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Wright Electric Announces First Steps of Electric Propulsion Testing

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Thursday, April 25, 2024
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Wright Electric, a world leader in electric propulsion for large commercial aircraft, today announced the launch of its Wright Electric Aircraft Engine Test Cell (WEAETC).

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  • Wright Electric, a world leader in electric propulsion for large commercial aircraft, today announced the launch of its Wright Electric Aircraft Engine Test Cell (WEAETC).
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240424050421/en/
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    Founded in 2016, Wright’s goal is to decarbonize the aerospace industry.
  • For example, Wright recently tested its industry-leading electric motor to over 1 megawatt and is planning for altitude testing at the NASA Electric Aircraft Testbed (NEAT) .
  • Through rigorous testing and analysis at the WEAETC, Wright aims to validate the thermal and dynamic stability of Wright's Electric Propulsion Unit (EPU), which is notably quieter than conventional engines.

H.I.G. Capital Completes Acquisition of Segers 

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Tuesday, April 9, 2024
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"), a leading global alternative investment firm with $60 billion of capital under management, is pleased to announce that one of its affiliates has completed the acquisition of Segers Aero Corporation (“Segers” or the “Company”).

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  • "), a leading global alternative investment firm with $60 billion of capital under management, is pleased to announce that one of its affiliates has completed the acquisition of Segers Aero Corporation (“Segers” or the “Company”).
  • Segers provides essential maintenance, repair, and overhaul (“MRO”) services on mission-critical military platforms.
  • Segers, headquartered in Fairhope, AL, was founded in 1976 and is led by a team of industry veterans with deep MRO experience.
  • Given our reputation for safety and providing the highest quality services, our customers are increasingly turning to Segers to meet their needs.

iBase-t Announces Customer Brilliance Award Winners at Excelerate 2024

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Thursday, March 21, 2024
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LAKE FOREST, Calif., March 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- iBase-t, the company that simplifies how complex products are built and maintained, announced this year's recipients of its Customer Brilliance Awards, which celebrate the unique strategies customers in complex manufacturing industries have put in place to successfully drive innovation and evolution in their digital manufacturing, quality and MRO sustainment operations with iBase-t.

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  • The awards were presented at the company's business and user conference, Excelerate , which took place March 11-14, 2024 in Newport Beach, California.
  • Excelerate offers a stage for the best and brightest to demonstrate their success, share ideas, learn from one another, and ultimately, drive innovation across the industry through Solumina."
  • iBase-t Customer Brilliance Award Winners:
    Leidos has demonstrated outstanding commitment to the success of their Solumina platform as well as the company's dedication to maintaining the highest standards of quality and excellence across their organization.
  • Northrop Grumman demonstrated the strength of leadership to enforce an out-of-the-box deployment when business processes can be difficult to change.

More than 200 aid workers have been killed in Gaza, making famine more likely

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Friday, April 5, 2024
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Seven aid workers from the food aid charity World Central Kitchen were killed in Gaza on Monday night when their convoy was attacked in a confirmed Israeli drone strike.

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  • Seven aid workers from the food aid charity World Central Kitchen were killed in Gaza on Monday night when their convoy was attacked in a confirmed Israeli drone strike.
  • Humanitarian aid workers and people receiving aid should be protected and not targeted.
  • Despite this, attacks on aid workers in conflict areas are becoming more frequent around the world.
  • Aid workers have since pushed for improvements to the deconfliction system, including improved lines of communication and “command and control” within the Israeli military.

Suspended operations

  • World Central Kitchen suspended its operations in Gaza after the attack.
  • UN organisations, which provide around 80% of the aid in Gaza, have suspended night-time operations in response to the attack.
  • Several humanitarian organisations have paused their operations altogether as conditions have become too dangerous for their staff.
  • In March, a failed parachute resulted in a dropped pallet of aid killing five people in Gaza.
  • In another incident, at least 12 people drowned trying to retrieve items that fell into the sea.
  • Fights have broken out for the goods dropped in this way as there is no organised delivery on the ground.

