

L2 Consulting Services, Inc. Awarded 737NG Iridium Certification Project from a Major US Carrier

AUSTIN, Texas-(Business Wire)-September 30, 2008 - L2 Consulting Services, Inc. (L2) has been selected by a Major US Carrier (unnamed at this point) to certify an International Communications Group (ICG) Iridium NxtLink 220A Iridium satellite communication system on 737NG aircraft. The certification...

BAE Systems Delivers Prototype Night-Vision Goggle to U.S. Army

LEXINGTON, Mass.-(Business Wire)-September 30, 2008 - BAE Systems has developed and delivered to the U.S. Army a new helmet-mounted night-vision goggle system that combines visible, low-light, and infrared imagery for all-weather use in darkness and in other visibility-limiting conditions. Developed...

Another Finmeccanica success in the USA: 287 million dollar contract by U.S. Air Force for eighteen G.222 tactical transport aircraft

ROME-(Business Wire)-September 30, 2008 - A new success in the USA for Alenia Aeronautica, a Finmeccanica company. Its subsidiary Alenia North America has been awarded a 287 million dollar contract by the United States Air Force for 18 refurbished G.222 tactical transport aircraft. Through the...

BAE Systems Secures $71 Million for MRAP Upgrade Order

YORK, Pa.-(Business Wire)-September 30, 2008 - BAE Systems, under a U.S. Marine Corps contract worth $71 million, will provide spare parts and apply engineering changes to Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles that improve the mobility and survivability for the U.S. Marines, the U.S...

Aviation Project Management Highlights the Ways That Successful Businesses Are Managed in the Aviation Industry

DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-September 30, 2008 - Research and Markets is Director of the City University of New York Aviation Institute and Professor in the Accounting and Business Department at York College, USA. Dennis Lock is a prolific full-time writer and has edited, co-authored or written...

Dassault Systemes: EDAG Implements DELMIA Automation For Virtual Commissioning of Manufacturing Facilities

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. & FELLBACH, Germany-(Business Wire)-September 30, 2008 - Dassault Systemes (Paris:DSY) (NASDAQ:DASTY) (Nasdaq: DASTY; Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA), a world leader in 3D and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), announces that its DELMIA Automation solution—for...

AeroVironment Announces Establishment of 10b5-1 Trading Plan by Chief Executive Officer

MONROVIA, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2008 - AeroVironment, Inc. (AV) (NASDAQ: AVAV) today announced that its chief executive officer and chairman of the board, Timothy E. Conver, as Trustee of The Conver Family Trust, has established a pre-arranged stock trading plan to sell a portion of...

A Piece of Aviation History for Sale: Moller International's M200X to Be Offered on eBay as a Collector's Item

DAVIS, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2008 - Moller International (OTCBB:MLER) announced today plans to offer its M200X for sale on eBay. The M200X volantor(1) was the first VTOL aircraft of its kind (flying car) to fly successfully and did so repeatedly during the 1980's. The most important...

Ceradyne, Inc. Receives $25.1 Million SAPI Body Armor Order

COSTA MESA, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2008 - Ceradyne, Inc. (NASDAQ: CRDN) announced that it has received a $25.1 million order for SAPI (Small Arms Protective Inserts) lightweight ceramic body armor. The order was issued by the U.S. Army RDECOM, Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland. The...

Alabama Aircraft Announces New Business Awards

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2008 - Alabama Aircraft Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAII) announced today that its subsidiary, AAII - Birmingham has recently been awarded several new contracts. On September 23, the company was awarded a 5-year contract to manufacture Air Traffic Console...

SPACEHAB Reports Financial Results for Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2008

HOUSTON-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2008 - SPACEHAB, Incorporated (NASDAQ/NMS:SPAB), a leading provider of commercial space services, today announced financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended June 30, 2008. Fourth Quarter Results The Company's reported a net loss of $1.5...

Textron Expands Global Manufacturing Presence

PROVIDENCE, R.I.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2008 - Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) today announced that it will expand its operations in Mexico through an agreement with the State of Chihuahua to develop and build a new manufacturing facility, which will operate as Textron International Mexico (TIM...

CONNECT Announces 2008 Finalists For Most Innovative New Product Awards

SAN DIEGO-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2008 - CONNECT, one of the nation's most successful regional economic development programs for high technology and life science innovators, today announced the finalists for this year's Most Innovative New Product (MIP) Awards. The winners will be announced...

PPG Acquires Bonny Automotive Refinish Coatings Business in China

PITTSBURGH-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2008 - PPG Industries (NYSE: PPG) has acquired the automotive refinish coatings business of the Bonny Coating-Made Co., Ltd. (Bonny), in Guangzhou, China. The business will operate as an indirect subsidiary of PPG. Financial terms were not disclosed. The...

American Science and Engineering, Inc. Marks 50th Anniversary of Company's Founding

BILLERICA, Mass.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2008 - American Science and Engineering, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASEI) (AS&E(R)), a leader in X-ray detection technology, today announced the celebration of 50 years of business in the field of X-ray technology. Since its founding in 1958, AS&E has grown to...

Kaiser Aluminum Posts Reduced Energy Surcharge for October

FOOTHILL RANCH, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2008 - Kaiser Aluminum (NASDAQ:KALU) today announced that the applicable energy surcharge for October shipments of fabricated products will be: -0- *T 6xxx alloys: $0.019 per pound All other alloys: $0.029 per pound *T This is a reduction from the...

Satcon Announces Sale of its Electronics and Motors Divisions

BOSTON-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2008 - Satcon Technology Corporation (NASDAQ CM: SATC), a leading provider of utility scale renewable energy solutions for distributed power markets, announced today the sale of its Electronics and Motors divisions for cash proceeds of $5.6 million as part of its...

Pacamor Kubar Bearings - Dental Bearing Solutions for High Speed Handpieces

TROY, N.Y.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2008 - Pacamor Kubar Bearings (PKB) announced today the release of its most comprehensive dental handpiece interchange options to date. PKB is a respected name in medical rotary components such as high speed dental ball bearings, drive rings and slow speed...

SpaceX Successfully Launches Falcon 1 to Orbit

HAWTHORNE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2008 - Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) announces that Flight 4 of the Falcon 1 launch vehicle has successfully launched and achieved Earth orbit. With this key milestone, Falcon 1 becomes the first privately developed liquid fuel rocket...

Aerosonic Reports Second Quarter Results

CLEARWATER, Fla.-(Business Wire)-September 26, 2008 - Aerosonic Corporation (AMEX:AIM), a leading supplier of precision flight products for commercial, business and military aircraft, announced that today it filed its quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended August 1, 2008, with the...

Praxair CFO to Address Oppenheimer Conference

DANBURY, Conn.-(Business Wire)-September 26, 2008 - James S. Sawyer, executive vice president and chief financial officer of Praxair, Inc. (NYSE: PX), will address the Oppenheimer 3rd Annual Industrials Conference in New York on Friday, October 3 at 9:30 a.m. ET. Sawyer will discuss Praxair's growth...

ON Semiconductor Extends Current Range and Flexibility for Stepper Motor Designs

PHOENIX-(Business Wire)-September 26, 2008 - ON Semiconductor (Nasdaq: ONNN), a leading global supplier of high-performance, energy-efficient, silicon solutions, has announced that the company has extended its bipolar stepper motor control family to include two new Serial Peripheral Interface...

