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Drones are a very cool new toy, giving us new perspectives and access to the most amazing sights we’d normally not have access to. They're also a very problematic one, quickly raising a lot of concerns about boundaries and privacy leading to a flurry of regulations passed by the FAA. As a result, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) is now claiming that drones are too heavily restricted by the FAA.

“Anti-friction bearings”, otherwise known as rolling contact bearings, are those with low friction between the ball and inner and outer rings and are used for both radial and thrust loading. As a cheaper and easier to maintain bearing, they are very common and have a lot of different applications. Rolling contact bearings are divided into two different categories, ball bearing, and roller bearing, and from there they are further categorized by their features.

The role of power protection devices like Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS) have become more important as digitization has a big impact on the layout of global business. Business worksites such as factories, data centers, refineries, and much more, rely on a consistent stream of power to stay operational. Depending on the industry, over millions of dollars can be lost for every hour the system is down. UPS are utilized to avoid any power-outage related problems. They serve as the connector between utility power and generator power.

Established in 1936 with headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona, Honeywell Aerospace is a manufacturer of aircraft engines and avionics, in addition to producing auxiliary power products, and other aviation products.

Established 65 years ago, Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is the major aerospace and aviation manufacturer for both military and civil customers in Israel. The company is completely owned by the government of Israel. IAI’s principal priority is aviation and high technology electronics, additionally it manufacturers military systems for ground and naval forces.

Earlier this year, Kaman Aerospace Corporation, based out of Bloomfield, Connecticut, made the announcement that they have placed the largest order on Joint Programmable Fuzes, to date. The order totaled in at three-hundred and twenty-four million dollars and will be delivered over a four-year span, between 2019 and 2022.

Charles “Chuck“ Hagen has been the chosen individual that will have the honor of receiving Rolls-Royces, Salute to Excellence award for Helicopter Maintenance. The Helicopter Association International (HAI) presents such achievement to those that been able to go above and beyond achievements in areas such as taking control and directing maintenance in the Helicopter industry.

The Canadian medical transport operator CanWest Air has previously set a deal with American global aerospace parts manufacturer Textron for a new addition to their high performing fleet. The new planes have been intended to replace the previous fleet that they used to operate from a leasing company known as Nor-Alta Aviation. The previous fleet was filled with B200s Beechcraft series aircrafts.

The South African Gripen RM122 Engine has always been a top prospect for GKN Aerospace with its versatile performance. Having first launched a Gripen of their own in the 2008, they have decided to continue their contract with the Armaments Corporation of South Africa (ARMSCOR) years to come. The contract has been decided to last up to 3 years beginning from November 2017 and will end in October 2020. This new program has been estimated to cost over 8 million US $ and will cover maintance requirements, parts, components, along with technical product support. With the Expansion of the company they are able to perform operations and repairs at locations such as South Africa and Sweden.

Bell Helicopter was founded 82 years ago by Lawrence Dale Bell as Bell Aircraft Corporation. It is well known for being the first company to acquire commercial certification for a helicopter and until today it delivered more than 35,000 aircrafts to customers around the globe.