BOULDER, Colo., June 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp.'s Southwest Operations is a 2012 recipient of the James S. Cogswell Award for outstanding security practices by defense contractors.

The Cogswell Award is the most prestigious honor in the U.S. defense industrial security field. To be considered, the facility's industrial security representative must nominate the facility, allowed only after two consecutive superior industrial security review ratings. A sustained degree of excellence and innovation must also be demonstrated in the overall security program management, implementation and oversight.

Ball's Southwest Operations is one of 26 cleared defense contractors nationwide to win the honor. There are more than 13,000 defense contractors in the United States.

"With less than one percent of all cleared contractors selected to receive this award annually, Ball Aerospace has joined a very elite group," said Rob Strain, chief operating officer, Ball Aerospace. "This award recognizes Ball's commitment to protecting our warfighter at home and abroad."

The Cogswell Award honors the late Colonel James S. Cogswell, USAF, the first chief of the Department of Defense's unified Office of Industrial Security.

Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. supports critical missions for national agencies such as the Department of Defense, NASA, NOAA and other U.S. government and commercial entities. The company develops and manufactures spacecraft, advanced instruments and sensors, components, data exploitation systems and RF solutions for strategic, tactical and scientific applications. For more information visit http://www.ballaerospace.com.

Ball Corporation (BLL) is a supplier of high quality packaging for beverage, food and household products customers, and of aerospace and other technologies and services, primarily for the U.S. government. Ball Corporation and its subsidiaries employ more than 14,500 people worldwide and reported 2011 sales of more than $8.6 billion. For the latest Ball news and for other company information, please visit http://www.ball.com.

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This release contains "forward-looking" statements concerning future events and financial performance. Words such as "expects," "anticipates, " "estimates" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied. The company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Key risks and uncertainties are summarized in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including Exhibit 99.2 in our Form 10-K, which are available on our website and at http://www.sec.gov. Factors that might affect our packaging segments include fluctuation in product demand and preferences; availability and cost of raw materials; competitive packaging availability, pricing and substitution; changes in climate and weather; crop yields; competitive activity; failure to achieve anticipated productivity improvements or production cost reductions; mandatory deposit or other restrictive packaging laws; changes in major customer or supplier contracts or loss of a major customer or supplier; political instability and sanctions; and changes in foreign exchange rates or tax rates. Factors that might affect our aerospace segment include: funding, authorization, availability and returns of government and commercial contracts; and delays, extensions and technical uncertainties affecting segment contracts. Factors that might affect the company as a whole include those listed plus: accounting changes; changes in senior management; the recent global recession and its effects on liquidity, credit risk, asset values and the economy; successful or unsuccessful acquisitions; regulatory action or laws including tax, environmental, health and workplace safety, including U.S. FDA and other actions affecting products filled in our containers, or chemicals or substances used in raw materials or in the manufacturing process; governmental investigations; technological developments and innovations; goodwill impairment; antitrust, patent and other litigation; strikes; labor cost changes; rates of return projected and earned on assets of the company's defined benefit retirement plans; pension changes; uncertainties surrounding the U.S. government budget and debt limit; reduced cash flow; interest rates affecting our debt; and changes to unaudited results due to statutory audits or other effects.

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AGC Aerospace & Defense is pleased to announce Valair Aviation was voted one of the Top 50 U.S. FBOs by FltPlan.com this year. Valair was also selected as an ACE FBO, which recognizes the top 5 FBOs at airports with less than 5,800 arrivals per year.

This award is extremely important to Valair Aviation because it is based on votes from pilots who have visited our FBO and responded positively. We work very hard to make our FBO world class by providing a full complement of customer services and comfortable accommodations, said Darryl Wilkerson, CEO of Valair Aviation.

Wilkerson added, Valair Aviation will continue to focus on our customers by making improvements to our facility and providing a broader scope of services to ensure the best possible user experience. We value the feedback we receive from our customers and take pride in our ability to improve based upon the information we receive.

The Pilot's Choice Awards are presented by Fltplan.com. Nearly 8,000 pilots from around the globe voted for their favorites in the following categories: Top U.S. FBOs, Top U.S. FBOs by region, Top FBO Chains, Top Canadian FBOs, Top ATC Centers and more. FltPlan.com is an online company that serves the general and corporate aviation community, used by more than 85,000 active pilots to create, file and manage flights within the U.S., the Bahamas, Bermuda, Puerto Rico, Canadian and Mexican airports. Its services now include flight tracking, e-APIS submissions, GPS RAIM predictions, and an FAA-approved weather service.

