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March 21, 2014

First filament winding operations on new Ariane 6 motor structure completed
Paris (SPX) Mar 21, 2014
Airbus Defence and Space has just begun the first filament winding operations on a motor case for the future European launcher Ariane 6. This first unit, of a size representative of the future Ariane 6 boosters, will be the largest carbon motor case ever produced in Europe. It demonstrates that Airbus Defence and Space can master this technology, which is essential for the Ariane 6 programme. This operation follows on from the production of the first elements of the upper stage common to Ari ... read more

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Raytheon receives contract modification on JPSS Common Ground System

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