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standards, which focuses on interconnectivity,
automation, machine learning, and real-time
data.
Cobham's Pyrovalves Power Precision
Landing of NASA Perseverance Rover
on Mars E
Cobham Mission Systems, the world's leader
in critical control solutions, announced that its
space pyrotechnic valves on the NASA Perse-
verance rover mission enabled an historically
precise landing on Mars.
Intel to Collaborate with Microsoft on
DARPA Program E
Intel has signed an agreement with Defense
Advanced Research Projects Agency (DAR-
PA) to perform in its Data Protection in Virtu-
al Environments (DPRIVE) program.
Nano Dimension's AME Monolithic
RF Communications Circuit Has Been
Sent to ISS Flight Studies E
Nano Dimension Ltd. announced that the first
ever integrated RF circuit fabricated by Nano
Dimension and designed and integrated by
L3Harris, has been flown to the International
Space Station (ISS).
Korea Aerospace Industries, Elbit
Systems to Cooperate on Next-Gen
UAS Solution for ISTAR Missions E
e Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI)
and Elbit Systems Ltd. signed a Memorandum
of Understanding (MOU) to expand coopera-
tion in the field of Unmanned Aircra Systems
(UAS).
Bonding Hybrid Multilayer Constructions
at Rogers Corporation E
John Ekis, Rogers Corporation's market seg-
ment director for aerospace and defense, dis-
cusses the SpeedWave family of low-dielectric
constant, ultra-low-loss prepreg materials with
excellent filling and bonding characteristics for
hybrid multilayer constructions. SpeedWave
prepreg is also compatible with FR-4 fabri-
cation processes and lead-free PCB assembly
processing.
New Online Training Programs Enhance
Delivery Options E
Jahr Turchan, Blackfox's Director of Vet-
eran Services & Advanced Manufacturing
Programs, discusses how technical training
programs pivoted in 2020 and how customers
responded to their training needs throughout
the year.
Collins Aerospace Wins Contract to
Support CH-47F Fleet for Royal
Netherlands Air Force E
Collins Aerospace, a unit of Raytheon Tech-
nologies Corp., has been awarded a multi-year
performance-based logistics avionics support
contract to the Royal Netherlands Air Force's
fleet of 15 CH-47F Chinook helicopters.
Eltek Secures Grant from Israel
Investment Authority E
Eltek Ltd. provided an update regarding
its award of a grant from the Israeli Invest-
ment Authority that will fund 15% of Eltek's
expected $1.5 million investment in Advanced
Manufacturing Equipment fit to Industry 4.0