Valair Aviation is a 24-hour fixed base operation (FBO) that caters to individual aircraft owners, corporate flight departments, aircraft charter operators and military and governmental institutions. Valair provides fuel, ground services, aircraft detailing and hangar space to accommodate a large array of aircraft. Valairs customer support team assists with gourmet catering, hotel reservations and on-site rental cars. In addition to FBO services, Valair Aviation provides heavy maintenance and interior modifications, turbine engine services, structural repairs, and avionics services.

AGC Aerospace & Defense is a global supplier of technologies, systems and services that support key commercial and military programs. Capabilities within the AGC Aerospace & Defense portfolio include: financing, engineering, integration services, manufacturing, logistics and aircraft modifications.

For additional information about AGC Aerospace & Defense, please visit http://www.agcaerospace.com.

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CHICAGO - Helicopter equipment and repair company Northstar Aerospace Inc. (TSX:NAS) is filing for creditor protection in both Canada and the United States while it arranges the sale of its business for more than US$70 million.

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By Dawn McCarty - 2012-06-14T22:04:00Z

Northstar Aerospace (USA) Inc., a maker of aircraft gear and transmission assemblies, filed for bankruptcy protection to facilitate a sale.

The Belford Park, Illinois-based company listed assets of as much as $50,000 and debt of as much as $100 million in Chapter 11 documents filed today in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Wilmington, Delaware. Affiliates including Northstar Aerospace (Chicago), D-Velco Manufacturing of Arizona and Derlan USA also sought court protection.

Northstar Aerospace (Canada) Inc. and certain of its Canadian subsidiaries applied today for an initial order from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Commercial Division) under the Companies Creditors Arrangement Act, according to a statement.

The main purpose of the filings is to effectuate a going concern sale of the business, Northstar said in the statement.

Derlan Industries, formed in 1984, changed its name to Northstar Aerospace in 2002. The company has worked with Rolls- Royce, Sikorski, Bell Helicopter-Textron, Agusta, Boeing and General Electric.

The company has an agreement with Wynnchurch Capital Ltd. affiliates, Heligear Acquisition Co. and Heligear Canada Acquisition Corp., to act as the stalking-horse, or lead bidder, to buy substantially all its assets for about $70 million plus certain assumed debt, according to court papers.

Northstar arranged a $22 million loan from their existing lenders in addition to a $7 million junior loan from Boeing Capital Loan Corp. to help fund operations while in bankruptcy, according to court papers. The company said its business wont be interrupted and obligations to customers and workers will be fulfilled.

The companies had consolidated assets with a book value of about $165.1 million as of March 31 and consolidated debt of about $147.1 million during the same time period, according to court papers. About 60 percent of the assets and business are with the U.S. debtors, according to court filings.

The case is In re Northstar Aerospace (USA) Inc., 12-11817, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Delaware (Wilmington).

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(Reuters) - Northstar Aerospace Inc sought protection from creditors in the United States and Canada, as the aircraft parts maker looks to put itself up for sale. Northstar, whose customers include the U.S. government, Sikorsky Aircraft Corp and Agusta Westland, said it has entered into a "stalking horse" agreement with Wynnchurch Capital Ltd to sell its assets for about $70 million. A stalking ...

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LONDON, June 13, 2012 PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) aerospace coatings group created custom paint colors for British Airways dove livery, which is being used on nine Airbus A319 aircraft to celebrate the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

PPG Aerospace coatings specialists worked with livery artist Pascal Anson to supply DESOTHANE(R) HS/CA 8000 series topcoats in gold, light grey and white. A two-step gold mica created outlines of feathers, which were accented in white and painted over a light grey fuselage to represent the body and wings of the dove. Gold on the cockpit created the doves beak, and gold on the tail created the British Airways Chatham Dockyard Union flag design. Desothane HS/CA 8000/B900A clear topcoat provided a final protective coating.

All the colors used for the aircraft were bespoke, said Alex Reid, PPG Aerospace account manager at the North Europe application support center based at the PPG Shildon plant in Northern England.

Anson visited the PPG Shildon coatings manufacturing plant to select colors. He wanted to design his own gold, Reid said. The plane had to be light grey to make it look like a dove, so together we designed a grey and a special gold mica with a unique base color to achieve the desired effect.