Park Electrochemical Corp. Reports Second Quarter Results

MELVILLE, N.Y.-(Business Wire)-September 26, 2008 - Park Electrochemical Corp. (NYSE-PKE) reported sales of $55,599,000 for its 2009 fiscal year second quarter ended August 31, 2008 compared to sales of $60,541,000 for last fiscal year's second quarter ended August 26, 2007. Park's sales for the...

Rolls-Royce Powers Northrop Grumman Global Hawk for New Maritime Surveillance Fleet

INDIANAPOLIS-(Business Wire)-September 25, 2008 - Rolls-Royce today announced that they will be providing AE 3007H engines to power the U.S. Navy's Broad Area Maritime Surveillance Unmanned Aircraft System (BAMS UAS). The RQ-4N is a maritime derivative of the RQ-4B Global Hawk, currently in...

Rockwell Collins CFO to Address Oppenheimer & Co.'s 3rd Annual Industrials Conference on October 2nd

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa-(Business Wire)-September 25, 2008 - Rockwell Collins, Inc. (NYSE: COL) Sr. Vice President and CFO Patrick Allen will address Oppenheimer & Co.'s 3rd Annual Industrials Conference in New York, NY on October 2, 2008 at 10:15 a.m. EDT. A live audio webcast and subsequent...

L-3 Presents First Joint Cargo Aircraft to U.S. Army and Air Force

NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 25, 2008 - L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL), prime contractor for the U.S. Army and Air Force Joint Cargo Aircraft (JCA) program, announced today that it has presented the first C-27J JCA to the joint program office on schedule and on budget. The aircraft is the...

Orbital Successfully Launches Minotaur II Target Launch Vehicle in Support of Near-Field Infrared Experiment

DULLES, Va.-(Business Wire)-September 25, 2008 - Orbital Sciences Corporation (NYSE:ORB) announced today that its Minotaur II+ rocket was successfully launched for the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) in support of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Near-Field Infrared...

DRS Technologies' Stockholders Approve Agreement and Plan of Merger with Finmeccanica

PARSIPPANY, N.J.-(Business Wire)-September 25, 2008 - DRS Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: DRS) announced today that stockholders of the company voted to adopt the agreement and plan of merger, and approve the merger with Finmeccanica S.p.A. (FNC.MI) at DRS's special meeting of stockholders held today at...

Barnes Aerospace Opens New Facility in Ogden, Utah

OGDEN, Utah.-(Business Wire)-September 25, 2008 - Barnes Aerospace, a business unit of Barnes Group Inc. (NYSE: B) and a global jet engine component overhaul and repair service company, has tripled the size of its operation in Utah, unveiling a new 165,000 foot facility in Ogden. The new plant...

VMETRO Continues VPX Momentum with Addition of 3U VITA 46 FPGA Processing Engine

HOUSTON-(Business Wire)-September 25, 2008 - VMETRO, a leader in embedded computing solutions based on standards such as VXS, VPX, XMC and FMC that utilize multi-gigabit serial interconnects, today announced the industry's first 3U VPX FPGA processing engine with support for the new FPGA Mezzanine...

PPG to Acquire BASF North American Coil, Extrusion Coatings Business

PITTSBURGH-(Business Wire)-September 25, 2008 - PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) today announced it has reached an agreement with BASF Corp. to acquire that company's North American coil and extrusion coatings (COEX) business. The agreement does not include the COEX businesses of BASF SE in Europe, South...

Syntag Mfg. Signs RFID Agreement with Peerless Chain Company

INDIANAPOLIS-(Business Wire)-September 25, 2008 - Today, Syntag Manufacturing LLC signed an agreement with The Peerless Chain Company to provide synthetic, durable RFID Chain Tags. RFID Chain tags provide an electronic interface via an internal radio transponder to computer driven inspection systems...

This Essential Aviation Supply Chain Intelligence Subscription Provides a Comprehensive Contract-by-Contract Guide to the Global Aviation Supply Chain

DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-September 25, 2008 - Research and Markets AgustaWestland SuperLynx 300/FutureLynx Bell/Agusta BA609 Bell Boeing V-22 Bell 206 B-3/L-4/Bell 407/Bell ARH-70A Bell 210 Bell 412/AgustaWestland AB 412 Bell 427/429 Bell 430 Boeing CH47F Enstrom 480B Eurocopter/CATIC/ST...

Booking Bonus Benefits at the Florida Hotel and Conference Center Include a Group Rebate and Free Meeting Room

ORLANDO, Fla.-(Business Wire)-September 25, 2008 - Booking bonus benefits are in play at The Florida Hotel and Conference Center, a member of WORLDHOTELS, First Class Collection of hotels and resorts. Planners who book their group meeting with a minimum 26-room block on peak nights in December 2008...

This Comprehensive and Critical Second Edition of the Very Light Jet Market, 2007-2016 is Available Now

DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-September 25, 2008 - Research and Markets by location 3.4. Factors which will contain or accelerate demand for VLJs SECTION 4: VLJ INFRASTRUCTURE AND REGULATORY ISSUES 4.1. Differing approaches to regulating and certifying VLJ operations around the world 4.2...

Asetek Closes 'B' Series Financing; Expands Growth in U.S.

SAN JOSE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2008 - Asetek, Inc., a world leader in liquid cooling and thermal management solutions, announced today that the company has completed its "B" Series of funding. D. E. Shaw Ventures has led the $16 million series B round bringing the total investment in...

Universal Avionics Reaches Favorable Settlement in Patent Litigation against Optima Technology Group

TUCSON, Ariz.-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2008 - Universal Avionics Systems Corporation reached a settlement today with Optima Technology Group, Inc. in its patent litigation before Judge Raner Collins in the District of Arizona. Universal filed the lawsuit on November 9, 2007 against Optima, a...

General Richard A. Cody Joins L-3

NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2008 - L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL) announced today that it has appointed retired General Richard A. Cody as corporate vice president. Cody will report to L-3's corporate senior vice president Robert W. RisCassi and will be based in Washington D.C. "Dick...

PPG Provides Information on Third Quarter 2008 Financial Results

PITTSBURGH-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2008 - PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) announced today that its third quarter 2008 financial results will be affected negatively by several non-recurring items, including impacts from weather-related events, and by further deterioration in the automotive original...

Concurrent Invites You to Join Its First Quarter of Fiscal Year 2009 Earnings Conference Call on Friday, October 24, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. ET

ATLANTA-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2008 - Concurrent (Nasdaq: CCUR): -0- *T What: Concurrent Computer Corporation (NASDAQ: CCUR) will report its results for the First Quarter of Fiscal Year 2009 on Friday, October 24, 2008. A press release will be issued in advance of a conference call that...

PPG to Restructure Manufacturing, Reduce Staffing to Save $100 Million Annually

PITTSBURGH-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2008 - PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) today announced a restructuring plan that is expected to result in approximately $100 million in pretax annual cost savings for the company. The restructuring initiative is part of PPG's global transformation and the...

