Aerospace & Defence
Wind River accelerates cyber era for avionics
Wind River has announced that Wind River Linux has achieved conformance to the latest Future Airborne Capability Environment (FACE) Technical Standard, a standard of The Open Group. According to the company, Wind River Linux is the first and only General Purpose Profile (GPP) Operating System Segment (OSS) of any kind to conform to the FACE Technical Standard, Edition 3.0.
GKN Aerospace receives keys to Global Technology Centre
GKN Aerospace has taken ownership of its new Global Technology Centre (GTC) in Bristol after the keys were officially handed over by developers St Francis Group. The new GTC - funded by a £17m commitment from GKN Aerospace and £15m commitment from the UK Government, through the Aerospace Technology Institute - will be fully kitted out over the next year and will open in HY2 2021.
Providing Hawaii's airports with temperature screening
NEC and their partner, Infrared Cameras, were selected by the Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) to provide thermal temperature screening and facial recognition technology at Hawaii's public airports to help protect the community and identify passengers with a potentially elevated body temperature. The companies’ combined resources to submit a unified proposal for the project.
British Army chooses SAS to accelerate its digital transformation
The British Army has invested in SAS Viya to enable better and faster decision making as part of its digital transformation programme known as Project THEIA, as it looks to improve operational efficiency, use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to automate certain tasks and analyse complex data to unlock new insights.
Jankel refreshes their brand and launches a new website
Jankel has refreshed their brand and at the same time, launched a new website. The company was founded in 1955 by Robert Jankel and remains family owned. Today, Jankel is a global group of companies comprising of the UK Head Office company, Jankel Tactical Systems in US and a partnership, Jordan Light Vehicle Manufacturing (JLVM), based in Jordan.
Motorsport inspired tech to aid fast jet development
BAE Systems and Williams Advanced Engineering (WAE) have joined forces to explore how battery management and cooling technologies from the motorsport industry could be exploited to deliver efficiency and performance gains in the design of future combat aircraft.
How can defence be made fit for the future?
DSEI will be hosting a webinar to discuss how defence can be made fit for the future, and the role of science and technology to enable this - especially given the current global circumstances.
Developing a standardised European unmanned ground system
A consortium led by Milrem Robotics and composed of several major defence, communication and cybersecurity companies and high technology SMEs was awarded €30.6m from the European Commission’s European Defence Industrial Development Programme (EDIDP) to develop a European standardised unmanned ground system.
Milrem Type-X RCV with John Cockerill CPWS II turret
Milrem Robotics and John Cockerill Defense today showcased the Type-X RCV Robotic Combat Vehicle with the Cockerill Protected Weapons Station Gen. II (CPWS II) to select military forces from around the world.
Relativity and 6K to develop sustainable AM rocket parts
Relativity Space and 6K have announced a strategic partnership to prove true sustainability in additive manufacturing production. The partnership is intended to create a closed loop supply chain where certified scrap materials produced at Relativity are turned into powder by 6K, which can then be reprinted by Relativity.