Sentences with phrase «in aerospace technology»

Another remarkable success story was the «X-vehicle» studies that gave the US a lasting lead in aerospace technologies.

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Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such forward - looking statements and that should be considered in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) our ability to continue to grow our business and execute our growth strategy, including the timing, execution, and profitability of new and maturing programs; 2) our ability to perform our obligations under our new and maturing commercial, business aircraft, and military development programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately estimate and manage performance, cost, and revenue under our contracts, including our ability to achieve certain cost reductions with respect to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures and the potential for additional forward losses on new and maturing programs; 5) our ability to accommodate, and the cost of accommodating, announced increases in the build rates of certain aircraft; 6) the effect on aircraft demand and build rates of changing customer preferences for business aircraft, including the effect of global economic conditions on the business aircraft market and expanding conflicts or political unrest in the Middle East or Asia; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals as a result of global economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which we operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; 9) the success and timely execution of key milestones such as the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals for the consummation of our announced acquisition of Asco, and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter into profitable supply arrangements with additional customers; 12) the ability of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply contracts with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk of nonpayment by such customers; 13) any adverse impact on Boeing's and Airbus» production of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns on pension plan assets and the impact of future discount rate changes on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price for our announced acquisition of Asco on favorable terms or at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect of governmental laws, such as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and environmental laws and agency regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect of changes in tax law, such as the effect of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted on December 22, 2017, and changes to the interpretations of or guidance related thereto, and the Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the effect of such changes; 21) any reduction in our credit ratings; 22) our dependence on our suppliers, as well as the cost and availability of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass of highly - skilled employees and our relationships with the unions representing many of our employees; 24) spending by the U.S. and other governments on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment of interest on, and principal of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to higher interest payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness of any interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition of Asco in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse changes to business relationships and other business disruptions for ourselves and Asco as a result of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks of doing business internationally, including fluctuations in foreign current exchange rates, impositions of tariffs or embargoes, compliance with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.

Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.

Musk founded the aerospace company in 2002 in order «to revolutionize space technology, with the ultimate goal of enabling people to live on other planets,» according to the company website.

Just as we did in aerospace and information and communications technology, cultivating emerging 21st - century technologies will promote economic growth.

In fact, more than 50,000 people are employed directly in more than 800 Canadian - owned firms and direct national employment in the clean technology industry now exceeds that of the aerospace manufacturing, forestry, and logging industries as well as in the pharmaceuticals and medical devices sectorIn fact, more than 50,000 people are employed directly in more than 800 Canadian - owned firms and direct national employment in the clean technology industry now exceeds that of the aerospace manufacturing, forestry, and logging industries as well as in the pharmaceuticals and medical devices sectorin more than 800 Canadian - owned firms and direct national employment in the clean technology industry now exceeds that of the aerospace manufacturing, forestry, and logging industries as well as in the pharmaceuticals and medical devices sectorin the clean technology industry now exceeds that of the aerospace manufacturing, forestry, and logging industries as well as in the pharmaceuticals and medical devices sectorin the pharmaceuticals and medical devices sectors.

Toronto is the third - largest centre for financial services and communications technology in North America, and the site of major clusters of innovation in industries ranging from aerospace to biotech.

Stretching across 23 counties, the Florida High Tech Corridor is a technology rich region known as much for its legacy in aerospace as it is for its growing prominence in other high tech clusters of innovation such as Modeling and Simulation, Optics and Photonics, Digital Media and Medical Technologies.

That same year, Bezos announced his investment in Blue Origin, a Seattle - based aerospace company that develops technologies to offer space travel to paying customers.

Other economic policies include reducing the regulatory burden for small businesses and northern development; a new $ 75 million venture capital fund to help businesses commercialize new technology developments; a $ 900 million Strategic Aerospace and Defence Initiative and a $ 250 million Automotive Innovation Fund to support these industrial sectors; a $ 1 billion Community Development Trust to support communities and workers in struggling industries; a commitment to reduce inter-provincial trade barriers by 2010; pursuing new trade agreements with emerging markets; as well as a reorganization of federal regional development strategies.

During his career, Bud led Carlyle's investments in technology companies SS&C Technologies (NASDAQ: SSNC), Open Link Financial, Open Solutions, Jazz Semiconductor, and Freescale Semiconductor (NYSE: FSL), as well as aerospace companies Firth Rixon, Sippican, and CPU Ttechnology companies SS&C Technologies (NASDAQ: SSNC), Open Link Financial, Open Solutions, Jazz Semiconductor, and Freescale Semiconductor (NYSE: FSL), as well as aerospace companies Firth Rixon, Sippican, and CPU TechnologyTechnology.

The cybersecurity organization of Bank Hapoalim (TASE: POLI) and the cyber enterprise of Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) have announced they will collaborate in leveraging blockchain technology to create innovative cyber solutions.

At Dubai Aerospace he was able to raise 15 bn dollars.He serve as advisor to Colony Capital Chairman.he was a professional pilot with Emirates airlines for 8 years.He is an active investor in new technologies.

China has also introduced a plan to gain global leadership in advanced information technology, new energy vehicles and aerospace, among other industries.

According to the Crystal Ball Report, «The auto sector grew by a booming 14 % in 2015, and technology exports gained 13 %, while aerospace soared by a whopping 29 %.

An example of what is being sought by workers is the New Technology Bill of Rights issued by the International Association of Machinists, representing some 650,000 workers in the machine - tool, metal - working, aerospace and airline industries.