Sparton Corporation Announces Additional Sonobuoy Contract Awards from the United States Navy

JACKSON, Mich.-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2008 - Electronics design and manufacturing service (EMS) provider, Sparton Corporation (NYSE:SPA) Sparton has received a subcontract from their ERAPSCO joint venture for $7.6 million; its share of the $11.5 million ADAR Sonobuoy award from the U.S. Navy...

Gas Turbine Efficiency plc Interim Results for the Six Months to 30 June 2008

LONDON-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2008 - Gas Turbine Efficiency plc ("GTE" or "the Group")(LSE:GTE), a leading provider of proprietary cleantech systems for enhancing the performance of aviation and industrial turbines, announces its unaudited results for the six months to 30 June 2008. Financial...

AMETEK Announces Third Quarter 2008 Earnings Release and Webcasted Investor Conference Call

PAOLI, Pa.-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2008 - AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) will issue its third quarter 2008 earnings release before the market opens on Tuesday, October 21, 2008. AMETEK also will Webcast its Third Quarter 2008 investor conference call on Tuesday, October 21, 2008, beginning at 8:30 AM...

Park Electrochemical Corp. Announces Date of Second Quarter Earnings Release and Conference Call

MELVILLE, N.Y.-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2008 - Park Electrochemical Corp. (NYSE - PKE) today announced that it plans to release its financial results for its 2009 fiscal year second quarter ended August 31, 2008 before the New York Stock Exchange opens on Friday, September 26, 2008. The Company...

Sogeti USA Receives Silver Certification From IFS

DAYTON, Ohio-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2008 - Sogeti, a premier provider of Information Technology services to businesses and public-sector organizations worldwide and member of the Capgemini Group, announced its recent recognition as a Silver Certified Partner within IFS' Strategic Partner...

Duke University's Department of Mechanical Engineering Selects GageMap Software for Senior Aeronautical Design Classes

SPRING HILL, Tenn.-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2008 - Duke University's Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science plans to utilize GageMap software in their senior design classes beginning in Spring semester of 2009. GageMap will be utilized as part of Duke undergraduate...

Kongsberg Books $15M CROWS II Contract with US Army

WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2008 - Last week, the US Army issued Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS a contract valued at $15 million for additional PROTECTOR Remote Weapon Stations (RWSs) to be integrated into the Vanguard Sniper Defense System and manufactured in Johnstown, PA...

Stephen Hawking Sending DNA into Space to Promote the Archon X PRIZE for Genomics

AUSTIN, Texas-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2008 - Stephen Hawking, best selling author of "A Brief History of Time" and the children's book "George's Secret Key to the Universe" written along with his daughter Lucy, will be sending his digitized DNA into space as part of NCsoft's(R) Operation...

Unmanned Systems Industry Seen Moving Beyond Iraq & Afghanistan

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2008 - The Aerospace & Defense practice at Frost & Sullivan, the Growth Partnership Company, is pleased to announce its 2008 Quarterly Analyst Briefing Presentation on the unmanned systems market, to be held on Wednesday, September 24, 2008...

Textron Named One of America's Safest Companies

PROVIDENCE, R.I.-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2008 - Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) has been named one of America's Safest Companies in 2008 by Occupational Hazards magazine, a national publication for occupational safety and health professionals. The award is presented annually and recognizes...

Nation's Largest Manufacturer of Kitchen Cutlery Helps Launch Challenger Learning Center in Local Community

OLEAN, N.Y.-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2008 - In keeping with its commitment to support the local community's educational initiatives, CUTCO Cutlery Corporation, the nation's largest manufacturer of high-end kitchen cutlery, is leading an important effort to bring a Challenger Center for Space...

TAH Industries Introduces Two New Valves for Dispensing 2-Component Materials in Industrial Assembly Processes

ROBBINSVILLE, N.J.-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2008 - TAH Industries, a subsidiary of Nordson Corporation (NASDAQ: NDSN), has introduced two new valves for dispensing controlled amounts of epoxies, sealants and other 2-component materials used in numerous industrial assembly processes. The new...

A Comprehensive Analysis of the Powder Metallurgy Industry Worldwide, With Data From 2007 to 2012 and an Analysis of Global Dynamics

DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2008 - Research and Markets - Sinter Sud Srl - Sintex A/S - SMC Powder Metallurgy - SSI-Sintered Specialties - Star Sintered Products Ltd - H.C. Stark GmbH - Sumitomo Electric Industries KK - Sundram Fasteners Ltd - TLS Technik GmbH & Co...

ESI Group and LAC/BIAM Establish Joint Simulation Center of Advanced Composites in China

PARIS-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2008 - ESI Group (ESIN FR0004110310), a pioneer and world-leading supplier of digital simulation software for prototyping and manufacturing processes, announced today the establishment of a Joint Simulation Center of Advanced Composites in China, with the...

Watts Water Technologies Announces Webcast of Its Presentation at the Oppenheimer Industrial Conference

NORTH ANDOVER, Mass.-(Business Wire)-September 22, 2008 - Watts Water Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: WTS) today announced that William C. McCartney, its Chief Financial Officer, will present at the Oppenheimer Industrial Conference on Thursday, October 2, 2008, at 3:30 p.m. eastern time to be held at the...

Intellitech ships new multi-voltage JTAG multiplexer to compete with IEEE 1149.1 linking devices from Texas Instruments and National Semiconductor

DURHAM, N.H.-(Business Wire)-September 22, 2008 - Intellitech Corporation, www.intellitech.com, the leader in lowering electronic product costs through IEEE 1149.1/JTAG, has announced that it has shipped a new multi-voltage eight ring JTAG multiplexer called the Scan Ring Linker in a 16mm x 16mm...

L-3 Adds SAIC to Its Special Operations Command Logistics Support Contract Team

NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 22, 2008 - L-3 Communications (NYSE:LLL) announced today that Science Applications International Corporation (NYSE: SAI) has joined its team of industry experts as it plans to retain a logistics support contract with the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM...

L-3 to Broadcast Third Quarter Conference Call over the Internet

NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 22, 2008 - L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL) announced today that it intends to release its 2008 third quarter results on Thursday, October 23, 2008, before the open of the market. In conjunction with this release, L-3 Communications will host a conference call on the...

PRTM CEO Joins CIMTEK Board of Directors

BOSTON-(Business Wire)-September 22, 2008 - CIMTEK, the global leader in quality lifecycle management (QLM) solutions, has appointed PRTM executive Michael Aghajanian to its board of directors to fast-track the test experts' growth and the value it creates for electronics manufacturers worldwide...

Lycoming Engines Receives National Safety Council Award

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa.-(Business Wire)-September 22, 2008 - At its 2008 Congress and Expo in Anaheim, CA, the National Safety Council will present its Occupational Excellence Achievement Award to Lycoming Engines, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company. The award recognizes companies that, based on U.S...

Aldec Selected by Thales to Deploy DO-254/ED-80 CTS for Level B Certification Compliance of Advanced Avionics System

HENDERSON, Nev.-(Business Wire)-September 22, 2008 - Aldec, Inc. announced today that Thales has decided to deploy the DO-254/ED-80 CTS (Compliance Tool Set) from Aldec. The DO-254/ED-80 CTS is an In-Hardware FPGA validation system developed to meet Level A-D requirements defined by the DO-254/ED-80...

