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VR simulator, once qualified, will allow pilots
to perform proficiency checks and receive
training credits. It will be used to perform type
ratings including normal flight, emergency sit-
uations, hoist operations and flight with night
vision goggles, as well as instrument ratings.
Graphic PLC Secures Nadcap and
AS9100 Rev D Approval E
Graphic PLC, one of Europe's leading man-
ufacturers of advanced PCBs, is delighted to
announce that it has successfully passed its
Nadcap reassessment and has been awarded
Nadcap accreditation with merit.
REGENT, Siemens Collaborate for Revolu-
tionary Zero-emission Seaglider E
Siemens Digital Industries Soware announced
that REGENT has adopted the Siemens Xcel-
erator portfolio of cloud-based soware and
services to help pioneer a new category of
vehicle called the seaglider.
Antaris Closes $4.2 Million Seed Funding
Round for Development of Software
Solutions for Space E
Antaris, the soware platform provider for
space, announced the company has closed a
$4.2 million seed round of funding led by Ace-
quia Capital and Possible Ventures. e round
also includes investment from leading space
tech investors Lockheed Martin Ventures,
HCVC, E2MC and Ananth Technologies.
Aspocomp Posts Excellent Q2 Results E
Aspocomp announces an excellent second
quarter, net sales increased by 33% and the
operating result was 17% of net sales.
Ventec Expands Flex-rigid Material Range
for Critical Military, Aerospace, and
Ultra-high Reliability Applications E
Ventec International Group Co., Ltd. has added
to its flex-rigid No-Flow/Low-Flow prepreg
range with the introduction of tec-speed 4.0
(VT-462(L) PP NF/LF), a next-generation
no and low flow FR-4.0 prepreg material that
offers high-Tg, low Dk, low loss, and excellent
thermal reliability.
IPC Commends House on Passage
of CHIPS+ Legislation E
IPC issued a statement from President and
CEO John Mitchell on the recent passage of
the "CHIPS+" legislation in the U.S. House
of Representatives, which follows Senate
approval and paves the way to U.S. President
Joe Biden's signature.
L3Harris, Air Tractor Sky Warden Team
Selected for USSOCOM Armed
Overwatch Contract E
U.S. Special Operations Command (USSO-
COM) has selected L3Harris Technologies and
Air Tractor Inc.'s AT-802U Sky Warden sys-
tem for its Armed Overwatch program. Award
of the Indefinite Quantity, Indefinite Delivery
contract includes a cost ceiling of $3 billion.
Airbus Helicopters, VRM Switzerland to
Develop the World's First H145 Virtual
Reality Simulator E
Airbus Helicopters and VRM Switzerland are
co-developing a Virtual Reality (VR) training
device for the twin-engine H145 helicopter.
Containing the OEM data package, the H145