British Airways made the paint masks. They have their own graphics shop, so everything was produced in-house, Reid said. There was only one drawing of how to paint the plane.

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There's no foolproof way to know the future for LMI Aerospace (Nasdaq: LMIA) or any other company. However, certain clues may help you see potential stumbles before they happen -- and before your stock craters as a result.

A cloudy crystal ballIn this series, we use accounts receivable and days sales outstanding to judge a company's current health and future prospects. It's an important step in separating the pretenders from the market's best stocks. Alone, AR -- the amount of money owed the company -- and DSO -- the number of days' worth of sales owed to the company -- don't tell you much. However, by considering the trends in AR and DSO, you can sometimes get a window onto the future.

Sometimes, problems with AR or DSO simply indicate a change in the business (like an acquisition), or lax collections. However, AR that grows more quickly than revenue, or ballooning DSO, can also suggest a desperate company that's trying to boost sales by giving its customers overly generous payment terms. Alternately, it can indicate that the company sprinted to book a load of sales at the end of the quarter, like used-car dealers on the 29th of the month. (Sometimes, companies do both.)

Why might an upstanding firm like LMI Aerospace do this? For the same reason any other company might: to make the numbers. Investors don't like revenue shortfalls, and employees don't like reporting them to their superiors.

Is LMI Aerospace sending any potential warning signs? Take a look at the chart below, which plots revenue growth against AR growth, and DSO:

Source: S&P Capital IQ. Data is current as of last fully reported fiscal quarter. FQ = fiscal quarter.

The standard way to calculate DSO uses average accounts receivable. I prefer to look at end-of-quarter receivables, but I've plotted both above.

Watching the trendsWhen that red line (AR growth) crosses above the green line (revenue growth), I know I need to consult the filings. Similarly, a spike in the blue bars indicates a trend worth worrying about. LMI Aerospace's latest average DSO stands at 60.5 days, and the end-of-quarter figure is 64.4 days. Differences in business models can generate variations in DSO, and business needs can require occasional fluctuations, but all things being equal, I like to see this figure stay steady. So, let's get back to our original question: Based on DSO and sales, does LMI Aerospace look like it might miss its numbers in the next quarter or two?

The raw numbers suggest potential trouble ahead. For the last fully reported fiscal quarter, LMI Aerospace's year-over-year revenue grew 9.6%, and its AR grew 27.3%. That's a yellow flag. End-of-quarter DSO increased 17.4% over the prior-year quarter. It was up 9.8% versus the prior quarter. That demands a good explanation. Still, I'm no fortuneteller, and these are just numbers. Investors putting their money on the line always need to dig into the filings for the root causes and draw their own conclusions.

What now?I use this kind of analysis to figure out which investments I need to watch more closely as I hunt the market's best returns. However, some investors actively seek out companies on the wrong side of AR trends in order to sell them short, profiting when they eventually fall. Which way would you play this one? Let us know in the comments below, or keep up with the stocks mentioned in this article by tracking them in our free watchlist service, My Watchlist.

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SANTA ANA, CA--(Marketwire -06/12/12)- MSC Software Corporation, the leader in multidiscipline simulation solutions that accelerate product innovation, today announced that Design Manufacturing SpA (DEMA), a major tier-one aerospace supplier based in Naples, Italy, utilized MSC Nastran finite element analysis (FEA) software to solve stamping stress concentration and blank size issues prior to building tooling for an aluminum acoustic barrier.

"Finite element analysis saved us a considerable amount of money and time by helping to identify and correct these problems before we made a major investment in tooling," said Danilo Malacaria, Structural Engineering Manager for DEMA.

A part of the acoustic barrier is produced in a stamping operation in which a female die applies pressure to a flat aluminum blank, forcing the blank against a male die to form the finished part. Frequently the first stage of tool and blank shows problems such as cracking or excess trim on the formed sheet. Changes are then made to the tooling and the new tooling is tested again to see if the problem was fixed. It's not unusual for six iterations of modifications taking two weeks each to be required to meet the customer's quality standards.

Instead, DEMA simulated the stamping operation by using the implicit nonlinear capabilities available in MSC Nastran. The simulation results highlighted two potential problems: the material stress exceeded its failure limits and there was excess material around the perimeter of the finished part. DEMA engineers addressed these problems by changing the model and re-running the simulation until they found a final design that eliminated these problems.