American Science and Engineering, Inc. Receives a Service and Maintenance Renewal Contract from U.S. Government Valued Up To $22 Million

BILLERICA, Mass.-(Business Wire)-September 22, 2008 - American Science and Engineering, Inc. (AS&E(R)) (NASDAQ: ASEI), a leader in X-ray detection technology, announced today the receipt of a $22 million two-phased service renewal contract from the U.S. government to support their fleet of Z...

Avatech Solutions to Report Fiscal 2008 Fourth Quarter and Year-End Results on Monday, September 29, 2008

BALTIMORE-(Business Wire)-September 22, 2008 - Avatech Solutions, Inc. (OTCBB: AVSO), the nationwide technology experts for design, engineering and facilities management, announced it will release its financial results for the quarter and fiscal year ended June 30, 2008, before the market opens on...

Esterel Technologies' KCG(TM) Code Generator Achieves Certification to SIL 3/4 under EN 50128 and SIL 3 under IEC 61508 Standards

ELANCOURT, France & BOSTON-(Business Wire)-September 22, 2008 - Esterel Technologies, an ISO 9001:2000 Certified Company, is proud to announce that the latest release of the proven KCG(TM) Code Generator has been certified by TUV SUD Automotive GmbH up to safety integrity level (SIL) 3/4 under...

ILS Proton Successfully Launches Telesat's Nimiq 4 Satellite

BAIKONUR COSMODROME, Kazakhstan-(Business Wire)-September 20, 2008 - An International Launch Services (ILS) Proton Breeze M launch vehicle successfully carried the Nimiq 4 satellite into space for Telesat today. This was the fourth launch of the year, and 47th overall, for ILS. The satellite...

TTM Technologies, Inc. to Present at RBC Capital Markets Industrial Manufacturing, Technology & Services Conference on September 22, 2008

SANTA ANA, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 19, 2008 - TTM Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:TTMI), a leading manufacturer of time-critical, technologically advanced printed circuit boards, will participate in the RBC Capital Markets Industrial Manufacturing, Technology and Services Conference on Monday...

Crane Co. Announces Date for Third Quarter 2008 Earnings Release and Teleconference

STAMFORD, Conn.-(Business Wire)-September 19, 2008 - Crane Co. (NYSE: CR) announces the following schedule and teleconference information for its third quarter 2008 earnings release: — Earnings Release: October 27, 2008 after close of market by public distribution and the Crane Co. website at...

Kaydon Corporation Announces Completion of Redemption of Its 4.0% Contingent Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2023

ANN ARBOR, Mich.-(Business Wire)-September 19, 2008 - Kaydon Corporation (NYSE:KDN) today announced that it has completed its previously announced redemption of all of its outstanding 4.0% Contingent Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2023 ("Notes"). In accordance with the conversion...

Skydrol(R) Continues 60 Year Anniversary Celebration in Russia

ST. LOUIS & MOSCOW-(Business Wire)-September 19, 2008 - Solutia Inc. (NYSE: SOA) continued the 60th anniversary celebration of Skydrol(R), the world's leading fire-resistant aviation hydraulic fluid, by sponsoring a technical conference in Moscow, Russia, on August 21, 2008. Approximately 70...

Tower Semiconductor Completes Merger with Jazz Technologies

MIGDAL HAEMEK, Israel & NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 19, 2008 - Tower Semiconductor Ltd. (NASDAQ: TSEM) (TASE: TSEM): Merger Creates: -0- *T — Leading specialty foundry with increased capacity and scale offering a comprehensive process portfolio; — Cross-selling...

NASA Specifies Hypertac(R) "Basket of Wires" Technology for all Space Flight Applications

HUDSON, Mass.-(Business Wire)-September 18, 2008 - Smiths Interconnect, a division of the global technology business Smiths Group today announces that Hypertronics cPCI connectors, featuring the trademarked Hypertac "Basket of Wires" technology are the only approved Compact PCI connectors for NASA...

Major Michigan Utility Selects GE Hitachi Nuclear Reactor Design in License Application to NRC

WILMINGTON, N.C.-(Business Wire)-September 18, 2008 - Detroit Edison, Michigan's largest electric utility, today submitted a combined construction and operating license application (COLA) to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission for a potential new reactor, based on GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy's...

Methode Electronics, Inc. Announces Dividend Increase, Stock Repurchase Plan, and Annual Meeting Results

CHICAGO-(Business Wire)-September 18, 2008 - Methode Electronics, Inc. (NYSE:MEI) today announced that its Board of Directors has approved a 40 percent increase in the quarterly cash dividend on the Company's common stock from $0.05 to $0.07 per share. The dividend is payable October 31, 2008 to...

American Manufacturers Enjoy Successful Show in the AHMA / USA Pavilion at Expo Nacional Ferretera in Guadalajara, Mexico

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-(Business Wire)-September 18, 2008 - Participants in the sold out AHMA / USA Pavilion at Expo Nacional Ferretera in Guadalajara, Mexico expressed great satisfaction with the number of high quality contacts and leads they were able to generate during the three days of the show, which...

Orbital Awarded New Minotaur IV Mission by U.S. Air Force

DULLES, Va.-(Business Wire)-September 18, 2008 - Orbital Sciences Corporation (NYSE:ORB) today announced that the U.S. Air Force Space and Missiles Systems Center (SMC) recently placed an order for a new Minotaur IV launch vehicle under the company's Orbital/Suborbital Program-2 (OSP-2) contract...

VMETRO Upgrades Analog Performance of 1.5GSPS ADC XMC Module

HOUSTON-(Business Wire)-September 18, 2008 - VMETRO, a leader in embedded computing solutions based on standards such as VXS, VPX, XMC and FMC that utilize multi-gigabit serial interconnects, today announced an improved analog performance high-speed analog input XMC module with the latest generation...

AAI's New Technologies Support NATO Interoperability Standards for Unmanned Air and Ground Vehicles

HUNT VALLEY, Md.-(Business Wire)-September 18, 2008 - AAI Corporation, an operating unit of Textron Systems, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, successfully demonstrated several new technologies for command-and-control of unmanned air and ground vehicles during the first week of August at...

EMRISE CORPORATION Receives $2 Million in Orders for Radio Frequency Devices for Signal Jamming Systems for U.S. Military

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 18, 2008 - EMRISE CORPORATION (NYSE Arca: ERI), a multi-national manufacturer of defense and aerospace electronic devices and communications equipment, today announced that it has received $2 million in orders for radio frequency (RF) devices to...

Sparton Corporation and Lawndale Capital Management Announce Additions to Sparton's Board of Directors

JACKSON, Mich. & MILL VALLEY, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 18, 2008 - Sparton Corporation (NYSE: SPA) and Lawndale Capital Management, LLC ("Lawndale"), Sparton's largest independent shareholder, announced today the immediate addition of two independent members to the Company's Board of...

Frost & Sullivan Recognizes Intercim's Efforts to Deliver Outstanding Value to the Aerospace Industry

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 18, 2008 - Based on its recent analysis of the manufacturing execution systems (MES) domain in the aerospace industry, Frost & Sullivan recognizes Intercim, LLC (a global leader in manufacturing and production operations management software...

