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Elroy Air Expands Executive Leadership

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Tuesday, July 18, 2023
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Elroy Air, the company developing the first end-to-end autonomous vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aerial cargo system, has announced that it has expanded its executive leadership to include Alex Blake as Chief of Staff and Zach Lovering as Vice President of Engineering.

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  • Elroy Air, the company developing the first end-to-end autonomous vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aerial cargo system, has announced that it has expanded its executive leadership to include Alex Blake as Chief of Staff and Zach Lovering as Vice President of Engineering.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230718790786/en/
    Elroy Air Chief of Staff Alex Blake (Photo: Business Wire)
    Alex Blake, uncrewed aerospace executive from Wing (formerly Google X), Amazon Prime Air, and Kittyhawk joins Elroy Air as Chief of Staff
    “Alex’s many years of experience in moving new aerospace concepts from idea to proof-of-concept to operational reality brings an incredible set of strengths to our organization.
  • “Even before joining Elroy Air, I was impressed by their approach to tackling logistics challenges,” said Lovering.
  • I am excited to merge my decade-long experience in eVTOL system design with that of the highly capable Elroy Air team to accelerate development and productization.”
    In his role, Lovering is focused on growing the Engineering function at Elroy Air with a focus on its Powertrain, Autonomy, Integration, and Flight Testing teams.

Protector Training for First RAF Cohort Begins at GA-ASI's FTTC

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Thursday, May 4, 2023
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The FTTC is owned and operated by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), which has begun deliveries of Protector RPAS to the RAF.

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  • The FTTC is owned and operated by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), which has begun deliveries of Protector RPAS to the RAF.
  • Protector is a derivative of the MQ-9B SkyGuardian(R) and is initially being flown in the USA for training.
  • GA-ASI is training the first four Operational Conversion Units (OCUs), each comprising eight crews, including pilots, sensor operators (SOs), and mission intelligence coordinators (MICs).
  • "The training services performed at our Grand Forks center for the RAF represent an important benchmark for future MQ-9B training for other partners," said GA-ASI President David R. Alexander.

DTS Announces New Universal Data Logger – TSR AIR

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Wednesday, April 12, 2023
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SEAL BEACH, Calif., April 12, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Diversified Technical Systems (DTS) announced the release of the new TSR AIR data logger for automotive, aerospace, and industrial testing.

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  • SEAL BEACH, Calif., April 12, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Diversified Technical Systems (DTS) announced the release of the new TSR AIR data logger for automotive, aerospace, and industrial testing.
  • The miniature TSR AIR combines a data acquisition system and sensors in an ultra-compact enclosure, which makes setup quicker and testing easier.
  • The miniature TSR AIR data logger from DTS includes 11 built-in sensors for shock and vibration testing.
  • The TSR AIR is a versatile data logger that can solve complex testing challenges.

Lyten Names Air Force Lieutenant General (Ret.) Eric Fick to Its Executive Leadership Team

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Wednesday, April 5, 2023
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Lyten, Inc., the advanced materials manufacturer and inventor of the proprietary Lyten 3D Graphene™ strategic materials technology platform, announced that retired Air Force Lieutenant General Eric Fick has joined its leadership team and will serve as President of Lyten Federal Solutions, Inc.

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  • Lyten, Inc., the advanced materials manufacturer and inventor of the proprietary Lyten 3D Graphene™ strategic materials technology platform, announced that retired Air Force Lieutenant General Eric Fick has joined its leadership team and will serve as President of Lyten Federal Solutions, Inc.
  • General Fick’s prior Active-Duty experiences include assignments in Air Force Sustainment, Air Force Research Laboratory, Flight Test, and as a Legislative Liaison.
  • “I joined Lyten because of the tremendous potential of its technology to revolutionize national security applications with lighter, stronger, and more sustainable products,” said General Fick.
  • I’m looking forward to accelerating these and other critical national security applications of Lyten 3D Graphene™.”

Pritzker Military Museum & Library Announces Four New Board Directors

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Thursday, March 23, 2023
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Chicago, March 23, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Pritzker Military Museum & Library‘s (PMML) Board of Directors today announced the appointment of Elisabeth Pennix, Carla Knorowski, Terrell Odom and Joe Heins as additional Board Directors.

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  • Chicago, March 23, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Pritzker Military Museum & Library‘s (PMML) Board of Directors today announced the appointment of Elisabeth Pennix, Carla Knorowski, Terrell Odom and Joe Heins as additional Board Directors.
  • “We are excited to add four highly skilled professionals to our board of directors,” said Pritzker Military Museum & Library President, Dr. Krewasky A. Salter.
  • “The PMML is thrilled to welcome Commander Pennix, Dr. Knorowski, Dr. Odom and Mr. Heins as Board Directors,” said Susan Rifkin, Pritzker Military Museum & Library Board Director and Chief Operating Officer of Philanthropic Activities.
  • “Each of these individuals has an extraordinary background that is in alignment with the Museum & Library’s core values and mission.