"The result was that the die worked perfectly the first time we hit it," Malacaria concluded. "This application demonstrates how we can provide high quality and faster deliveries to our customers by utilizing the latest generation of computer simulation software. There is no way to know for sure exactly how much money and time was saved by not having to re-cut and re-test the die but it's clear that the savings were substantial."

About DEMADEMA -- Design Manufacturing SpA -- has been operating in the aerospace field since 1993 as an innovative company and has the capabilities to offer a complete, integrated product. DEMA group, with a staff of about 800 employees, is present in Somma Vesuviana (Naples), Pomigliano d'Arco (Naples), Paolisi (Benevento), Podenzano (Piacenza) and Brindisi with manufacturing facilities and engineering departments.

Dema produces a wide range of aerostructures including aircraft fuselage sections, floor panels, cockpits, tailcones, fan cowls, ramps, cargo doors, slide boxes, horizontal stabilizers, helicopters fuselages and helicopter tail booms. Dema's customers include Alenia Aermacchi, Bombardier, Airbus Military and Augusta Westland for aircraft programs including the Boeing 787, Airbus 380 and A321, ATR 42-72 and Augusta Westland AW139. For additional information about Dema, please visit: http://www.demaspa.it

About MSC SoftwareMSC Software is one of the ten original software companies and the worldwide leader in multidiscipline simulation. As a trusted partner, MSC Software helps companies improve quality, save time, and reduce costs associated with design and test of manufactured products. Academic institutions, researchers, and students employ MSC's technology to expand individual knowledge as well as expand the horizon of simulation. MSC Software employs 1,000 professionals in 20 countries. For additional information about MSC Software's products and services, please visit: http://www.mscsoftware.com

The MSC Software corporate logo, Simulating Reality, MSC Nastran, Adams, Actran, Dytran, Easy5, Marc, Patran, MSC, Masterkey, Masterkey Plus, Mvision, SimDesigner, SimManager, and SimXpert are trademarks or registered trademarks of the MSC Software Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. NASTRAN is a registered trademark of NASA. All other trademarks belong to their respective owners.

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Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/bwzqrm/global_aerospace_i) has announced the addition of the "Global Aerospace Industry Outlook 2015" report to their offering.

In the past few years, the global aerospace industry has witnessed an impressive growth, with the civil aviation segment emerging as the major contributor to its expansion. The US and European countries are the dominant markets for aerospace industry, and acting as catalyst for the overall growth. The global aerospace industry is forecasted to register CAGR of around 2.5% during 2012-2015.

As per our new research report, Global Aerospace Industry Outlook 2015, the aerospace industry has globally emerged as a highly potential market, even after the recession. In order to apprise our clients about the direction in which the aerospace industry is likely to progress in the coming years, we have presented the forecasts for global, civil, and military aerospace industry till 2015. The overall study also provides the regional-level analysis of developed markets.

Moreover, our study has found that US represents the biggest aerospace market in the world, followed by France, UK, Germany and Canada. In near future, developing nations, like China, India, Mexico, and Brazil are expected to emerge as potential marketplaces for aerospace products.

On studying the market trends and drivers, we found how growing air traffic and increasing merger & acquisition activities are adding growth to this strong industry. Our report provides an extensive research and objective analysis of the global aerospace market, and its various segments, including civil and military aerospace. In addition, the report entails a detailed analysis of the industry in terms of developed and emerging markets. Our research work contains information on the key players such as Business Description and Recent Developments which will help clients assess opportunities existing in the global aerospace market, and formulate appropriate strategies.

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Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/v3g46t/concise_aerospace) has announced the addition of the "Concise Aerospace" subscription to their offering.

In depth coverage of aerospace and air transport in Russia and the CIS

Concise Aerospace is a business intelligence service that has reported since 1992 on developments within the aerospace and air transport industries of Russia and the CIS.

Concise's principle objective through its long experience of the Russian and the CIS industries is to provide industry professionals with a considered and timely view of events within the sectors. Concise Aerospacecovers developments that have in the past been marked by volatility and unpredictability in terms of politics and economics, a trend that shows little sign of changing in the future.

The editorial team include experienced research analysts and journalists based both in and outside of Russia, who employ a wide variety of research sources to form their views, ranging from the Russian regional media to direct contact with companies and government agencies.

This subscription is for annual access to the online service, archive and a monthly PDF of the previous month's coverage.