Frost & Sullivan Commends Shimadzu Europa GmbH for its Exceptional Product Line Strategy

LONDON-(Business Wire)-September 18, 2008 - The 2008 Frost & Sullivan European Mass Spectrometry Product Line Strategy Award is presented to Shimadzu Europa GmbH. The company concentrates primarily on instrument design to achieve high end specification for varied applications and combines them...

Panasonic Avionics Corporation Selected by Air France - KLM to Provide World Class Entertainment on Air France's New B777-300ER

LAKE FOREST, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 18, 2008 - Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Panasonic), the world leader in state-of-the-art in-flight entertainment (IFE) and communication systems, today announced an agreement with Air France - KLM, the largest airline consortium, in terms of operating...

Barnes Group Inc. Elects Thomas J. Albani to Board of Directors

BRISTOL, Conn.-(Business Wire)-September 17, 2008 - Barnes Group Inc. (NYSE: B) today announced that Thomas J. Albani has been elected to the Company's Board of Directors. The election, which brings the Board membership to 11, will be effective October 22, 2008. "We are very pleased to welcome Tom...

Constant Aviation Receives FAA Repair Station Class 4 Rating

RICHMOND HEIGHTS, Ohio-(Business Wire)-September 17, 2008 - Constant Aviation, LLC. a Nextant Aerospace company located at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, announced today that it has received an FAA Certified Repair Station Class 4 rating. This rating now authorizes Constant to work on...

Wireless Telecom Group Holds Annual Meeting of Stockholders

PARSIPPANY, N.J.-(Business Wire)-September 17, 2008 - Wireless Telecom Group, Inc. (AMEX: WTT) held its annual meeting of stockholders at the American Stock Exchange in New York. During the meeting, stockholders elected Savio W. Tung, James M. ("Monty") Johnson, Hazem Ben-Gacem, Henry L. Bachman...

Proton Launch of Nimiq 4 Satellite Postponed

BAIKONUR COSMODROME, Kazakhstan-(Business Wire)-September 17, 2008 - The launch of a Proton launch vehicle with the Nimiq 4 satellite was postponed today for 24 hours to replace an avionics unit on the first stage of the Proton M rocket which showed anomalous signature during routine testing...

Teleflex Announces Executive Appointments

LIMERICK, Pa.-(Business Wire)-September 17, 2008 - Teleflex Incorporated (NYSE:TFX) today announced the appointment of two of its executives to new roles in the company's Medical Segment, reporting to Ernest Waaser, President, Teleflex Medical. Vince Northfield has been named Executive Vice...

Allegheny Technologies Announces Strategic Investment to Expand Capabilities and Reduce Costs

PITTSBURGH-(Business Wire)-September 17, 2008 - Allegheny Technologies Incorporated (NYSE: ATI): -0- *T — Project includes: — New advanced specialty metals hot rolling and processing facility — Melt shop consolidation to improve productivity and reduce costs — Total...

Advantage GPO(SM) Announces Newest Participant

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-(Business Wire)-September 16, 2008 - Advantage GPO(SM), a buying consortium designed to increase the profitability of its members, announces Genova Products, Inc., as the program's newest participant. Genova will now be able to take advantage of significant cost savings on...

ITT Achieves FAA Milestone on ADS-B Air Traffic Modernization Program

HERNDON, Va.-(Business Wire)-September 16, 2008 - ITT Corporation today announced it has successfully deployed the Automatic Dependent Surveillance - Broadcast (ADS-B) essential services system for southern Florida, achieving Initial Operational Capability (IOC) by the Federal Aviation...

Carroll Publishing Launches Redesigned GovSearch Line

BETHESDA, Md.-(Business Wire)-September 16, 2008 - Carroll Publishing, the nation's leader in federal, state and local government contact information for over 35 years, today announced the largest ever redesign of their proprietary GovSearch(TM) line of products, capping a two-year programming...

Orbital Completes Minotaur IV Launch Vehicle Pathfinder Operations at Vandenberg Air Force Base

DULLES, Va.-(Business Wire)-September 16, 2008 - Orbital Sciences Corporation (NYSE:ORB) today announced that it has completed the full-scale "pathfinder" ground operations of the Minotaur IV space launch vehicle in preparation for its inaugural flight that is currently scheduled to take place in...

Park Electrochemical Corp. Declares Cash Dividend

MELVILLE, N.Y.-(Business Wire)-September 16, 2008 - The Board of Directors of Park Electrochemical Corp. (NYSE - PKE) declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.08 per share payable November 4, 2008 to stockholders of record at the close of business on October 7, 2008. Park Electrochemical Corp. is...

Future Lynx Engine Achieves EASA Certification

INDIANAPOLIS-(Business Wire)-September 16, 2008 - The Light Helicopter Turbine Engine Company (LHTEC), a 50:50 joint venture between Honeywell and Rolls-Royce, has achieved European Aviation Safety Agency Type Certification for the CTS800-4N engine that will power the UK's Future Lynx helicopter...

L-3 Selects IBM for Special Operations Command Logistics Support Contract Team

NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 16, 2008 - L-3 Communications (NYSE:LLL) announced today that it has selected IBM Global Business Services (NYSE: IBM) as a partner in its plan to retain its logistics support contract with the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM). L-3 has successfully...

Sparton Corporation Announces Fiscal Year 2008 Annual Results

JACKSON, Mich.-(Business Wire)-September 16, 2008 - Sparton Corporation (NYSE: SPA) today announced results for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008. -0- *T Sparton Fiscal 2008 Annual Results...

Nagarro Announces Midsize Enterprise Industry Solution to Serve Midmarket Companies Across a Range of Industries

SAN JOSE, Calif. & DALLAS-(Business Wire)-September 16, 2008 - Nagarro, Inc., a leading provider of specialized technology services for highly complex markets, today announced its Midsize Enterprise Industry Solution to meet the unique needs of midmarket customers across a broad range of...

Fluxtrol, Inc. Introduces the New "Fluxtrol.com"

ORION, Mich.-(Business Wire)-September 16, 2008 - Fluxtrol, Inc. announced today that it has officially released a completely redesigned corporate website at www.fluxtrol.com. The new site is the culmination of many months of design and development and has a new look and feel to better communicate...

Hexcel Responds to on-going Boeing Labor Strike

STAMFORD, Conn.-(Business Wire)-September 15, 2008 - Hexcel Corporation (NYSE: HXL) today announced that in response to the strike by the International Association of Machinists (IAM) against the Boeing Company, Hexcel has reduced production volumes on certain aero structures and composite materials...

Crane Co. Acquires Delta Fluid Products

STAMFORD, Conn.-(Business Wire)-September 15, 2008 - Crane Co. (NYSE: CR), a diversified manufacturer of highly engineered industrial products, announced today that it had purchased all of the capital stock of Delta Fluid Products Limited, a leading designer and manufacturer of regulators and fire...

Hexcel to Present at the Credit Suisse Chemical and Ag Science Conference

STAMFORD, Conn.-(Business Wire)-September 15, 2008 - Hexcel Corporation (NYSE:HXL) will present to investors tomorrow, September 16, 2008 at 8:40 AM at the Credit Suisse Chemical & Ag Science Conference in New York City. A copy of the presentation and a link to the webcast of the presentation...