Our aerospace division has been involved in every major aircraft development project including stealth technology.

«We welcome the Government's renewed commitment to helping to provide the means and resources to develop and capitalise on world - class technologies so that the aerospace sector remains one of the most innovative and internationally competitive sectors in the UK economy.

A «higher apprenticeship fund» worth # 6 million is being set up to pay for new apprenticeships in sectors of the economy the government is keen to develop, including aerospace, energy and renewable technologies.

«They've been a major player in aerospace and defense technology for a long time,» Dyster said.

We need to get behind the industries of the future so we're backing the skilled, high - value industries like green technology, aerospace and life sciences in which Britain has a real comparative advantage.

This field is not that different from many fields in science, technology, or aerospace.

In addition to the water - based propulsion, the other core technology to be demonstrated by the team is optical navigation, said project manager Kyle Doyle, a doctoral student in aerospace engineerinIn addition to the water - based propulsion, the other core technology to be demonstrated by the team is optical navigation, said project manager Kyle Doyle, a doctoral student in aerospace engineerinin aerospace engineering.

«You have to share some of the excitement of the process of research in order to actually implement the right changes,» says Rosakis, now an aerospace and mechanical engineer at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena.

In January, ForWind itself became a member of an even larger network — the Research Alliance for Wind Energy — together with the German Aerospace Center and the Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy and Energy System Technology.

With the technology finally in place, Watkins, together with aerospace engineer Byron Tapley of the University of Texas at Austin and several other scientists and engineers, proposed the GRACE mission.

Aerospace engineers at the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology have developed and patented a process that can be used onboard aircraft while in flight to produce hydrogen from water and aluminum particles safely and cheaply.

Our fifth annual awards honor innovative technologies, and the men and women behind them, in seven categories: automotive and transportation; aviation and aerospace; computer hardware and electronics; computer software; environment; sight; and sound.

Lombardy created nine technological clusters: in agrifood; aerospace; green chemistry; energy, construction, and environment; smart factories; land and sea mobility; life sciences; smart community technology; and living environment technology.

Jose Camberos, research aerospace engineer and lead of design space exploration at the Multidisciplinary Science & Technology Center of the Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright - Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio, said that the work will hopefully give the field better insight into where the design of airplanes is going.

«We had to do pretty hard work on the optics,» says Grant Stokes, head of the aerospace division at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Lincoln Laboratory in Lexington.

Nevertheless, an education in aerospace science also offers very good chances within other fields of technology.

Moreover, they will focus in four specific areas: energy technology, aerospace, health care, and future living.

This time, he carried out his research project in the labs of aerospace, defense, and security information systems company Thales Research and Technology France in Palaiseau, with one of his TELECOM ParisTech professors, Jean - Paul Pocholle.

We are currently working on such prototypes and have many ideas including the incorporation of current aerospace / satellite technology in automotive design.»

Scientists test a satellite named Deimos - 2 at the National Aerospace Technology Institute in Madrid in 2013.

Reductions in the weight of solar technology have encouraged stolid aerospace and utility firms to experiment in earnest (see «Space solar: The global race to tap the sun's energy from orbit «-RRB-; perhaps the space flight moonshots can help them out.

Among the national research organizations, the biggest winner is the National Aerospace Technology Institute in Madrid, overseen by the defense ministry, which gets a 34 % increase.

But it remains a nascent technology today, with applications mainly in the automotive, aerospace and medical sectors.

Although basic aerospace research in areas like atmospheric chemistry and aerodynamics doesn't pay technological dividends right away, it leads to new technologies for the Air Force in the long term, Zare argues.

Planet Labs, based in San Francisco, California, is the poster child for the movement, and a prime example of Silicon Valley ideals and technology being applied to aerospace.

In developing this technology, Airbus aims to one day reduce the aerospace industry's carbon dioxide emissions by an order of magnitude.

Independent tests undertaken in late February by two US aerospace firms — Lockheed Martin and Raytheon — showed that a new ground - based radar technology can detect those small bits of orbital debris.

Systems theory «doesn't just solve natural sciences problems, social science problems, and engineering technology problems,» explains Xue Huifeng, director of the China Aerospace Laboratory of Social System Engineering (CALSSE) and president of the China Academy of Aerospace Systems Science and Engineering in Beijing.

Continuing to adopt energy efficient and renewable energy technology in aerospace and other sectors is essential if humanity is to succeed in combating climate change, according to Bertrand Piccard, Swiss doctor, explorer and pilot of the zero - emissions airplane Solar Impulse.

The Section is composed of aeronautical, aerospace, electrical, and mechanical engineers, scientists, and technicians dedicated to advancing the state - of - the - art in unmanned systems technology.

The innovative products of chemistry lead to cutting edge advancements — applied technology in medical devices, aerospace, computing, cars, fuels and more.

I have specific experience in the space, defence and aerospace sectors, and use my my scientific background (in physics, applied mathematics and technology) to help advance commercial businesses and provide advice to government agencies.

NASA aerospace engineer Aprille Ericsson told more than 600 seventh - to tenth - grade girls at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory's Young Women's Conference that she was depending on them to pursue their dreams and make their ideas a reality in the wide - open field of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).

The Commercial Spaceflight Federation's member companies, which include commercial spaceflight developers, operators, spaceports, suppliers, and service providers, are creating thousands of high - tech jobs nationwide, working to preserve American leadership in aerospace through technology innovation, and inspiring young people to pursue careers in science and engineering.