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for developing hardware, in cooperation with
Harris Corp., that will fly on the International
Space Station (ISS) and communicate with
Harris' ground-based satellite tracking station
in Florida.
BAE Systems' Joint Strike Fighter
Underpins Advanced Manufacturing
Growth in South Australia
E
BAE Systems Australia celebrated the produc-
tion of the 15,000
th
titanium part produced
at Edinburgh Parks in South Australia for the
world's largest defense program—the F-35
Joint Strike Fighter.
Plexus Expands Darmstadt
Design Center
E
Plexus Corp. recently opened its expanded
design center in Darmstadt, doubling its engi-
neering capacity in Germany.
NASA's Juno Finds Changes in
Jupiter's Magnetic Field
E
NASA's Juno mission to Jupiter made the
first definitive detection beyond our world of
an internal magnetic field that changes over
time—a phenomenon called secular varia-
tion.
NextFlex Launches $10.5M Funding
Round for Anti-Counterfeiting,
Flex Batteries, and Hypersonics
Innovation
E
The PC 5.0 total project value is expected to
exceed $10.5 million (project value/invest-
ment figures include cost-sharing), bringing
the total anticipated investment in advanc-
ing flexible hybrid electronics since NextFlex's
formation to over $83.5 million.
NASA Awards Artemis Contract for
Lunar Gateway Power, Propulsion
E
In one of the first steps of the agency's Arte-
mis lunar exploration plans, NASA announced
the selection of Maxar Technologies—formerly
SSL—to develop and demonstrate power, pro-
pulsion and communications capabilities for
NASA's lunar Gateway.
Army Project Develops Agile
Scouting Robots
E
In a research project for the U.S. Army, research-
ers at the University of California, Berkeley
developed an agile robot called Salto that looks
like a Star Wars Imperial walker in miniature
and may be able to aid in scouting and search-
and-rescue operations.
Sikorsky HH-60W Combat Rescue
Helicopter Achieves First Flight
E
The Sikorsky HH-60W Combat Rescue Heli-
copter achieved first flight at Sikorsky's West
Palm Beach, Florida site—an important step
toward bringing this all-new aircraft to service
members to perform critical search and rescue
operations.
Lockheed Martin's Sikorsky Receives
Contract to Build 12 CH-53K Heavy
Lift Helicopters
E
Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, will
build 12 production CH-53K King Stallion heli-
copters under a new $1.13 billion contract from
the U.S. Navy.
Nano Dimension and Harris Receive
Grant for ISS Project
E
Nano Dimension Ltd. has received grant
approval from the Israel Innovation Authority
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