Aerospace-defense News - Congoohttp://www.congoo.com/feed/newschannelsfeed.aspx?chid=69&catid=131News Feed for - Aerospace-defenseRocket with commercial satellite launches in Fla.http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96229315&Channel_ID=69&Category_ID=1312009-11-23T16:05:00An Atlas 5 rocket has launched from Florida with a satellite expected to provide high-powered video and data to much of the world. The rocket lifted off into a clear sky just before 2 a.m. Monday from San Francisco ChronicleRaytheon's Rolling Airframe Missile Completes Key Flight Testshttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96322122&Channel_ID=69&Category_ID=1312009-11-23T16:59:00TUCSON, Ariz. The tests focused on RAM's rocket motor, airframe, control section and autopilot software. Raytheon will build 35 Block p missiles during the design and development test period and expects Forbes.comRockwell Collins CFO to Address Credit Suisse Aerospace & Defense Conference on http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96312921&Channel_ID=69&Category_ID=1312009-11-23T15:41:00CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa--(Business Wire)-- Rockwell Collins, Inc. (NYSE: COL) Senior Vice President and CFO Patrick Allen will address the Credit Suisse Aerospace and Defense Conference in New York, NY on ReutersBAE Systems Secures $60.6 Million in Contract Modifications for Heavy Vehiclehttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96264029&Channel_ID=69&Category_ID=1312009-11-23T16:04:00BusinessWire - BAE Systems has been awarded contract modifications from the U.S. Army Tank Automotive & Armaments Command (TACOM) for work on Bradley Fighting Vehicles, Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) Forbes.comLockheed Martin Successfully Launches Intelsat 14 Spacecrafthttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96318821&Channel_ID=69&Category_ID=1312009-11-23T16:34:00CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Fla., Nov. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed Martin (LMT) this morning successfully delivered a commercial telecommunications satellite for Intelsat, the leading provider of Houston ChronicleEADS execs on trial for alleged insider tradinghttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96294226&Channel_ID=69&Category_ID=1312009-11-23T16:31:00PARISSeventeen executives at Airbus parent company EADS went on trial Monday for allegedly making millions in profits on the back of their company's troubles with the delayed A380 superjumbo project. San Jose Mercury NewsIridium to expand satelliteservices offering in Mexicohttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96330072&Channel_ID=69&Category_ID=1312009-11-23T19:04:0012:24 PM To accelerate growth in the , Iridium Communications Inc has signed three additional distribution partners in Mexico. These three new partners supplement the distribution channel for the new Refrigerated TransporterBAE Systems' problem: how to resolve SFO probe and NOT lose billions in EU contractshttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96329125&Channel_ID=69&Category_ID=1312009-11-23T18:53:00BAE Systems is facing the prospect of being locked out of bidding for any more defence contracts in Europe because of an obscure European Union directive. This will have major job implications in the TelegraphLaBarge Secures $7.3 Million Agreement with Raytheon for Tow Weapon Systemhttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96301892&Channel_ID=69&Category_ID=1312009-11-23T13:08:00ST. LOUIS--(Business Wire)-- LaBarge, Inc. (NYSE Amex: LB) has secured a new agreement valued at $7.3 million with Raytheon Missile Systems to provide complex wiring harnesses for the TOW (tube-launched, ReutersBAE Systems Wins U.S. Navy Information and Operating Systems Inte...http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96205450&Channel_ID=69&Category_ID=1312009-11-23T06:34:00Company: BAE Systems plc (BAESF) BAE Systems announced it has received a U.S. Navy contract worth up to $233 million to provide information and operating systems integration and related services at land-based ZibbBombardier builds its aviation sectorhttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96271258&Channel_ID=69&Category_ID=1312009-11-23T05:49:00Deutsche Bahn regional trains sit on the production line at a Bombardier train factory in Goerlitz, Germany. Bombardier is seeking to win new orders for its rail and aviation products in China.