April 2012 Edition - Table of Contents:

Russian airlines increased pax numbers 20.2% in January-March 2012

FAVT official says number of passenger complaints increased 100% in 2011; inability to get ticket refunds is seen as the most common problem

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by denverboy1 on Today, 7:58 am #2527537

Could be throwin there lot in with the NEW space Companies might lessen he impact of Manditory Cuts.. America needs to revisit what we are building and why F-22..Poisens the Crew via OX system...Joint strike fource fighter..Cant land on Aircraft carriers...These Multi -BILLION dollar engineering screw ups are the type Items...America needs to revisit.. Why are we designing and building systems...That just dont work...and there not SPACE SYSTEMS..they are MILITARY DEFENSE systems.. Huge unbid and do not meet specs..But the American Public Pays threw the nose for the Pentagons ...TOYS..That don't work We have a up coming PRIVATE space effort...thats serious..Our Legacy Defense contractors are unable to desgin and spec out systems that are budgeted and or function as promised..Why should throw good money after bad...Why are we propping up Companies that just swallow money and deliver substandard systems..Either DEMAND proformance or pull the Contracts... Our New space effort is taking baby steps our legacy Companies have turned into inept blotted intiteled babies suckeling on the breats of the American Taxpayer..and producing...with a few exceptions....Junk....

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Air Force Tech Sgt. Shale Norwitz climbs to perform an upgrade in the legacy antennas at Schriever Air Force Base. (Andy Cross, The Denver Post)

The specter of $500 billion in automatic defense cuts beginning next year hangs heavily over the country's aerospace industry and particularly so in Colorado, which ranks second nationally in aerospace employment and has four military commands.

Even the threat of the cuts has the state's aerospace and economic development communities concerned.

"If something doesn't get done, there will be a slowdown through the fall," said Gen. William Shelton, commander of the Air Force Space Command at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs.

A slowdown, which some argue already is happening, could include layoffs, no new resources for existing programs, no new programs, no new hires, renegotiated contracts, canceled orders and general stagnation, several experts said.

"It's ominous," said Tom Clark, executive vice president of the Metro Denver Economic Development Corp. The across-the-board spending cuts referred to as a sequester could total 10 percent for defense, something Clark called "pretty much a sledgehammer approach."

Sequestration is what could be triggered under the Budget Control Act which last year reduced the defense budget by $487 billion after a congressional supercommittee failed in November to hammer out a deficit-reduction agreement.

If Congress doesn't find ways to repeal or forestall the sequester, or doesn't find a budget-deficit compromise, the automatic cuts go into effect Jan. 2.

Members of Colorado's congressional delegation are well aware of what sequester could mean to the state, said Dick Hinson, senior vice president of Aurora Economic Development Council.

Everything, he said, is still in play as work for a solution continues behind the scenes on Capitol Hill. Hinson said he sees signs that the two political parties aren't quite as at odds as they have been.

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MOBILE, Alabama -- Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd., the parent company of Mobile's ST Aerospace and Pascagoula's VT Halter Marine, said today that Vision Technologies Aerospace Inc., ST Engineering's aerospace arm, has made a $49.7 million bid for the Tampa aerospace maintenance facility and certain assets of Pemco World Air Services Inc., at a bankruptcy auction.

VT Aerospace would assume selected liabilities estimated at $6.2 million. VT Aerospace holds the aerospace companies of Vision Technologies Systems Inc., the U.S. headquarters of ST Engineering.

The acquired facility will be held under a newly incorporated entity, wholly owned by VT Aerospace, which will leverage its global maintenance, repair and overhaul network, track record and expertise in aircraft repair and engineering.

This will be VT Aerospace's third aircraft maintenance facility in the United States. VT Aerospace currently operates ST Aerospace Mobile and ST Aerospace San Antonio. ST Aerospace Mobile employs about 1,500 at Brookley Aeroplex, where it maintains and overhauls large airplanes.

ST Engineering said in a press release that the Americas region continues to be a significant market for commercial aviation and the acquisition is in line with the company's focus to build on its presence in the Americas, to better support the growing demand for maintenance and engineering solutions.

The Tampa aerospace maintenance facility consists of about 320,000 square feet of hangar and office space at the Tampa International Airport. The facility is capable of providing maintenance, modification and engineering services for a wide range of aircraft and has annual capacity for about 1.4 million man-hours. It is expected to start operations immediately after closing.

