Plasan, a specialist in armour solutions, and Q-Flo, a University of Cambridge spin-off company, have formed a joint venture to produce carbon nanotube fibre for use in enhancing body armour and composite armour systems for vehicles.
24 November 2010
UK composite marine structures specialist Tods Defence has expanded its engineering design facilities and is further developing the trainee programme at its Portland facility.
22 November 2010
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22 November 2010
Indian organisations Kemrock Industries and Exports Ltd and Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to form a joint venture company in India to manufacture aerospace-grade carbon fibre prepregs.
17 November 2010
Australian composite component and solutions provider Quickstep Holdings Ltd has achieved a key milestone with production preparations relating to the international F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) programme, passing the 'Toll Gate' review set by global aerospace corporation Northrop Grumman.
16 November 2010
Vector Composites Inc and Quickstep Composites LLC have signed a strategic teaming agreement under which the companies will jointly promote the Quickstep Process to the aerospace and defence industries in North America.
03 November 2010
Airborne Composites BV has supplied the Royal Netherlands Navy with a carbon fibre composite main propeller for an Alkmaar-class minehunter.
02 November 2010
Danish Yachts is introducing its latest range of carbon fibre composite military vessels at the Euronaval exhibition in France.
28 October 2010
Von Roll is extending its composite armouring products range with the new PARA-LITE® PHT20 phenolic prepreg for hard armour applications.
27 October 2010
Armour protection specialist Plasan and TPI Composites Inc have formed a joint venture called Armored Chariots LLC to produce next-generation crew compartments for US military vehicles.
26 October 2010
Boeing has awarded General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products a US$17 million contract for the production of composite components for the C-17 Globemaster III military transport aircraft.
26 October 2010
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25 October 2010
Composites specialist Tods Aerospace has received a contract from Hybrid Air Vehicles Ltd to design and build lightweight components for the US Army's Long Endurance Multi-Intelligence Vehicle (LEMV) airship.
19 October 2010
Zyvex Technologies' Piranha Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV), a boat built from nano-enhanced carbon fibre composite, is now starting sea trials.
19 October 2010
US company Vector Composites Inc has been granted a license to use the Quickstep Process for develop and manufacture of composite components for the aerospace and defence markets.
12 October 2010
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27 September 2010
The US Air Force has selected WebCore Technologies to develop rapid assembly, energy efficient composite shelters under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) programme.
20 September 2010
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20 September 2010
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13 September 2010
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06 September 2010