[Bloomberg SINAExecutives testify in Airbus insider trading probehttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96243105&Channel_ID=69&Category_ID=1312009-11-23T13:09:00PARIS (AFP) France's markets watchdog began hearings on Monday into claims 17 current and former EADS aerospace executives made huge profits with inside information about delays in the Airbus A380 project. AFP via Yahoo!Space Systems/Loral-Built Satellite for Intelsat Successfully Performs Post-Launch http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96316243&Channel_ID=69&Category_ID=1312009-11-23T15:40:00IS-14, to be located at 315 degrees E, will provide high-powered communication services through its C- and Ku-band, serving Intelsat network and government customers throughout the Americas, Europe and Yahoo! CanadaRaytheon Awarded $241 Million for Zumwalt Software Developmenthttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96313882&Channel_ID=69&Category_ID=1312009-11-23T14:58:00TEWKSBURY, MASS. - Raytheon Company received a $241.3 million US Navy contract to deliver additional open architecture software capability for the Zumwalt-class destroyer (DDG 1000). A press release by Intellectual Property News AgencySA: Pandor: Address by the Minister of...http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96323206&Channel_ID=69&Category_ID=1312009-11-23T16:25:00Source: The Department of Science and Technology Title: SA: Pandor: Address by the Minister of Science and Technology, at the International Aerospace symposium of South Africa, Centurion Mr Chairman Distinguished Polity.org.zaBAE Systems Navistar Defense Team Successfully Completes Critical Design Review http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96328219&Channel_ID=69&Category_ID=1312009-11-23T17:04:00ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BAE Systems, through its US Combat Systems line of business, and teammate Navistar Defense, LLC have successfully completed the critical design review (CDR) for the U.S. Business WireRaytheon receives $241 million Navy contracthttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96327807&Channel_ID=69&Category_ID=1312009-11-23T17:03:00TEWKSBURY, Mass. --Defense contractor Raytheon Co. said Monday it has received a $241.3 million U.S. Navy contract to deliver additional software for the Zumwalt-class destroyer. Software development Boston GlobeEuropean telecommunications satellite launch delayedhttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96327548&Channel_ID=69&Category_ID=1312009-11-23T17:00:00Russian news agencies report Kazakh authorities opposed satellite launch. The launch of a European telecommunications satellite from Kazakhstan was postponed Monday after Kazakh authorities raised objections, Total TelecomPandor supports aerospace researchhttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96323379&Channel_ID=69&Category_ID=1312009-11-23T16:22:00aerospace companies like with components, Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor said on Monday. 'At present, South Africa is not in a position to design and manufacture an entire, fully-integrated Polity.org.zaCeva wins deal with jet plane manufacturerhttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96322001&Channel_ID=69&Category_ID=1312009-11-23T16:09:00Ceva Logistics has won a three-year contract with Embraer (Empresa Brasileira de Aeronáutica), manufacturer of commercial jets up to 120 seats, and one of Brazilâ??s biggest exporters. Under the deal Logistics ManagerAIR FORCE - Volunteers Earn Presidential Awardhttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96269706&Channel_ID=69&Category_ID=1312009-11-23T16:51:00Tech. Sgt. Jon Shumard hands a sandbag to the next position while Tech. Sgt. Kevin Schettler laps the sandbag in place along the Red River March 28, 2009, in south Grand Forks, N.D. He and other Airmen Air Force LinkHigh rollers: Asia falls in love with the Rolls-Roycehttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96320466&Channel_ID=69&Category_ID=1312009-11-23T15:55:00Rolls-Royce says the market for its super-luxury cars is picking up dramatically across Asia as the effects of the global financial crisis recede.'We're fast coming out of the financial crisis and China Nine MSN MoneyIridium Teams With Three New Partners To Expand Satellite Services Offering In Mexicohttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96281626&Channel_ID=69&Category_ID=1312009-11-23T13:00:00Bethesda, MD, Mexico City ââ?¬â?? To accelerate growth in the Mexican market, Iridium Communications Inc. announces it has signed three additional distribution partners in Mexico. These three new partners Oil and Gas OnlineBT: GBP20.3m raised by BBC Children In Need so farhttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96155164&Channel_ID=69&Category_ID=1312009-11-23T13:06:00had been raised for BBC Children in Need 2009 by 2am - and millions more is expected over the coming weeks and months as the public send in all the cash they've raised at fundraising events across the TMC NetRolls-Royce 'Ghost' comes to Indiahttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96301335&Channel_ID=69&Category_ID=1312009-11-23T11:57:00NEW DELHI: British luxury car maker Rolls-Royce Group launched its latest car Ghost in Delhi on Friday at a price upwards of Rs 2.5 crore. Bookings for the Ghost have begun though deliveries will start IndiaCar