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“WORLD’S GREATEST AVIATION CELEBRATION” - EAA AIRVENTURE OSHKOSH - RETURNS JULY 22-28

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Thursday, April 25, 2024
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Oshkosh, Wisconsin, April 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The 71st annual Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) fly-in convention, EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, is slated for July 22-28.

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  • Oshkosh, Wisconsin, April 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The 71st annual Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) fly-in convention, EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, is slated for July 22-28.
  • With many participants coming and going by plane, Wittman Regional Airport will become the world’s busiest airport during that week.
  • As always, the “World’s Greatest Aviation Celebration” will feature a dazzling array of day and night air shows, re-enactments, and aerobatic flying demonstrations.
  • The EAA Aviation Museum is open during AirVenture week of AirVenture as part of event admission, while flight experiences on a B-25, Ford Tri-Motor and Bell 47 helicopter will be available.

Kim "KC" Campbell, Retired Fighter Pilot, Senior Military Leader, and Author to Speak at the EWF Annual Conference

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Wednesday, July 19, 2023
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Campbell is the author of "Flying in the Face of Fear: A Fighter Pilot’s Lessons on Leading with Courage" (Wiley, 2023).

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  • Campbell is the author of "Flying in the Face of Fear: A Fighter Pilot’s Lessons on Leading with Courage" (Wiley, 2023).
  • She joined the Civil Air Patrol as a cadet at 13 and made her first solo flight in a civilian aircraft over San Jose at 17.
  • During a mission over Baghdad in 2003, her jet was hit and suffered heavy anti-aircraft artillery damage.
  • The EWF’s Annual Conference will be held Nov. 7-9 in San Antonio, Texas.

C3 AI Provides Mission-Critical AI Solutions for the United States Air Force Crowd-Sourced Flight Data Program

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Thursday, February 9, 2023
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C3 AI (NYSE: AI), the Enterprise AI application software company, was awarded a contract in partnership with Intelligent Waves LLC to provide mission-critical AI applications for the U.S. Air Force Crowd-Sourced Flight Data Program.

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  • C3 AI (NYSE: AI), the Enterprise AI application software company, was awarded a contract in partnership with Intelligent Waves LLC to provide mission-critical AI applications for the U.S. Air Force Crowd-Sourced Flight Data Program.
  • The Crowd-Sourced Flight Data Program, run by the 59th Test and Evaluation Squadron (59TES) at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada, is focused on enabling the rapid delivery of software-defined warfighter capabilities.
  • C3 AI is working with the 59TES to accelerate and scale the Crowd-Sourced Flight Data solution for combat F-35A aircraft through the rapid development and operational deployment of a roadmap of mission-critical AI applications.
  • “We are honored to support such a vital program to strengthen our country’s warfighter capabilities,” said C3 AI CEO Thomas M. Siebel.

CPI Aerostructures Receives $3.2 Million Order From Boeing Under A-10 ATTACK Re-Wing Contract

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Wednesday, July 27, 2022
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Including these new orders, CPI Aero has now received approximately $23.4 million in funding from Boeing for the production of A-10 re-wing structural assemblies and associated program start-up costs.

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  • Including these new orders, CPI Aero has now received approximately $23.4 million in funding from Boeing for the production of A-10 re-wing structural assemblies and associated program start-up costs.
  • The program is in production at CPI Aero and the IDIQ has an order period through August 2026.
  • Dorith Hakim, president and CEO of CPI Aero stated, The A-10 is a time-tested, battle-proven weapon system and CPI Aero is proud to be part of the ATTACK Re-wing Program.
  • CPI Aero is a registered trademark of CPI Aerostructures, Inc. For more information, visit www.cpiaero.com , and follow us on Twitter @CPIAERO .

Former US Senator Martha McSally Joins CAES Board of Directors

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Tuesday, February 22, 2022
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View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220222005805/en/

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  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220222005805/en/
    Martha McSally, CAES Board of Directors (Photo: Business Wire)
    McSally is a decorated combat veteran with over 35 years of experience in aerospace, defense and national security.
  • I am excited to work with the leaders of CAES to help advance the state of the art in military electronics.
  • We are excited to have Sen. McSally join our board, she will be a valuable asset to our team as CAES looks to advance technology and solve the toughest problems, said Bob Hitt, Chairman of the Board, CAES.
  • As CAES looks to the future, Sen. McSallys experiences will help advance the companys growth, said Mike Kahn, President and CEO, CAES.

