50 PCB007 MAGAZINE I JANUARY 2020
MilAero007 Highlights
U.S. House and Senate were poised to approve
a defense spending bill that includes $5 mil-
lion for research and development on the is-
sues surrounding lead-free electronics in mis-
sion-critical applications.
U.S. Navy Awards Contract for Thousands
of APKWS Laser-guided Rockets E
Following a U.S. Department of Defense an-
nouncement in September 2019, BAE Systems
announced that the U.S. Navy has signed a
$2.68 billion indefinite delivery/indefinite
quantity contract for the purchase of thou-
sands of additional APKWS® Laser-Guided
Rockets, the company's combat-proven, low-
cost precision munition.
Strategic Partner: Rolls-Royce,
Reaching for the Skies E
Researchers at Cambridge are working with
Rolls-Royce to make aeroengines greener.
Lockheed Martin's Precision
Strike Missile Successful in
First Flight Test E
Lockheed Martin successfully tested its next-
generation long-range missile designed for the
U.S. Army's Precision Strike Missile (PrSM)
program at White Sands Missile Range, New
Mexico. All test objectives were achieved.
NASA's Moon to Mars Plans,
Artemis Lunar Program Gets
Fast-tracked in 2019 E
In 2019, NASA celebrated the 50
th
anniversary
of the agency's Apollo 11 Moon landing, the
most historic moment in space exploration,
while also making significant progress toward
putting the first woman and next man on the
Moon by 2024 under the Artemis program.
Lockheed Martin Paints Helicopter for
Capt. Kimberly Hampton Memorial E
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) completed
painting the OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicop-
ter that will be a part of the memorial honor-
ing Capt. Kimberly Hampton in Easley, South
Carolina.
Space History Is Made in This NASA
Robot Factory E
Built in 1961, the Spacecraft Assembly Facil-
ity at Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena,
California, is the cradle of robotic space explo-
ration.
Aerojet Rocketdyne Highlights
Successful Year Supporting DoD
and NASA Missions E
Aerojet Rocketdyne continued to power criti-
cal defense and space missions in 2019, while
also making significant investments aimed at
reducing costs and increasing its operational
efficiency.
NASA's X-59 Quiet Supersonic Research
Aircraft Cleared for Final Assembly E
NASA's first large-scale, piloted X-plane in
more than three decades is cleared for final
assembly and integration of its systems fol-
lowing a major project review by senior man-
agers held recently at NASA Headquarters in
Washington.
U.S. Congress to Approve Funds for R&D
on Lead-Free Electronics in Aerospace,
Defense, and High-performance
Applications E
In a win for U.S. taxpayers, defense readiness,
and the electronics industry supply chain, the
