Northrop Grumman wins contract to provide LN-200S for Lockheed Martin’s Satellite Bus
Leading defence contractor Northrop Grumman has been awarded a contract by Lockheed Martin to supply its LN-200S fibre-optic Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) for the...
New virtual reality system now available for pre-order
Oculus VR announced that its virtual reality head-mounted display – the Oculus Rift – is now available to pre-order on Oculus.com in 20 countries...
Planetary Resources & 3D Systems unveil first ever 3D printed object from “alien” metals
Planetary Resources has teamed up with 3D Systems to develop the first ever direct metal print from asteroid metals.
The geometric object – a model...
GM and Lyft to develop self-driving taxis
General Motors has announced that it will invest $500 million in the car-service app Lyft to develop a whole fleet of self-driving taxis.
The two...
3D printing company Shapeways introduces Aluminium as their 54th material offering
New York-based 3D printing startup Shapeways has announced the addition of Aluminium to its 3D printing materials portfolio.
Claimed as the “perfect material for tools, drone...
Alstom secures 33% stake in Transmashholding
French multinational company Alstom has completed the deal for the purchase of additional 8% in Transmashholding (TMH) from the Russian Railways (RZD) for €54...
One of the biggest names in Italian car design, Pininfarina, to end up in...
Turin-based Pininfarina, the renowned Italian designer of the Alfa Romeo Spider and the Ferrari Testarossa, has been acquired by Indian tractor maker Mahindra.
Under the...
Airbus acquires flight support group Navtech
Leading aircraft manufacturer Airbus has announced the acquisition of Navtech, a global provider of flight operations solutions.
Headquartered in Waterloo, Canada, Navtech serves more than...
Ford filed patents for an astonishing 6,000 inventions in 2015
The Ford Motor Company revealed last week that it filed for a record number of patents in 2015 - 5,872 to be exact –...
Northrop Grumman to design and produce Shipboard Laser Weapon System Demonstrator for US Navy
The US Navy has awarded aerospace and defence technology company Northrop Grumman a three-phase contract to design, produce, integrate and support a shipboard Laser...