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96 www.CNC-West.com CNC WEST April/May 2019 ...Hotline Continued From Page 8 Tucson Raytheon Wins $63.3 Million DARPA Contract Raytheon Company won a $63.3 million DARPA contract to further develop the Tacti- cal Boost Glide hypersonic weapons program. The joint DARPA and U.S. Air Force effort includes a critical design review, a key step in fielding the technology. For a tactical-range boost glide weapon to achieve hypersonic speeds – velocities greater than Mach 5 – “a rocket accelerates its payload to high speeds. The payload then separates from the rocket and glides unpow- ered to its destination,” according to the DARPA website. Boeing Donates $3 Million to Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Uni- versity Boeing recently awarded a $3 million grant to Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Universi- ty that has campuses in Florida and Arizona to accelerate pilot training and aviation maintenance programs. Boeing’s investment will create a perma- nent endowment to fund annual scholarships for flight training, maintenance training and certification costs related to the pilot training and aviation maintenance programs. Scholarship dollars will be made available to all students – with a focus on increasing the number of women, military veteran and minority students enrolled in both programs. Speaking at the 18th Annual U.S. Chamber of Commerce Aviation Summit, Boeing Chair- man, President and CEO Dennis Muilenburg emphasized the need for increased collabo- ration within the global aerospace industry to address the growing demand for commercial pilots and technicians. “It’s essential that industry and higher education work together to increase the pipeline of aerospace talent. Our partner- ship with Embry-Riddle demonstrates Boe- ing’s commitment to the continued growth and diversification of the global aerospace industry,” said Muilenburg. According to Boeing’s 2018 Pilot & Techni- cian Outlook, the industry will need 790,000 new civil aviation pilots and 754,000 new maintenance technicians to fly and maintain the world fleet over the next 20 years. The forecast is inclusive of the commercial avia- tion, business aviation and civil helicopter industries. Northern California Company Wins Contract L3 Applied Technologies Inc. (L3 ATI), San Leandro, California, was awarded a contract for modeling and experimenta- tion of laser interaction with plasma. L3 ATI will investigate, model, and execute proof-of-principle and scaled ground-test demonstrations to assess the ability of a laser to enhance and impart effects on plasma. The work will be performed in San Leandro, California. The period of perfor- mance for the base period is eight months, from March 2019 through November 2019. General Atomics Poway CA Work General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc., Poway, California, has been awarded a contract action for the France MQ-9 Block 1 Weapons integration effort. This contract provides for the production and integra- tion of weapons kits onto the French Air Force MQ-9 Block 1 aircraft. Work will be performed in Poway, California, and is expected to be complete by Sept. 30, 2020. Trust Automation Expands Operations in San Luis Obispo, California Trust Automation Inc., a supplier of automation and cyber defense systems for industrial and military applications, is moving to a larger facility at 125 Venture Drive, San Luis Obispo, California. According to company officials, at 96,000 square feet, the new facility more than doubles the amount of space Trust has for its U.S.- based engineering, manufactur- ing and business operations. The company’s current facility is 44,000 square feet. Trust will use the extra space to expand its established semiconductor, defense and industrial businesses. The new facil- ity also includes additional room for the company’s recently announced Trust Intel- ligence Systems division, which focuses on cyber defense devices for legacy IoT networks. Trust’s new facility was formerly oc- cupied by Lockheed Martin and includes dedicated areas for engineering, research- and-development, quality control and manu- facturing. Continued on page 98.......