SpinLaunch Completes Milestone Flight Test 10 - Launching Payloads from NASA, Airbus U.S., Cornell University, Outpost

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Monday, October 3, 2022
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Four partner payloads, as well as two instrumentation payloads, were flown on the Suborbital Accelerator Flight Test Vehicle.

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  • Four partner payloads, as well as two instrumentation payloads, were flown on the Suborbital Accelerator Flight Test Vehicle.
  • Payloads were inspected post-spin and subsequently integrated into the Flight Test Vehicle in preparation for Flight Test 10.
  • After the completion of Flight Test 10, the DAQ was successfully recovered and removed from the Flight Test Vehicle.
  • Flight Test 10 exercised the operation of a SpinLaunch designed payload deployment system, which released multiple ChipSats from the Flight Test Vehicle.

GA-ASI Welcomes New SkyGuardian® Mission Trainer to FTTC

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Friday, July 15, 2022
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The new Mission Trainer is designed and delivered by CAE to provide realistic synthetic mission training for both pilot and sensor operator aircrews on the GA-ASI SkyGuardian Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA).

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  • The new Mission Trainer is designed and delivered by CAE to provide realistic synthetic mission training for both pilot and sensor operator aircrews on the GA-ASI SkyGuardian Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA).
  • The SkyGuardian Mission Trainer will be used to train the initial UK Royal Air Force (RAF) Protector crews at Grand Forks.
  • "We're thrilled to get this new mission trainer in place at the FTTC to support our customers' training needs," said Dean Gorder, director of GA-ASI's FTTC.
  • "This Mission Trainer allows operators to maintain mission systems proficiency in a realistic and secure environment," says Lenny Genna, vice president of Mission Systems for CAE Defense & Security.

Lilium Achieves Main Wing Transition

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Tuesday, May 31, 2022
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MUNICH, Germany, May 31, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- (Lilium N.V. (NASDAQ: LILM) (Lilium), developer of the first all-electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) jet, today announced that its technology demonstrator Phoenix 2 has achieved main wing transition.

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  • MUNICH, Germany, May 31, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- (Lilium N.V. (NASDAQ: LILM) (Lilium), developer of the first all-electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) jet, today announced that its technology demonstrator Phoenix 2 has achieved main wing transition.
  • Phoenix 2 has now achieved this milestone across the entire main wing while, most importantly, remaining stable and behaving as predicted by Liliums proprietary Flight Dynamics Model.
  • Matthias Meiner, Phoenix Chief Engineer and Lilium Co-Founder of Lilium said: Main wing transition is a huge step forward on our path to launch and it validates our Flight Dynamics Model.
  • Lilium will continue its Flight Test campaign throughout the summer, expanding the flight envelope further, including transition of the forward canards and high-speed flights.

Rossell Techsys Wins Boeing Contract to Manufacture Wire Harnesses for the T-7A Red Hawk Platform

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Thursday, February 24, 2022
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Rossell Techsys has won a contract from Boeing to manufacture and supply wire harnesses for the global aerospace companys T-7A Red Hawk.

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  • Rossell Techsys has won a contract from Boeing to manufacture and supply wire harnesses for the global aerospace companys T-7A Red Hawk.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220222006318/en/
    Rossell Techsys wins Boeing contract to manufacture wire harnesses for the T-7A Red Hawk platform (Photo: Business Wire)
    Rossell, as part of the Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) strategic agreement, will be manufacturing Electrical Wiring and Interconnect System (EWIS) parts.
  • We are excited about the opportunity to manufacture EWIS parts for the advanced Boeing T-7A Red Hawk, said Mr. Prabhat Kumar Bhagvandas, Chief Executive Officer, Rossell Techsys.
  • Rossell Techsys has also manufactured EWIS parts for the Engineering and Manufacturing Design (EMD) and Flight Test (FT) versions of the T-7A Red Hawk.

Telgorithm Raises $3.8 Million to Expand Compliance-Based Messaging Platform

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Tuesday, February 15, 2022
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The funding, led by Bonfire Ventures with participation from Daher Capital, Amplify.LA, and I2BF, will allow the tech startup to expand its existing robust messaging APIs to include a cloud-based voice communications platform.

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  • The funding, led by Bonfire Ventures with participation from Daher Capital, Amplify.LA, and I2BF, will allow the tech startup to expand its existing robust messaging APIs to include a cloud-based voice communications platform.
  • Today, Telgorithm offers hosted messaging services that allow SaaS providers to bring text messaging to their core platforms on an Application to Person (A2P) messaging via a standard 10-digit-long code (10DLC) and toll-free telephone numbers.
  • Telgorithm started in May 2021 after its founders saw a need for a comprehensive business telecom and messaging platform.
  • Telgorithm is a messaging platform that allows SaaS providers to build and support messaging services in their software applications.