Marketwire - Land Vehicles

GPSFlight Announces the ST900 Telemetry Transmitter

Thu, 15 May 2008 05:00:00 EDT

BELLEVUE, WA--(Marketwire - May 15, 2008) - GPSFlight, the leader in high-performance, miniature wireless GPS telemetry, is pleased to announce the delivery of the ST900, the next generation long range telemetry transmitter. The ST900 delivers new levels of performance and greater system integration capabilities than other devices in its class. The ST900 has been designed to deliver faster satellite lock times, excellent performance in deep foliage, and is even able to maintain GPS lock indoors in many buildings.

Arotech's Armour of America Receives Over $1 Million Order From U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) for Armor Products

Wed, 14 May 2008 08:00:00 EDT

ANN ARBOR, MI--(Marketwire - May 14, 2008) - Arotech Corporation (NASDAQ: ARTX) announced today that its Armor Division's Armour of America unit has received over $1 million in orders from DoD for armor solutions.

The order consists of various types of personnel armor solutions from AoA's state-of-the-art line of ballistics products and fragmentation kits, including ArmorFloat� (a ballistic floatation device) and Leguard� (a ballistic knee and leg protection device).

OSI Geospatial Signs U.S. Military Contracts Valued at US$1.5 Million

Tue, 13 May 2008 09:25:00 EDT

OTTAWA, CANADA--(Marketwire - May 13, 2008) - OSI Geospatial Inc. (TSX:OSI)(OTCBB:OSIIF) announced today that its U.S. Systems Operations has been awarded two contracts valued at approximately US$1.5 million in total. Under the terms of the contracts, the company will provide its training technology to the United States Army and Air Force. "We are pleased to be providing our advanced training technology to the U.S. Army and Air Force," said Ken Kirkpatrick, president and CEO of OSI Geospatial. "Our technology significantly reduces training costs and ultimately improves operational performance."

Student Mentoring Rockets to New Heights in Mississippi

Tue, 13 May 2008 08:00:00 EDT

COLUMBUS, MS--(Marketwire - May 13, 2008) - Aurora Flight Sciences announced today that three corporate-mentored teams were selected as finalists in the Team America Rocketry Challenge.

Each year, the annual competition builds excitement for thousands of middle and high school students eager to showcase their rocket-building skills and talents. But this year's annual competition is especially exciting for the employees of Aurora Flight Sciences' Mississippi facility as well. "I am thrilled to report that for the first time ever, we have students from Mississippi in the finals AND not just one team but THREE," states John Langford, President and CEO of Aurora.

Bombardier Aerospace Selects Pratt & Whitney Canada's PW307B Engine to Power its All-Composite Learjet 85 Aircraft

Mon, 12 May 2008 12:27:00 EDT

- Engines to provide new Learjet 85 aircraft with 6,100-pound thrust each - Innovative Power Solutions (IPS) advanced DC Brushless Starter/Generator System to start the Learjet 85 aircraft engines and auxiliary power unit (APU)

Bombardier a�ronautique choisit le r�acteur PW307B de Pratt & Whitney Canada pour propulser son Learjet 85 enti�rement fait de mat�riaux composites

Mon, 12 May 2008 12:27:00 EDT

- Les r�acteurs procureront au nouveau Learjet 85 une pouss�e de 6 100 livres chacun - Le syst�me �volu� de d�marreur/g�n�rateur c.c. sans balais d'Innovative Power Solutions (IPS) sera install� sur les r�acteurs et sur le groupe auxiliaire de bord (APU) du Learjet 85

Airship Surveillance Appoints Mangold Vice President and Member of the Board

Fri, 09 May 2008 11:32:00 EDT

LAS VEGAS, NV and CAPE CANAVERAL, FL--(Marketwire - May 9, 2008) - Airship Surveillance, Inc., a Nevada-based high technology airship company, with whom WENR Corp. (PINKSHEETS: WNRC) has a letter of intent, formally announced today Sandy Mangold has been appointed as Vice President of the Company and has been elected to its Board of Directors.

"Sandy brings an exceptional background to Airship Surveillance (AirSur) and has already met on behalf of AirSur with staff of Homeland Security, Department of Defense, NASA, and multiple private companies and institutions," stated Paul Adams of AirSur. "He will be responsible for generating sales, business strategy, and overall growth of Airship Surveillance."

Cubic Announces First Foreign Military Sale of P5 Combat Training System to Polish Air Force

Thu, 08 May 2008 07:30:00 EDT

SAN DIEGO, CA--(Marketwire - May 8, 2008) - Cubic Defense Applications, a defense subsidiary of Cubic Corporation (AMEX: CUB), has received a potential $9.5 million contract from the 675th/689th Armament Systems Squadron at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, to supply Cubic's latest air combat training system to the Polish Air Force. The Poland Autonomous Air Combat Maneuvering Instrumentation (AACMI) program represents Cubic's first Foreign Military Sale (FMS) of the new P5 system, currently operational at 10 U.S. military bases.