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Working Without a Net: Emerging Market Compliance

Surging growth in emerging markets and constantly changing international trade regulations are testing the ability of aviation and defense companies to manage compliance on a global scale.

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Air France KLM Uses RFID Technology to Track Airplane Parts During Maintenance

Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M) is the maintenance, repair and overhaul arm of Air France KLM, one of the top five airlines in the world. The MRO unit supports 1,500 airplanes operated by 150 airline customers, and its 300 facilities worldwide remove parts from those planes, repair or refurbish them, or provide scheduled maintenance. Tracking all of these parts posed a logistical challenge, but the company has deployed a radio frequency identification system to automate the process and cut costs.

Exostar Launches New Service for Cybersecurity Risk Assessment

Exostar has released Partner Information Manager (PIM), a modular application that measures risk across a business’s extended supply chain.

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Defense Contractor Supplies Targets for U.S. Air Force Missiles

Orbital ATK, a provider of aerospace and defense technologies, successfully launched a Patriot Target Vehicle (PTV) for the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC).

As Hobbyists' Drones Fly Too Close to Commercial Planes, FAA Cracks Down on Amateur Aviators

Spurred by numerous reports of drones flying near jets and airports, the federal government will require that the aircraft be registered to make it easier to identify owners and educate amateur aviators.

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Giving Marines Logistics Intel They Need - Now!

Manual collection of needed data on the condition and availability of equipment that the warfighter needs gives way to a life cycle management operational support tool.

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A Dose of Reality: U.S. Army Revamps the Forecast to Reflect Actual Demand

Inspired by practices in the private sector, the Army Materiel Command division embraces the concept of integrated business planning - and ends up saving billions of dollars in inventory expense.

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Panasonic Creates Toughbook 20, Rugged Detachable Laptop

Panasonic has created what it says is the world's first fully rugged detachable laptop.

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Seko Logistics Boosts Warehouse Space in California

Seko Logistics has tripled its warehouse operations capacity in California, with the opening of an omnichannel logistics hub in Chino, and expansion into a new 200,000 square-foot facility near San Francisco.

Air Force Sees 3D Printing as Vital to Making Aircraft Parts

Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma is the home of the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center (OC-ALC), the center of the Air Force Materiel Command's (AFMC) aircraft, engine, missile, software and avionics management and maintenance centers.

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Who's Buying Your Stuff? A Primer on Export Compliance

Are you certain that your sensitive exports aren't falling into the wrong hands?

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FAA Says Rules on Commercial Drones Won't Be Ready Until June 2016

The Federal Aviation Administration, behind schedule in finalizing regulations for commercial use of unmanned aerial systems, will be ready by June 17, 2016, according to recent congressional testimony by the agency's deputy administrator.

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