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Yahoo
3 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
United States Air Force Awards Gentex Corporation Aircrew Laser Eye Protection (ALEP) Ballistic Day and Night Spectacle Contract
CARBONDALE, Pa., June 18, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Gentex Corporation, a global leader in personal protection and situational awareness solutions for defense forces, aircrew, emergency responders and industrial personnel, announced today that it was awarded an additional United States Air Force Aircrew Laser Eye Protection (ALEP) contract to develop and produce its laser protective eyewear for aircrew, the Block 3 Day and Night Ballistic Spectacles. This order includes more than 3,800 Block 3 Day and Night Ballistic Spectacles over the next 18 months, including development and full rate production. The new ballistic spectacle joins the unique USAF Block 3 product line and follows Gentex's five previously awarded delivery orders for the USAF Block 3 Contract, which include the Ballistic Day Spectacle, Ballistic Night Spectacle, Day Spectacle, Aircrew Night Vision Goggles Joined LEP (ANJL) and Night Spectacle, totaling 29,400 pieces of state-of-the-art laser protective eyewear. The Block 3 LEP eyewear provides the warfighter a variety of form factors to best suit their mission profile and replaces the Block 2 spectacles with a higher performance product line. "Gentex is proud to continue to serve the USAF team and warfighters by providing the best ocular protection available to maintain their mission effectiveness while staying safe," said John Cueva, Senior Director of Optics at Gentex Corporation. About Gentex Corporation With a history of innovation that spans for 130 years, Gentex Corporation is the leading supplier of high-performance flight equipment for military, law enforcement, aircrew and aircraft maintainers worldwide. The company's comprehensive line of durable and innovative helmet systems for fixed wing, rotary wing and cross-platform applications allows for the easy integration of advanced capability upgrades without sacrificing protection. An equally comprehensive line of hearing protection and communication solutions provide these users with superior hearing protection and precise, intelligible communications in the most extreme noise environments. Learn more at View source version on Contacts Media Contact Alexandra E. Braxabrax@ Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
United States Air Force Awards Gentex Corporation Aircrew Laser Eye Protection (ALEP) Ballistic Day and Night Spectacle Contract
CARBONDALE, Pa., June 18, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Gentex Corporation, a global leader in personal protection and situational awareness solutions for defense forces, aircrew, emergency responders and industrial personnel, announced today that it was awarded an additional United States Air Force Aircrew Laser Eye Protection (ALEP) contract to develop and produce its laser protective eyewear for aircrew, the Block 3 Day and Night Ballistic Spectacles. This order includes more than 3,800 Block 3 Day and Night Ballistic Spectacles over the next 18 months, including development and full rate production. The new ballistic spectacle joins the unique USAF Block 3 product line and follows Gentex's five previously awarded delivery orders for the USAF Block 3 Contract, which include the Ballistic Day Spectacle, Ballistic Night Spectacle, Day Spectacle, Aircrew Night Vision Goggles Joined LEP (ANJL) and Night Spectacle, totaling 29,400 pieces of state-of-the-art laser protective eyewear. The Block 3 LEP eyewear provides the warfighter a variety of form factors to best suit their mission profile and replaces the Block 2 spectacles with a higher performance product line. "Gentex is proud to continue to serve the USAF team and warfighters by providing the best ocular protection available to maintain their mission effectiveness while staying safe," said John Cueva, Senior Director of Optics at Gentex Corporation. About Gentex Corporation With a history of innovation that spans for 130 years, Gentex Corporation is the leading supplier of high-performance flight equipment for military, law enforcement, aircrew and aircraft maintainers worldwide. The company's comprehensive line of durable and innovative helmet systems for fixed wing, rotary wing and cross-platform applications allows for the easy integration of advanced capability upgrades without sacrificing protection. An equally comprehensive line of hearing protection and communication solutions provide these users with superior hearing protection and precise, intelligible communications in the most extreme noise environments. Learn more at View source version on Contacts Media Contact Alexandra E. Braxabrax@ Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
The Australian
6 days ago
- Business
- The Australian
Nimy hits high-grade gallium
Nimy delivers impressive gallium grades at Block 3 Gallium runs from surface to the end of hole depth of 240m where it remains open Nimy intends to establish a maiden resource for release in the December quarter Special report: Phase 2 drilling at Nimy's Block 3 project in WA has delivered high-grade gallium in the first four holes, confirming the potential for the asset to emerge as a standalone gallium development. Consistent near-surface and deeper mineralisation has been intersected across all holes, including: 240m at 55g/t gallium trioxide, including 56m at 101g/t Ga2O3 from 60m; 240m at 57g/t gallium trioxide, including 20m @ 102g/t Ga2O3 from 40m; 240m at 30g/t gallium trioxide, including 28m at 59g/t Ga 2O3 from 216m to the end of the hole; 240m at 37g/t gallium trioxide, including 8m at 108g/t Ga2O3 from 144m and 20m @63g/t Ga 2 O 3 from 220m to end of hole. The gallium runs from surface to the end of hole depths of 240m, where it remains open. Results have extended and infilled known mineralisation with assays pending from the remaining nine holes of the phase 2 program and 12 holes from the soon-to-be-completed phase 3 program. Background on Block 3 Recent exploration uncovered the gallium opportunity at Nimy's (ASX:NIM) Block 3 project within the Mons greenstone belt, northwest of the Forrestania nickel-lithium district. The project boasts an exploration target of 9.6-14.3Mt at 39ppm to 78ppm gallium, positioning the company to potentially become WA's first primary producer of the critical mineral. Gallium, a specialty metal essential for computer chip production and widely used in electronics, AI and defence, has seen rising global interest following China's 2023 export controls. While most gallium is produced as a secondary output from alumina and zinc operations, NIM is looking to establish a primary source at Block 3, where standout grades have been identified. Targeting high-grade gallium resource NIM managing director Luke Hampson said the first assays from phase 2 drilling indicated a continuation of high-grade gallium immediately east, west and south of the company's previously drilled high-grade holes. 'These results give us confidence in our drilling strategy, targeting a substantial high-grade gallium JORC resource. 'Importantly, drilling is demonstrating an extensive and coherent mineralised system,' he said. 'With phase 3 nearing completion and remaining phase 2 assays due shortly, we are defining a globally significant gallium project capable of supporting, in part, the supply needs of the Western world.' What else is happening? Upon receipt of the final assays from phase 3 drilling, NIM intends to calculate a maiden resource for release in the December quarter. Exploration is also underway to identify extensions of chlorite schist which hosts the gallium. The schist has already been identified well beyond the known mineralisation, highlighting the scope for ongoing growth in the discovery. This article was developed in collaboration with Nimy Resources, a Stockhead advertiser at the time of publishing. This article does not constitute financial product advice. You should consider obtaining independent advice before making any financial decisions.