The acquisition is expected to close in July, pending approval by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court and several other regulatory agencies.

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In 2011, Boeing, the aerospace and defense behemoth, spent $15.9 million on lobbying, according to its federal disclosure reports. Big as that number is, it could be construed as thrifty. In 2010, Boeing spent $17.9 million.

And what exactly did Boeing want for all its access? Good luck telling from those disclosure reports.

In its fourth-quarter filing for 2011, Boeing makes reference to U.S. relations with about a dozen countries including Sri Lanka, China, Azerbaijan and lists a host of defense-related items. But aside from highlighting Congress' dopey infatuation with acronyms, the list is cryptic with a dash of creepy: "Rare Earths Supply Chain Technology and Resources Transformation (RESTART) Act of 2011 ... Military Aircraft Applications from Commercial Derivatives ... Prompt Global Strike."

Prompt Global Strike?

Gulp.

For a political satirist, this kind of setting is an invitation to play. In his novel "They Eat Puppies, Don't They?"(Twelve, 352 pp., $25.99), Christopher Buckley, the best going at poking fun at our political culture and foibles, accepts the invitation, to delightful effect.

"Bird" McIntyre, a richly compensated lobbyist for aerospace giant Groepping-Sprunt (love the name), is tasked, in Bird's words, to go rustle up some anti-China sentiment, the better to make Groepping-Sprunt's case for a big boost in military spending.

The storyline includes plots, real or imagined, to assassinate the Dalai Lama; weapon systems, real or imagined, that could do wonderful, awful things; pilfered urine; an unstable subatomic particle; and creative use of satellite technology.

I'd tell you more, but why ruin the fun? Suffice it to say that Buckley does sendups of stereotypes of China, think tanks, intelligence operations, neocons, media spin, pop culture, Civil War re-enactors, the compulsion to quote Sun-tzu and equestrian chic.

For years now, Buckley has been one of the country's finest lampoon artists. What Carl Hiaasen does with the sleaze and swamps of Florida, Buckley does with our nation's capital or, as he calls it, "Gomorrah-on-the-Potomac." The only thing more twisted than his plots are his characters, and to top it off, he treats readers to splendid wordplay along the way.

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Experts in work-force training, taxes, business financing and defense contracting are scheduled to speak at Pierce Countys first Aerospace Summit, now set for July 27 at the University of Washington Tacoma.

Experts in work-force training, taxes, business financing and defense contracting are scheduled to speak at Pierce Countys first Aerospace Summit, now set for July 27 at the University of Washington Tacoma.

That summit is being sponsored by Pierce County and the Economic Development Board of Tacoma-Pierce County.

The summit is aimed at the more than 80 aerospace supply firms that operate in Pierce County.

Pierce County has a strong aerospace cluster that employs thousands of workers, whether thats directly with Boeing at its Frederickson plant or with suppliers who work in metal fabrication, plastics, composites, tool manufacturing or software development, Pierce County Executive Pat McCarthy said. State data show that every direct job created in the aerospace industry generates 2.8 jobs across all sectors of the local economy.

This event will provide an opportunity for aerospace suppliers to learn more about available services and resources in the region, said Bruce Kendall, president of the Economic Development Board of Tacoma-Pierce County. Keynote speaker is Drew Magill, Boeings marketing director for commercial airplanes, who will present the companys market outlook.

The Pierce County Aerospace Summit will be held from 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. July 27 in William Philip Hall at UWT. Space is limited. Register at edbtacomapierce.org.

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Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/9zn5vd/aerospace_and_defe) has announced the addition of the "Aerospace and Defence Industry - Global Strategic Business Report" report to their offering.

This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Aerospace and Defense Industry in US$ Million by the following Major Industrial Sectors: Aircraft Products & Services (Airframe, Aircraft Engine, Aircraft Components, Commercial Avionics, Military Avionics, In-flight Entertainment, & MRO), Missiles (Air-to-Air, Air-to-Surface, Air Defense, Surface-to-Surface, Antiship, Antitank, Bombs (Guided), Intelligent Munitions, & Others), Modeling, Simulation and Training (CBT & E-Learning, Military Training & Simulation, Commercial & Military Visual Simulation, & Commercial & Military Flight Simulation), C4ISR & Related (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, Electronic Warfare, Mine Countermeasures, Naval Radar and Sonar, Chemical & Biological Agent Detectors, Infrared Imaging Systems and Components, Military Ground Communications, Land-Based Surveillance Radar, & Others), Space Equipment (Launch Vehicles, Communications Satellites, & Earth Observation Satellites), and GPS (Geotechnologies) (Commercial Satellite Imaging, Commercial Aerial Imaging, GIS Software, Commercial SAR Data, and Commercial SAR Software). Annual estimates and forecasts are provided for the period 2009 through 2017. Also, a six-year historic analysis is provided for these markets. The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for the US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East, and Latin America.? Market data and analytics are derived from primary and secondary research.

