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Engines on your mark, get set, TEST! Ursa Major, who partners with AFRL successfully hot fired the Draper engine. Learn more about how this tech is strengthening our defensive base all the while showing how swiftly these capabilities can be delivered below. #AFResearchLab | #AFRLSpace | #UrsaMajor

💡 Investing in Defense Stocks Defense stocks combine steady growth and income, driven by U.S. government spending. Companies like Lockheed Martin, Boeing, and Northrop Grumman lead the industry with aviation, space, and defense IT innovations. Despite global unrest, these stocks offer stability due to predictable government contracts. Key stocks to watch in 2024 include: Lockheed Martin (LMT): Leader in advanced fighter planes and missiles. Boeing (BA): Major player in aircraft and space technology. Northrop Grumman (NOC): Specializes in stealth bombers and space. General Dynamics (GD): Focus on shipbuilding and defense IT. RTX (RTX): Electronics and aerospace components. Leidos Holdings (LDOS): Defense IT and space. For broader exposure, consider defense ETFs like Invesco Aerospace & Defense (PPA) and SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense (XAR). 🚀 #Investing #DefenseStocks #StockMarketTips

Good morning and Happy holidays! There will be no Building our Defense editions next week. It will be tough, but I’m sure you’ll all be able to muddle through without it. A relatively quiet week as the DoD, VCs, and nearly everyone else in the ecosystem prepare for the holidays. Plenty of action still in the Red Sea as the Houthis achieve strategic effects using cheap tactical weapons. Still, they’re about to the “find out” part of the FAFO cycle. Dive in to these and other issues surrounding aerospace and defense technology. #defense #militarynews #defensetechnology #aerospace #defenseinnovation https://lnkd.in/eyfyuSxN

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More good manufacturing news coming out of Huntsville! Raytheon, and their parent company RTX, just announced a $𝟏𝟏𝟓𝐦𝐦 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 to their Huntsville facility. 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝟏𝟖𝟓 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐣𝐨𝐛𝐬 (on top of their already +/- 2,000 AL based employees). Getting ahead of my skis here, but sounds like this expansion will be for the Glide Phase Interceptor, 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭-𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐲𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐯𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐯𝐮𝐥𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐩𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭. Governor Ivey said "Some people call it the ‘Rocket City,’ I’ll raise that and say: the brightest minds in aerospace and defense call it home." Given that Huntsville employees have figured out how to develop the above missile, I completely agree. Roll tide Huntsville. Made in Alabama - Alabama Department of Commerce Huntsville/Madison County Chamber Philip Jasper Additional note: 𝐇𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐬𝐯𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐑𝐓𝐗 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬 — Raytheon Missiles and Defense, Raytheon Intelligence & Space, Collins Aerospace and Pratt & Whitney — 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐲’𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐩𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐭. #America #manufacturing #aerospace #MadeInAlabama

Why is the Defense and Aerospace Industry so crucial to the United States? The answer is simple: national security. However, this industry also has a significant impact on our economy, creating jobs and driving technological progress. The constant focus on innovation in this sector has a ripple effect, benefiting other industries as well. Additionally, our strength in Defense and Aerospace helps to bolster our international influence. It's clear that the importance of this industry cannot be overstated. #Defense #Aerospace #NationalSecurity #Economy #Innovation Lockheed Martin Pratt & Whitney Sikorsky Raytheon

There are reports circulating about the potential of implementing an alternative and unproven system to manage cooling and power distribution systems in place of the Honeywell PTMS for the F-35 program. Matthew Milas, the President of Defense & Space at Honeywell Aerospace, shares five critical reasons why considering alternatives to an already proven and powerful PTMS will disrupt the F-35 program: https://hwll.co/c4xxnd

Upcoming Webinar: Transforming Aerospace & Defense with Digital Twins - a Lockheed Martin Use Case We live in a world of rapidly changing technological advancements, with new and evolving threats from our adversaries. Our customers within the Aerospace and Defense industry have made it clear that they are evolving to meet the threat—and they expect us to evolve with them. Lockheed Martin, the world's largest defense contractor, is embracing Digital Transformation as one way to stay Ahead of Ready. This webinar provides an overview of our company's Digital Transformation journey, focusing particular attention on various Digital Thread and Digital Twin technologies being implemented at Lockheed Martin. Don't miss out on this exciting webinar presented by Digital Twin Consortium and Lockheed Martin: https://bit.ly/46K0HDu #DigitalTwins #Aerospace #Defense #DigitalTransformation

Lockheed Martin has announced a 500kW laser that it says is its ‘most powerful’ yet. The 500kW laser, developed under a new contract just awarded by OUSD (R&E), is the second phase of the High Energy Laser Scaling Initiative (HELSI). It will be tactically configured, utilize Lockheed Martin’s spectral beam combined architecture to support military platforms, and incorporate Department of Defense Modular Open System Approach standards to ensure the systems interoperability and multi-mission integration. The new phase of HELSI aims to increase the laser’s power level while achieving excellent beam quality and optimizing efficiency, size, weight, and volume for the continuous-wave high energy laser sources, the firm says.  “The Department of Defense’s Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research & Engineering OUSD (R&E) has invested to mature high energy lasers in support of America’s warfighters. At the same time, Lockheed Martin has invested in our production infrastructure in anticipation of the Department of Defense’s demand for laser weapons that have additional layers of protection with deep magazines, low cost per engagement, high speed of light delivery and high precision response reducing logistics requirements,” said Rick Cordaro, Vice President of Mission Systems & Weapons at Lockheed Martin.  Lockheed Martin’s laser tops its previous 300kW laser developed under a contract from the OUSD (R&E). Cordaro said: “The 500kW laser will incorporate our successes from the 300kW system and lessons learned from legacy programs to further prove the capability to defend against a range of threats.” #military #defense #defence #laser #warfighter #lasers #aerospace #engineering #technology