Need for humanitarian access

  • Safe and unhindered access for humanitarian goods and workers is vital for the survival of so many in Gaza.
  • As UNRWA is the largest humanitarian agency with 13,000 staff in Gaza, this hinders relief operations significantly.
  • Ultimately, a ceasefire is the only way to ensure aid can enter Gaza at scale and be distributed to those in need safely.
  • UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres said “it demonstrates yet again the urgent need for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire, the unconditional release of all hostages, and the expansion of humanitarian aid into Gaza”.


The authors do not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and have disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.

Vibronyx Awarded SBIR Phase II Contract by AFWERX to Enhance U.S. Air Force Operations with Digital Supply Chain Twin

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Tuesday, March 12, 2024
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Nashville, Tennessee--(Newsfile Corp. - March 12, 2024) - Vibronyx, Inc., a minority- and veteran-owned analytics technology and services company, has been awarded a Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Phase II contract by AFWERX worth $1.25 million to enhance the company's AI-powered Digital Supply Chain Twin (DSCT) to support the Department of the Air Force (DAF).

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  • Nashville, Tennessee--(Newsfile Corp. - March 12, 2024) - Vibronyx, Inc., a minority- and veteran-owned analytics technology and services company, has been awarded a Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Phase II contract by AFWERX worth $1.25 million to enhance the company's AI-powered Digital Supply Chain Twin (DSCT) to support the Department of the Air Force (DAF).
  • The contract specifically develops a digital supply chain twin of the C-130 platform, enabling more resilient capabilities for the Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC).
  • Vibronyx has been awarded a Small Business Innovative Research Phase II contract by AFWERX worth $1.25 million to enhance the company's AI-powered Digital Supply Chain Twin to support the Department of the Air Force.
  • Vibronyx's DSCT technology will provide a comprehensive view of the C-130 supply chain, leveraging modern technologies like GenAI and simulation analysis to improve contingency planning and predictive maintenance.

Avelo Airlines Takes Flight for Greener Future with Fuel and Emission-Reducing Technology across its Fleet

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Friday, March 1, 2024
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HOUSTON, March 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Avelo Airlines announced today it is partnering with Seattle-based Vortex Control Technologies (VCT) to install fuel and emissions-reducing Finlets on the airline's fleet of Boeing Next-Generation (NG) 737 jetliners. VCT's Finlets, which are mounted on the aircraft's aft fuselage, are setting a new standard in operational efficiency for Avelo and other carriers adopting this innovative green technology.

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  • Once Avelo's entire fleet is fitted with Finlets, the airline estimates an annual reduction of 11 million pounds of carbon emissions and 560,000 gallons of fuel.
  • Avelo Airlines Chairman and CEO Andrew Levy said, "We've set out to build a different and better kind of airline at Avelo.
  • This investment will have a meaningful reduction in our annual fuel costs, while also significantly reducing our carbon footprint.
  • In 2023, the airline achieved the lowest flight cancellation rate in the U.S. airline industry and ranked #2 in on-time reliability.

Advantage Capital Invests $3 Million in Growing Military Aircraft Part Manufacturer Malone’s CNC Machining, Inc.

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Tuesday, February 6, 2024
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Advantage Capital, a leading impact investment firm, announced today a $3 million investment in Malone’s CNC Machining, Inc.—a manufacturer of replacement parts and assemblies for United States military aircrafts.

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  • Advantage Capital, a leading impact investment firm, announced today a $3 million investment in Malone’s CNC Machining, Inc.—a manufacturer of replacement parts and assemblies for United States military aircrafts.
  • The company will use the financing to support the purchase of new equipment and address working capital needs.
  • “This financing is critical to support our upward trajectory, and we are excited about the growth potential,” said Derek Martin, President and CEO of Malone’s.
  • “We have operated in Grove for more than 30 years and are proud to provide quality manufacturing jobs to our surrounding community.

Lockheed Martin Delivers First C-130J-30 Super Hercules to the Georgia Air National Guard

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Monday, January 22, 2024
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MARIETTA, Ga., Jan. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) delivered the first of eight C-130J-30 Super Hercules tactical airlifters to the Georgia Air National Guard during a ceremony today, commemorating a new era in Hercules operations for this longtime C-130 Hercules operator.