Companies Mentioned

- Arianespace SA

- ATR

- B/E Aerospace Inc.

- BAE Systems Plc

- Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corporation

- Bell Helicopter Textron Inc

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MOJAVE, Calif. and NEW YORK, June 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --With the Tom Sachs space-themed art exhibit, "Space Program: Mars" as a backdrop, XCOR Aerospace named Space Expedition Corporation (SXC) as the new General Sales Agent (GSA) for the XCOR owned Lynx Suborbital vehicle flying from the Mojave Air and Spaceport. SXC was previously announced as the first wet lease customer for a Lynx production vehicle with planned flights from Curacao. The GSA places the responsibility with SXC for ticket sales through the extensive network of XCOR Space Tourism Specialists and for astronaut training and relations for XCOR Lynx flights from Mojave. Currently, the combined sales of Lynx fights between XCOR and SXC are over 175 flights, with a published retail price of $95,000.

In making the announcement, Andrew Nelson, Chief Operating Officer of XCOR, noted, "In SXC, you will not find a better team of commercial space retail marketers and sales professionals in the world. We are very pleased to have them on our team and sharing their knowledge and experience with our Space Tourism Specialists."

As GSA, Space Expedition Corporation will support an existing sales channel of over 100 high end adventure travel focused agents and agencies who have been certified as "Space Tourism Specialists." SXC assumes the GSA role from RocketShip Tours (RST) whose founder passed late last year. "We are very excited about the future of space travel, the naming of our new GSA, and we hope, the introduction of the Lynx into commercial service by the end of next year," said Nelson.

Commenting from the hangar floor in Mojave where the Lynx is being assembled, Jeff Greason, XCOR CEO, noted, "In the past nine months, Michiel Mol and Harry van Hulten have led the marketing, sales and training program development teams for our wet lease customer, Space Expedition Curacao, and sold over 70 flights for the Curacao operation. With this incredible professionalism and success, we are very happy to have them step in and contribute to the introduction of Lynx commercial service by maintaining and accelerating the momentum in the personal spaceflight sales channel."

"We are especially honored and proud to be named GSA by XCOR," said Michiel Mol, CEO of Space Expedition Corporation, "By signing this agreement XCOR maintains their focus on the development of the Lynx series of spaceships while SXC will focus on ticket sales, training missions and astronaut relations. The opportunity to work with so many fine agents and agencies in the Space Tourism Specialist network, and add to that network with additional qualified groups, is a challenge we look forward to accepting. There is no other experience like the Lynx, it is completely unique in the world, a pinnacle life event for the participant, and there is no other company that can bring you this experience so soon except for XCOR, Space Expedition Corporation and our Space Tourism Specialists. The Lynx Experience may be booked by contacting SXC or our Space Tourism Specialists."

XCOR Aerospace of Mojave, California is in the business of developing and producing safe, reliable and reusable rocket powered vehicles, propulsion systems, advanced non-flammable composites and other enabling technologies. XCOR is working with aerospace prime contractors and government customers on major propulsion systems, and concurrently building the Lynx, a piloted, two-seat, fully reusable, liquid rocket powered suborbital vehicle that takes off and lands horizontally and serves research & scientific missions and private spaceflight. The Lynx production models (designated Lynx Mark II) are designed to be robust, multi-mission commercial vehicles capable of flying to 100+ km in altitude up to four times per day and are being offered on a wet lease basis. http://www.xcor.com.

Space Expedition Corporation (SXC) was established in 2008 by two Royal Netherlands Air Force Pilots: Major Harry van Hulten, a US Edwards AFB trained test pilot and Ben Droste, Lieutenant General (ret.) and former Commander of the Royal Netherlands Air Force. SXC is based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands and on the Island of Curacao in the Caribbean. Curacao was chosen because the environment is eminently suited for space flights and the life changing experience of seeing Planet Earth from high above. The company is led by CEO Michiel Mol who has a strong international track record in IT, Formula 1, and Marketing among other pursuits. http://www.spacexc.com.