Ducommun Incorporated Names Joseph P. Bellino Corporate Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-September 15, 2008 - Ducommun Incorporated (NYSE: DCO) today announced that Joseph P. Bellino has joined the company as vice president and chief financial officer. Mr. Bellino reports to Joseph C. Berenato, chairman and chief executive officer of the company, and will...

BAE Systems Receives $11 Million Bradley Contract Modification for Mine Armor Kit Installations

YORK, Pa.-(Business Wire)-September 15, 2008 - BAE Systems has been awarded a $11 million contract from the U.S. Army to purchase and install Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Mine Armor Kits on 433 Bradley Combat Systems vehicles. This award also includes the installation work for 116 kits...

BAE Systems Receives $5 Million Contract from U.S. Army for Air Warrior Flexible Body Armor

PHOENIX-(Business Wire)-September 15, 2008 - BAE Systems has been awarded a $5 million contract from the U.S. Army for Air Warrior Flexible Body Armor (FBA). The FBA protects Army aviators and aircrew members from fragmenting munitions and handgun threats. Air Warrior is a modular system that...

Textron Marine & Land Systems Awarded $313 Million for 424 Additional M1117 Armored Security Vehicles and 10 M1200 Armored Knight Vehicles

NEW ORLEANS-(Business Wire)-September 15, 2008 - Textron Marine & Land Systems, an operating unit of Textron Systems, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, has been awarded $313 million in contract modifications by the U.S. Army Tank-Automotive & Armaments Command (TACOM) to manufacture 424...

ExxonMobil Aviation Lubricants Introduces HyJet V Hydraulic Fluid

FAIRFAX, Va.-(Business Wire)-September 15, 2008 - ExxonMobil Aviation Lubricants today introduced HyJet V, a fire-resistant aviation hydraulic fluid with higher stability and longer service life than Type IV fluids. HyJet V is the only Type V phosphate ester aviation hydraulic fluid with...

Park Electrochemical Corp. Announces Proposed Restructuring of Its European Business Units

MELVILLE, N.Y.-(Business Wire)-September 15, 2008 - Park Electrochemical Corp. (NYSE-PKE) announced that its Neltec Europe SAS and Neltec SA business units are proposing to restructure their operations and that, as a major component of such restructuring, Neltec Europe SAS, Park's digital electronic...

Cambric Opens New Engineering Production Centre in Yerevan, Armenia

SALT LAKE CITY-(Business Wire)-September 15, 2008 - Engineering services provider Cambric Corporation announced today that it has opened another international production facility, this time in Yerevan, Armenia. The opening marks the company's third full-scale Engineering, Design, and Analysis Centre...

National Technical Systems Announces Strong Fiscal 2009 Second Quarter and Six Months Results

CALABASAS, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 15, 2008 - National Technical Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:NTSC) (NTS) today announced strong results for its fiscal 2009 second quarter and six months ended July 31, 2008. Net income for the quarter increased 46.8% to $1,130,000 as compared to $770,000 for the...

Kongsberg receives $200 million contract from US Army

WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-September 12, 2008 - Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS booked orders valued at $200 million from the US Army yesterday as part of the $1.4 billion Common Remotely Operated Weapon Stations (CROWS II) framework agreement signed in August 2007. CROWS is a joint acquisition...

GAMA's New Educational Outreach Program Invites Students to "Look up!"at Reno

RENO, Nev.-(Business Wire)-September 12, 2008 - Things are looking up for young people at the National Aviation Heritage Invitational at Reno, with "Look Up!", a new educational outreach program from the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA), which today received a warm welcome from...

XOJET Reduces Fuel Surcharge for On-Demand Flights

SAN CARLOS, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 12, 2008 - XOJET- one of the world's fastest growing private aviation companies, built on a unique business model that combines private jet ownership, leasing and on-demand travel - announced it has reduced by 9% the fuel surcharge for on-demand flights...

Air Industries Announces New Contracts Valued at Over $2,250,000 for Air Industries Machining Subsidiary

BAY SHORE, N.Y.-(Business Wire)-September 12, 2008 - Air Industries Group, Inc. (OTCBB: AIRI) today announced that its Air Industries Machining ("AIM") subsidiary has won new contracts valued at over $2,250,000. The contracts were received at the end of August 2008 from a single customer...

Halcyon Jets Announces Record Second Quarter Revenues of $14 million and Improved Margins

NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 12, 2008 - Halcyon Jets Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB: HJHO) announced today record revenue for its second fiscal quarter ended July 31, 2008. The Company generated revenues of $13.9 million, compared to revenue of $1.4 million in the year earlier period. Revenues improved...

International Shipholding Corporation Board of Directors Vote to Form Special Committee to Evaluate Offer

MOBILE, Ala.-(Business Wire)-September 11, 2008 - On September 10, 2008, the Board of Directors of International Shipholding Corporation ("the Company") unanimously voted to form a Special Committee comprised of independent directors of the Board. The Special Committee will review and evaluate the...

Alenia Aeronautica Unveils New Test Center in Turin-Caselle

TURIN, Italy-(Business Wire)-September 11, 2008 - Alenia Aeronautica, a Finmeccanica company, has inaugurated today in Turin-Caselle the new Ground Test Center dedicated to the testing and qualification of commercial and military aircraft. Finmeccanica's Chairman and CEO, Pier Francesco...

SpeedNews Launches First Annual Aviation Industry Finance Conference

LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-September 11, 2008 - SpeedNews, a Penton Media publication, announced the launch of the SpeedNews Aviation Industry Finance Conference. The event will take place June 1-3, 2009 in Chicago, IL. This conference will focus on financing and restructuring in the aviation...

Rockwell Collins Selected to Provide E-2D Integrated Training System

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa-(Business Wire)-September 11, 2008 - Rockwell Collins has been selected by the U.S. Navy to provide the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Integrated Training System for Aircrew (HITS-A). The initial contract award is $68 million, with a total target price of $164 million. "This contract...

NASA to Offer Rare and High-Potential Technologies Related to Sensing, Global Positioning and Computer Systems at Ocean Tomo's October 30th Live Intellectual Property Auction

CHICAGO-(Business Wire)-September 11, 2008 - Ocean Tomo Auctions, LLC — the auctions arm of Ocean Tomo, LLC, the leading Intellectual Capital Merchant Banc(R) firm — today announced that The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) will be participating in its October...

BAE Systems Demonstrates Combat Identification System at Eglin AFB

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla.-(Business Wire)-September 11, 2008 - BAE Systems has demonstrated a new system that gives combat pilots a previously unavailable view of friendly forces on the battlefield and could significantly reduce "friendly fire" events during combat operations. The capability...

L-3 Receives $23 Million Order from U.S. Marine Corps

NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 11, 2008 - L-3 Communications announced today that its Advanced Products and Design unit has been awarded a $23.2 million delivery order to provide 600 VideoScout-MC mobile video exploitation and management systems to the United States Marine Corps. These systems...

Vought to Provide Wings for U.S. Navy Maritime Surveillance Aircraft

DALLAS-(Business Wire)-September 11, 2008 - Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc. said today that it will supply the wings for Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE: NOC) platform aircraft for the U.S. Navy's new Broad Area Maritime Surveillance Unmanned Aircraft System (BAMS UAS) program. "We are honored...