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  • MARIETTA, Ga., Jan. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) delivered the first of eight C-130J-30 Super Hercules tactical airlifters to the Georgia Air National Guard during a ceremony today, commemorating a new era in Hercules operations for this longtime C-130 Hercules operator.
  • "Today's delivery of this C-130J-30 Super Hercules is another symbol of Lockheed Martin's long-term commitment to the Hercules' home state.
  • "The addition of the C-130J Super Hercules, the most advanced Hercules ever produced, to the Georgia Air National Guard's fleet enables its crews deliver hope and help ― all over the world for many years to come."
  • The 165th Airlift Wing has the distinction of operating the first all-C-130J-30 Super Hercules fleet in Georgia.

South Africa to lead new military force in the DRC: an expert on what it's up against

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Wednesday, January 3, 2024
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The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Monusco, is ending after 20 years. It will be replaced by troops from the Southern African Development Community (SADC), led by the South African military. Thomas Mandrup, an expert in African security governance and South African military and foreign policy, recently wrote a paper on the subject. We asked him about the new mission and what awaits it.What prompted the deployment?There was also increased frustration with the East African Community Regional Force because of its lack of positive impact on the security situation in the eastern DRC.

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The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Monusco, is ending after 20 years. It will be replaced by troops from the Southern African Development Community (SADC), led by the South African military. Thomas Mandrup, an expert in African security governance and South African military and foreign policy, recently wrote a paper on the subject. We asked him about the new mission and what awaits it.

What prompted the deployment?

  • There was also increased frustration with the East African Community Regional Force because of its lack of positive impact on the security situation in the eastern DRC.
  • The DRC became a member of the East Africa Community in 2022 and has historical trade relations with east Africa.

What challenges await the SADC mission?

  • The SADC force is expected to attempt, in cooperation with the local security forces, to neutralise the main rebel groups operating in the eastern DRC.
  • This is something that Monusco and the East African Community Regional Force have not been able to do for the last 20 years.
  • The rebel groups have operated in that area for many years, know the terrain, and are integrated with the local population.

What role will the South African National Defence Force play? What resources does it have?

  • The South African National Defence Force will lead the SADC intervention force.
  • However, the South African National Defence Force is overstretched and underfunded and has been for a long time.
  • The South African National Defence Force faces a host of challenges.
  • The defence force has problems keeping its equipment operational and has, for instance, only one operational C-130 transport aircraft.
  • The South African National Defence Force has reached a stage where it can no longer continue to deploy without significant additional funding and intake of recruits.

What are the risks?

  • If the needed funding is not secured, the troop contributing countries will have to fund the missions from their own budgets.
  • The SADC mission in Mozambique, for instance, has struggled with funding, which has hampered its operational capabilities.
  • Notably, the South African National Defence Force is in a worse shape than it was in 2013.


Thomas Mandrup receives funding from The Carlsberg Foundation.

The Philippines Announces the Acquisition of Three C-130J-30 Super Hercules Tactical Airlifters

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Thursday, October 19, 2023
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MARIETTA, Ga., Oct. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Republic of the Philippines Department of National Defense announced the acquisition of three new C-130J-30 Super Hercules tactical airlifters from Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) through a Direct Commercial Sale. In choosing the C-130J, the Philippines joins 21 other nations that rely on the Super Hercules to support tactical airlift mission requirements.

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  • In choosing the C-130J, the Philippines joins 21 other nations that rely on the Super Hercules to support tactical airlift mission requirements.
  • The C-130J-30 provides these attributes and more to the Philippine Air Force (PAF), which will operate these new Super Hercules.
  • The Super Hercules' increased power, range, integration, space and capability will support PAF crews in meeting complex and evolving tactical mission requirements.
  • The C-130J Super Hercules is the proven standard in tactical airlift, providing a unique mix of versatility and performance to complete any mission, anytime, anywhere.