U.S. Air Force Wins the 2021 SuperNova Award for AI Excellence

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Monday, November 8, 2021
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The RSO is using C3 AI to deploy AI-based predictive maintenance for all the major commands--Air Mobility Command, Air Combatant Command, and the Global Strike Command--across 22 aircraft platforms, including B1-B, KC-135, F-15, C-130, F-16, C-17, B-2A, B-52, HH-60, C-17, A-10, F-22.

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  • The RSO is recognized for its AI predictive analytics solution to drive business decisions, improve aircraft availability and achieve significant cost savings across the Air Force.
  • The C3 AI Readiness solution is a platform of choice for the U.S. Air Force to increase aircraft availability and drive digital transformation across the enterprise through advanced artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) capabilities.
  • The Constellation SuperNova award is the apogee of public recognition for advanced AI accomplishments, said C3 AI CEO, Thomas M. Siebel.
  • C3 AI delivers a family of fully integrated products: C3 AI Suite, an end-to-end platform for developing, deploying, and operating large-scale AI applications; C3 AI Applications, a portfolio of industry-specific SaaS AI applications; C3 AI CRM, a suite of industry-specific CRM applications designed for AI and machine learning; and C3 AI Ex Machina, a no-code AI solution to apply data science to everyday business problems.

A-10 Demo Team Members to Return Home to Perform in the 2021 Wings Over North Georgia Air Show

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Wednesday, September 22, 2021
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ROME, Ga., Sept. 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Several members of the U.S. Air Force ACC A-10 Thunderbolt II Demonstration Team will return to familiar surroundings when they perform at the 2021 Wings Over North Georgia Drive-In Hybrid Air Show .

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  • ROME, Ga., Sept. 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Several members of the U.S. Air Force ACC A-10 Thunderbolt II Demonstration Team will return to familiar surroundings when they perform at the 2021 Wings Over North Georgia Drive-In Hybrid Air Show .
  • Four of the 10-member team hail from towns less than a two-hour drive from the air show site in Rome, GA.
  • The 2021 Wings Over North Georgia Air Show will utilize a hybrid format offering drive-in with tailgate style viewing in addition to hill-top patio club seating.
  • For additional show information, follow the air show's Facebook page or visit the Wings Over North Georgia website at https://www.WingsOverNorthGeorgia.com .

Northern Strike 21-2 leverages Persistent System's Wave Relay® mobile ad hoc network (MANET)

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Thursday, September 9, 2021

NEW YORK, Sept. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Persistent Systems, LLC ("Persistent"), an industry leader in mobile ad hoc networking (MANET) technology, announced today that it successfully supported Northern Strike 21-2, the U.S. National Guard's largest joint service readiness exercise.

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  • NEW YORK, Sept. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Persistent Systems, LLC ("Persistent"), an industry leader in mobile ad hoc networking (MANET) technology, announced today that it successfully supported Northern Strike 21-2, the U.S. National Guard's largest joint service readiness exercise.
  • The NADWC network allowed, for example, small-unit teams in austere threat environments to communicate with A-10 aircraft pilots to coordinate close air support missions.
  • Robenhymer said Persistent's support of Northern Strike 21-2 was a scaled-up version of the roles the company played in other recent demonstrations.
  • Headquartered in New York City since 2007, Persistent Systems, LLC is a global communications technology company that develops and manufactures a patented and secure Mobile Ad hoc Networking (MANET) system: Wave Relay.

Kaman Announces $43 Million Joint Programmable Fuze Order

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Tuesday, August 10, 2021
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Kaman Corp. (NYSE:KAMN) announced today that it received an order under Option 16 of its Joint Programmable Fuze (JPF) contract with the U.S. Air Force (USAF).

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  • Kaman Corp. (NYSE:KAMN) announced today that it received an order under Option 16 of its Joint Programmable Fuze (JPF) contract with the U.S. Air Force (USAF).
  • This order has an expected value of approximately $43 million for the procurement of JPFs for foreign militaries.
  • "The U.S. Government executed Option 16 of our JPF contract which will add $43 million to backlog with deliveries expected to begin in 2022.
  • Kaman Corporation, founded in 1945 by aviation pioneer Charles H. Kaman, and headquartered in Bloomfield, Connecticut conducts business in the aerospace & defense, industrial and medical markets.