Boeing Selects newScale Service Catalog Software for ITIL V3 Program

SAN MATEO, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 11, 2008 - newScale(R), Inc., the market leader in IT Service Catalog and Service Portfolio Management software solutions, today announced that Boeing, the world's leading aerospace company, will deploy the newScale FrontOffice(TM) Suite to support their...

VSMPO-Avisma Adds 19 MAG Cincinnati Titanium Machining Systems, Prepares to Launch Landing Gear Manufacturing Center of Excellence

CHICAGO-(Business Wire)-September 11, 2008 - The world's largest producer of titanium, VSMPO-Avisma, has ordered 19 additional MAG Cincinnati machining systems, plus an extensive package of support services and tooling. Announced at the International Manufacturing Technology Show, Chicago, the new...

Objectivity Database Used to Build Comprehensive Space Object Catalog

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 11, 2008 - Objectivity, Inc. announced today that its flagship product, Objectivity/DB, is being used in the Space Situational Awareness Foundational Enterprise (SSAFE) program to build a comprehensive catalog of space objects that will be used by the U.S...

Flight Safety Technologies, Inc. Announces Completion of License with UTRF and Other Developments

MYSTIC, Conn.-(Business Wire)-September 10, 2008 - Flight Safety Technologies, Inc. (AMEX:FLT) announced today that on September 10, 2008 it finalized its license agreement with the University of Tennessee Research Foundation for patent rights related to atmospheric glow plasma technology, and has...

Rockwell Collins Reaffirms Fiscal Year 2008 Financial Guidance and Announces Financial Guidance for Fiscal Year 2009

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa-(Business Wire)-September 10, 2008 - Rockwell Collins, Inc. (NYSE: COL) today reaffirmed its fiscal year 2008 guidance that revenues will be about $4.75 billion and earnings per share should be in a range from $4.05 to $4.10, despite the impact of strikes at both Hawker Beechcraft...

Alphaport Debuts in the Inc. 500 List of Fastest Growing Private Companies

CLEVELAND-(Business Wire)-September 10, 2008 - Alphaport(R) a Cleveland, Ohio-based provider of advanced engineering services and applied technology has been recognized by Inc. magazine as one of America's fastest growing private companies. Alphaport ranked #24 among government services companies...

Agility to Showcase Real-time Imaging Algorithm Solutions at MAPLD

ANNAPOLIS, Md.-(Business Wire)-September 10, 2008 - Agility Design Solutions Inc., a leading provider of embedded system solutions enabling rapid implementation of complex image and signal processing algorithms, will be exhibiting at the MAPLD Conference next week. What: Agility will be...

New Geomagic Studio Editions Target Mechanical Design, Medical/Scientific Markets

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.-(Business Wire)-September 10, 2008 - Geomagic has launched three new Geomagic Studio editions that target specific application needs in mechanical design and medical/scientific markets. Geomagic Studio is the world's leading software for creating accurate 3D digital...

Air Industries Announces New Contracts Valued at Over $2,000,000 for Welding Metallurgy Subsidiary

BAY SHORE, N.Y.-(Business Wire)-September 10, 2008 - Air Industries Group, Inc. (the "Company") (OTCBB: AIRI) today announced that its Welding Metallurgy subsidiary has won new contracts valued at over $2,000,000. These contracts were received in the month of August 2008 and represent the single...

Airbus Orders Six MAG Cincinnati Fiber Placement Systems for Composite Fuselage of New A350 XWB

CHICAGO-(Business Wire)-September 10, 2008 - Airbus has placed orders with MAG Cincinnati for six VIPER(R) Fiber Placement Systems (FPS). Announced at the International Manufacturing Technology Show in Chicago, the Vipers will perform automated fabrication of composite fuselage panels for the...

StratEdge Introduces a Family of X-Band High Power Amplifiers in Surface Mount Packages

SAN DIEGO-(Business Wire)-September 10, 2008 - StratEdge, leader in the design and production of semiconductor packages for microwave, millimeter-wave, and high speed digital devices, announces it is offering packaged high power amplifier MMICs for 8 to 12 GHz (X-Band) applications. The StratEdge...

Ceradyne, Inc. Provides XSAPI/ESAPI Clarification

COSTA MESA, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 10, 2008 - Ceradyne, Inc. (Nasdaq:CRDN) announced that it is aware of a protest filed with the Government Accounting Office by a bidder on the anticipated multi-year XSAPI/ESAPI contract. The referenced award will be delayed unless the Army overrides...

Capstone Turbine Signs Agreement to Supply Its Proprietary Air Bearing Technology to Barber-Nichols

CHASTSWORTH, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 10, 2008 - Capstone Turbine Corporation (NASDAQ:CPST) (www.microturbine.com), the world's leading clean technology manufacturer of microturbine energy systems, announced today that it has signed a supply agreement with Barber-Nichols, Inc. for Capstone's...

Saab and TCS Sign Letter of Intent in India

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-(Business Wire)-September 10, 2008 - Regulatory News: Saab (STO:SAABB) and Tata Consultancy Services Limited (TCS) have signed a letter of intent regarding establishment of an Aeronautical Design and Development Centre (ADDC) in India. The vision for the centre is to serve the...

Breault Research Signs India-Based Cranes Software International Limited as ASAP Software Representative

TUCSON, Ariz.-(Business Wire)-September 9, 2008 - Breault Research Organization (BRO), manufacturer of ASAP(R) Optical Software, is pleased to announce that Cranes Software International Limited has joined BRO's software representative network and is now the point of contact for ASAP clients and...

Space Angels Network Announces 14 Presenting Companies For Its First Aerospace Venture Forum

LEESBURG, Va.-(Business Wire)-September 9, 2008 - Space Angels Network, LLC, a national network of seed- and early-stage investors focused on aerospace-related ventures, today announced the 14 presenting companies it has selected for its first Aerospace Venture Forum being held in Long Beach...

RTI Increases Credit Availability to $425 Million

PITTSBURGH-(Business Wire)-September 9, 2008 - RTI International Metals, Inc., (NYSE: RTI), announced today that it has amended and restated its credit agreement to provide for a $225 million term loan and a $200 million revolving credit facility, increasing total domestic credit availability from...

LAN Airlines Monthly Statistics Report for August 2008

SANTIAGO, Chile-(Business Wire)-September 9, 2008 - LAN Airlines S.A. and its related companies, ("LAN" or "the Company") (NYSE: LFL / IPSA: LAN), one of the leading airline groups in Latin America, reported its preliminary monthly traffic statistics and punctuality indicators for August 2008...

SpaceX Receives USAF Operational License for Cape Canaveral Launch Site

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.-(Business Wire)-September 9, 2008 - Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) has been granted an Operational License by the US Air Force for the use of Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on the Florida coast. Receipt of the license, in...

AeroVironment, Inc. Announces Fiscal 2009 First Quarter Results

MONROVIA, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 9, 2008 - AeroVironment, Inc. (AV) (NASDAQ: AVAV) today reported financial results for its first quarter ended August 2, 2008. "Continued progress in our Global Observer development program contributed to an increase in first quarter revenue over the same...

Brek Manufacturing Orders Six MAG Cincinnati HyperMach(TM) H4000 5-Axis Horizontal Profilers in Fully Automated CINCRON(R) Cell

CHICAGO-(Business Wire)-September 9, 2008 - MAG Cincinnati and Brek Manufacturing, a Taurus Aerospace Group Company, announced today at the International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) what may be industry's most significant single order ever for automated five-axis machining technology. One...

