The annual market report finds that wind turbine blade applications drove a 43.8% year-over-year surge in global carbon fiber demand to 224,510 metric tons, while China's capacity share exceeded half ...

The autoclave has long defined thermoset composites processing — snap-cure epoxy prepreg systems are built around the premise that it doesn't have to.

The MQ-8C Fire Scout has been tested for a variety of purposes, such as mine countermeasures (MCM), anti-submarine warfare (ASW), and communications relay. The U.S. Navy is moving to expand its ...

SAN DIEGO, Nov. 8, 2011 Northrop Grumman Corporation’s Fire Scout unmanned helicopter has improved ground commanders’ ability to see potential threats and increase fighting effectiveness in ...

Continuing the Pentagon’s penchant for UAV investment in the face of continuing resolutions and sequestration, the U.S. Navy announced the purchase of six more Northrop Grumman MQ-8C Fire Scouts. The ...

A Northrop Grumman MQ-8B Fire Scout has gone down in Libya, according to NATO. The unmanned vertical takeoff unmanned air vehicle (VTUAV) was reportedly on an intelligence surveillance mission when ...

TYSONS CORNER, VA, Dec. 29, 2016 ” Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) has secured a $17.1 million contract from the U.S. Navy for system software and engineering services in support of the MQ-8 Fire Scout ...

The US Navy will be pairing its newest ship, the controversial littoral combat ship, with one of its newest drones, the unmanned Fire Scout helicopter. Destined for duty aboard the USS Fort Worth, ...

A U.S. unmanned helicopter crashed June 21 while undertaking a reconnaissance mission as part of NATO’s continuing air campaign against Libyan leader Muammar el-Qaddafi, reports Defense News. The ...