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XCOR Aerospace Announces Space Expedition Corporation (SXC) As General Sales Agent For Space Tourism Flights

June 7th, 2012, Mojave CA, USA and New York City, NY: With the Tom Sachs space-themed art exhibit, "Space Program: Mars" as a backdrop, XCOR Aerospace named Space Expedition Corporation (SXC) as the new General Sales Agent (GSA) for the XCOR owned Lynx Suborbital vehicle flying from the Mojave Air and Spaceport. SXC was previously announced as the first wet lease customer for a Lynx production vehicle with planned flights from Curacao. The GSA places the responsibility with SXC for ticket sales through the extensive network of XCOR Space Tourism Specialists and for astronaut training and relations for XCOR Lynx flights from Mojave. Currently, the combined sales of Lynx fights between XCOR and SXC are over 175 flights, with a published retail price of $95,000.

In making the announcement, Andrew Nelson, Chief Operating Officer of XCOR noted "In SXC, you will not find a better team of commercial space retail marketers and sales professionals in the world. We are very pleased to have them on our team and sharing their knowledge and experience with our Space Tourism Specialists."

As GSA, Space Expedition Corporation will support an existing sales channel of over 100 high end adventure travel focused agents and agencies who have been certified as "Space Tourism Specialists." SXC assumes the GSA role from RocketShip Tours (RST) whose founder passed late last year. "We are very excited about the future of space travel, the naming of our new GSA, and we hope, the introduction of the Lynx into commercial service by the end of next year," said Nelson.

Commenting from the hangar floor in Mojave where the Lynx is being assembled, Jeff Greason, XCOR CEO noted, "In the past nine months, Michiel Mol and Harry van Hulten have led the marketing, sales and training program development teams for our wet lease customer, Space Expedition Curacao, and sold over 70 flights for the Curacao operation. With this incredible professionalism and success, we are very happy to have them step in and contribute to the introduction of Lynx commercial service by maintaining and accelerating the momentum in the personal spaceflight sales channel."

"We are especially honored and proud to be named GSA by XCOR" said Michiel Mol, CEO of Space Expedition Corporation, "By signing this agreement XCOR maintains their focus on the development of the Lynx series of spaceships while SXC will focus on ticket sales, training missions and astronaut relations. The opportunity to work with so many fine agents and agencies in the Space Tourism Specialist network, and add to that network with additional qualified groups, is a challenge we look forward to accepting. There is no other experience like the Lynx, it is completely unique in the world, a pinnacle life event for the participant, and there is no other company that can bring you this experience so soon except for XCOR, Space Expedition Corporation and our Space Tourism Specialists.The Lynx Experience may be booked by contacting SXC or our Space Tourism Specialists.

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XCOR Aerospace of Mojave, California is in the business of developing and producing safe, reliable and reusable rocket powered vehicles, propulsion systems, advanced non-flammable composites and other enabling technologies. XCOR is working with aerospace prime contractors and government customers on major propulsion systems, and concurrently building the Lynx, a piloted, two-seat, fully reusable, liquid rocket powered suborbital vehicle that takes off and lands horizontally and serves research & scientific missions and private spaceflight. The Lynx production models (designated Lynx Mark II) are designed to be robust, multi-mission commercial vehicles capable of flying to 100+ km in altitude up to four times per day and are being offered on a wet lease basis. http://www.xcor.com.

Space Expedition Corporation (SXC) was established in 2008 by two Royal Netherlands Air Force Pilots: Major Harry van Hulten, a US Edwards AFB trained test pilot and Ben Droste, Lieutenant General (ret.) and former Commander of the Royal Netherlands Air Force. SXC is based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands and on the Island of Curacao in the Caribbean. Curacao was chosen because the environment is eminently suited for space flights and the life changing experience of seeing Planet Earth from high above. The company is led by CEO Michiel Mol who has a strong international track record in IT, Formula 1, and Marketing among other pursuits. http://www.spacexc.com.

XCOR Contact:

Mike Massee XCOR Aerospace Phone: (661) 824-4714 x127 Email: press@xcor.com

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XCOR Aerospace Announces Space Expedition Corporation As General Sales Agent For Space Tourism Flights