Sypris Appoints Brian A. Lutes Chief Financial Officer

LOUISVILLE, Ky.-(Business Wire)-September 9, 2008 - Sypris Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq/NM:SYPR) announced today that Brian A. Lutes has been appointed to the position of Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective September 15, 2008. Mr. Lutes will be located at the Company's headquarters in...

Intellitech Speeds Concurrent Test of JTAG Based Electronics with New Mercury Remote Diagnostic Manager

SALT LAKE CITY-(Business Wire)-September 9, 2008 - Intellitech Corporation, www.intellitech.com, the leader in lowering electronic product costs through IEEE 1149.X/JTAG, has announced the Mercury Remote Diagnostic Manager (MRDM) for production or burn-in test. The MRDM increases tester throughput...

Johnson and Allen Ltd and Vibrant Corporation Announce International Joint Venture

CHICAGO-(Business Wire)-September 9, 2008 - Vibrant Corporation and Johnson and Allen Ltd. announced that the companies have formed a joint venture to provide Process Compensated Resonance Testing (PCRT) services and equipment to the United Kingdom. The new company, Vibrant NDT Ltd, will initially...

TriQuint Named a Top Supplier in RF Device Industry; Market Sees 17% Year-on-Year Growth

HILLSBORO, Ore.-(Business Wire)-September 9, 2008 - TriQuint Semiconductor (NASDAQ:TQNT), a leading RF front-end product manufacturer and foundry services provider, was named a top RF device supplier in Strategy Analytics annual studies ranking the world's leading Gallium Arsenide (GaAs) device...

TRUMPF Announce an Intent to Purchase the Entire Share Capital of SPI LASERS

DITZINGEN, Germany & SOUTHAMPTON, England-(Business Wire)-September 9, 2008 - TRUMPF and SPI LASERS are pleased to announce that TRUMPF intends to make an offer to buy the entire share capital of SPI LASERS. The combination of SPI LASERS' products, world-class fibre laser technology, engineering...

ENOVIA SmarTeam PLM Solution Drives Success at Leading Mid-Market Customers

TOKYO, Japan-(Business Wire)-September 9, 2008 - ENOVIA Customer Conference Dassault Systemes (DS) (Paris:DSY) (NASDAQ:DASTY) (Nasdaq: DASTY; Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA), a world leader in 3D and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, announced today the availability of a new white...

Meggitt Fluid Controls Wins Embraer Executive Jet Pneumatic Bleed Air System Contract

NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 8, 2008 - Meggitt Fluid Controls has won a multimillion-dollar contract from Embraer to develop and produce the pneumatic bleed air system for its executive Legacy 500 midsize and 450 midlight jets. The Legacy 500 can accommodate up to 12...

Innovative Solutions & Support, Inc. Announces Special Cash Dividend

EXTON, Pa.-(Business Wire)-September 8, 2008 - Innovative Solutions & Support, Inc. (NASDAQ:ISSC) (the "Company") today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a special cash dividend in the amount of $1.00 per share. The dividend will be payable on or about September 29, 2008 to...

ON Semiconductor and Catalyst Semiconductor, Inc. Proposed Merger Registration Statement Declared Effective

PHOENIX & SANTA CLARA, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 8, 2008 - ON Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: ONNN) and Catalyst Semiconductor, Inc. (NASDAQ: CATS), today announced that the Securities and Exchange Commission has declared effective the Registration Statement on Form S-4 relating to the...

Magellan Expands Funding Base for Growing Business

CHARLOTTE, N.C.-(Business Wire)-September 8, 2008 - The Magellan Group is pleased to announce that ACG Investment Capital Partners, a joint venture between the Aviation Capital Group and FB Transportation Capital LLC, has made an investment in the Magellan Group. The additional capital combined with...

AOptix Technologies Awarded Air Force Research Laboratory Contract for Wireless Ultra-High Data Rate Demonstration

CAMPBELL, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 8, 2008 - AOptix Technologies, Inc., (AOptix) (www.aoptix.com) a leading edge developer of ultra-high bandwidth laser communication solutions, under contract to Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Information Directorate, Rome, New York, today, announced a...

New Portable Pulsed Eddy Current Test Instrument from GE Sensing & Inspection Technologies

BILLERICA, Mass.-(Business Wire)-September 8, 2008 - Pulsec from GE Sensing and Inspection Technologies (NYSE: GE) is a new non-destructive test instrument using pulsed eddy current (PEC) to detect sub-surface corrosion, primarily in the aerospace industry. This compact, battery-powered instrument...

ILS Proton to Launch Nimiq 4 Sept. 19

-(Business Wire)-September 8, 2008 - International Launch Services (ILS): -0- *T Payload: Nimiq 4 communications satellite Eurostar E3000 bus Separated spacecraft mass: Approx. 10,692 lbs (4,850 kg) Launch Vehicle: Proton M/Breeze M 702,000 kg (1,547,000 lbs), including payload 58.2 m (191 ft...

Advanced Manufacturing Veteran Jeff DeGrange to Join Stratasys

MINNEAPOLIS-(Business Wire)-September 8, 2008 - (NASDAQ: SSYS) Direct digital manufacturing and rapid prototyping system maker, Stratasys, announced today that Jeff DeGrange, a former Senior Technology Manager with The Boeing Company, will join Stratasys as Vice President, New Business Development...

Phase Matrix Introduces a Family of PXI RF/MW Down Converter Modules

SAN JOSE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 8, 2008 - Phase Matrix, Inc. announced today the product introduction of their family of PXI RF/microwave (RF/MW) down converter modules, which were developed in support of a Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) program sponsored by the Navy (Navair...

BAE Systems Position on $12 Billion ENCORE II Program Further Enhances Cybersecurity

MCLEAN, Va.-(Business Wire)-September 8, 2008 - BAE Systems has been awarded a contract to participate in the U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency's (DISA) $12.225 billion ENCORE II Information Technology Solutions program. As one of 14 large businesses awarded a contract to support the...

BAE Systems Names Richard J. Millies Vice President for International Strategy and Business Development

ROCKVILLE, Md.-(Business Wire)-September 8, 2008 - BAE Systems has named Richard J. Millies as vice president of International Strategy and Business Development. Millies also will advise the company's leadership regarding U.S. government policies toward weapons sales, politico-military affairs and...

Trident Space & Defense Exhibits Electronic Components for Space and Ruggedized Solid State Drives at Space 2008

TORRANCE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 8, 2008 - Trident Space & Defense (formerly a division of TRW) will be exhibiting its Electronic Components for Space alongside its Triton Series of ruggedized Solid State Drives (SSDs) at the AIAA Space 2008 Conference and Exposition to be held...

Sealed Air Corporation Deploys Blue Spark Thin Printed Batteries To Power Its New RFID Time and Temperature Data Logging Sensors

CLEVELAND-(Business Wire)-September 8, 2008 - Blue Spark Technologies, the leading supplier of thin, flexible printed battery solutions, announced today that Sealed Air Corporation (NYSE:SEE) selected Blue Spark thin, flexible batteries as a core component of its TurboTag(TM) RFID-enabled time and...

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