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The problem is that lightweight pilots could be severely injured or killed during a low-speed ejection from the F-35, leading to a restriction on pilots under 136 pounds from flying the fifth-generation jet. The Pentagon has pledged to have a solution, revolving around a lighter helmet, with officials saying they hope to have the issue resolved by November.

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION BEAUFORT – Deputy Secretary of Defense Bob Work (Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort) expressed his belief to learn more about the F-35B variant, accompanied by UK defense procurement head Philip Dunne. While there, the two met with pilots and maintainers from both nations and were briefed on the capabilities of the fighter.

There are currently 12 F-35B models at Beaufort, as well as one UK model. The base, which is a training home for both nations F-35B pilots, expects to have 20 planes by the end of the year, with the number of UK owned fighters increasing. “This is a wondrous machine, just unbelievable technology, but the reason why it’s so wondrous is because of all the people we met,” Work said. “It’s a heck of a jet, that’s for sure.” 


On Friday, 8/08/2016 first-stage Falcon 9 rocket successfully landed on a barge in the Atlantic Ocean. It's a historic achievement for the space launch industry.

This is the second time when SpaceX has successfully landed a rocket back on earth after putting a payload in space, but the first such landing on an ocean-going barge. A similar landing was in December in the Pacific Ocean, but this time it was first-stage rocket keeled over and exploded after a failed landing.


Recently India finalized order for more than 5,000 UAVs over the next 10 years for about US $3 billion. All contracts will be restricted to domestic companies but they will gain possibility to cooperate with foreign companies in terms of acquiring necessary technology.

The Indian Army, Air Force and Navy propose to buy tactical UAV’s, high-altitude long-endurance (HALE) UAV’s, vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) UAV’s, and medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) UAV’s. Also important is that currently all branches of the Indian military are also developing they homegrown UAV programs.

Recent plans for deploy such a great drone fleet have their source most probably within geopolitical and military rivalry in Asia – in this case between India and China.  Worth mentioning is a fact, that PRC is also running large scale drone programs.

In the moment Indian armed forces are operating Israeli-made Searcher Mark I, Searcher Mark II, Heron and Herop UAV’s and the Indian-made Nishant UAV.


General Dynamics Corp. will provide embedded computing and information technology (IT) services for U.S Navy shipboard and aircraft weapons integration under terms of a contract worth $47.4 million.

The G.D. Corp. will provide serious technological support for U.S. Navy including e.g.: rapid design, development, customization, manufacturing, fabrication, integration, test and evaluation, installation, certification, maintenance and upgrade, logistic, modernization, and life cycle support of new and existing shipboard and airborne systems.


Federal officials are asking the public not to fly drones at U.S. airports. UAS (and lasers) pose a danger for public safety. U.S. Senator Bill Nelson with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) asked the public to be aware of restrictions against flying Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) near U.S. airports, popular called as drones.

Aviation professionals (including pilots, flight crew, airport staff, associations, and others) have been sounding the alarm about the dangers which drones cause near airports. Local and federal government officials are now taking note and urging people to stop operating UAS near airports. IT IS TIME TO STOP ASKING AND START DEMANDING before tragedy strikes and innocent lives are lost!


TE Connectivity Ltd., provider of connectivity and sensors, is introducing its DMC-M high-density 30-23 modules for aerospace applications, including next-generation aircraft (stealth also) and UAV’s.

The company understands the challenges that next-generation aircraft design poses. They focused on continually developing new designs that save space and weight. According to Christian Cavailles, Product Manager, Global Aerospace, Defense & Marine, TE. “Not only have the new inserts been designed to solve the issue of fragile contact pins being bent upon blind mating, but out of the full product line they provide the highest density system in an extremely small area.”

The high-density modules are ideal for applications such as: in-flight entertainment and cabin systems, high-speed Internet access, lighting and window dimming, power distribution and control, and electrical wiring and interconnect systems. Also TE’s plastic clip technology provides additional weight savings and simplifies the assembly process, providing possible weight savings of up to 20 percent – what obviously lead to lower aircraft production and maintenance costs.


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