Yahoo
29-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
SpaceX Starship Spins Out After Successful Launch, But It Didn't Explode This Time
SpaceX's latest launch of its Starship rockets was more successful than the past couple, but it still ended its launch out of control, eventually crashing down in the Indian Ocean. It did make it into orbit, though, and the claimed issues from previously explosive launches appear to have been fixed. This was also the first time Starship has used a refurbished first-stage booster. Starship is SpaceX's next-generation rocket and the largest one ever designed. If it ever reaches the same reliability for regular use as the long-running Falcon 9, it will have the ability to transport between 100 and 200 tonnes into low Earth orbit. Unfortunately, 2025 has seen Starship stumble, with two out of three launches ending in catastrophic explosions of the new Block 2 booster design, for various reasons. SpaceX will be largely happy with this latest launch, then, despite the problems it faced. The first stage booster completed its burn successfully and separated without issue. While the first-stage booster turned and began its burn back toward the launchpad for an intended splashdown landing, the Starship upper stage continued on, burning for a few more minutes to achieve "nominal orbital insertion." Unfortunately, that's when some issues cropped up. Initially, the cargo bay doors failed to open, so the dummy Starlink satellites couldn't be deployed. And then SpaceX lost control of the spacecraft. "Leaks caused loss of main tank pressure during the coast and reentry phase," SpaceX CEO Elon Musk explained on Twitter/X. This loss of tank pressure meant that the Starship team lost the ability to control the ship's attitude, which led to the upper stage entering an uncontrolled spin. This meant that the Starship wasn't going to be able to hold its orbit, and a decision was made to bring it down as carefully as possible. All remaining fuel was vented and at around 46 minutes into its flight, Starship went dark and broke up into pieces over the Indian Ocean, as per Ars Technica. This was at least in its intended flight path, however, so there should be no danger of damage to human life or property due to falling debris. That wasn't the end to the launch woes, though. The first-stage booster also suffered an unknown issue, exploding soon after igniting its engines again for re-entry. That brought an explosive end to the first re-used Starship booster. SpaceX has announced plans to continue with launches of one Starship every three to four weeks for the rest of the year, with plans to introduce a new Block 3 design before the end of 2025 with greater lift capacity, and a new Raptor engine with greater reliability.
Mercury
29-05-2025
- Business
- Mercury
NIM hot on the heels of gallium host rock
Don't miss out on the headlines from Stockhead. Followed categories will be added to My News. NIM hits gallium host rock at Block 3 discovery in WA Gallium is a critical mineral that has surged since China imposed export restrictions The company has immediately moved to the third phase of drilling. Special Report: Nimy Resources has intersected gallium host rock during phase 2 drilling at its Block 3 project in WA. The project is in the Mons greenstone belt, northwest of the Forrestania nickel and lithium district, where recent exploration uncovered the gallium opportunity. This could lead to the junior becoming the first primary producer of the critical mineral in WA. Interest in the specialty metal – a key component in computer chips critical to electronics, AI and defence – has surged since market leader China initiated export controls in 2023. Production is almost entirely sourced as a by-product of alumina and zinc refining but Nimy Resources (ASX:NIM)is hoping to change that with its Block 3 project, where it has uncovered gallium grades far higher than those typically associated with bauxite deposits. Nine holes out of a total of 11 in the latest drilling program hit chlorite/mafic schist – which has been identified by CSIRO as the host rock for high-grade gallium mineralisation at the project. While assays are pending, the company is confident of the potential to expand the extent of the discovery, and identify additional chlorite schist material along trend. Unlocking full extent of gallium discovery Notably, this style of deposit is the same from which gallium has been extracted from a mine in China and CSIRO thinks it could run between 400-800ppm gallium. That could present an opportunity to significantly upgrade the economic prospects of a future resource through ore sorting. Due to the success of second phase drilling, the company has immediately moved to phase 3, looking for gallium mineralisation beyond the original exploration target as well as the recently discovered outcropping schist. In the background, Nimy is also conducting metallurgical testwork and progressing early-stage downstream discussions, an integrated approach that the company says reflects its commitment to unlocking the full potential of this emerging critical minerals opportunity. 'The consistent intersections of schistose material across completed drill holes at Block 3 is an exciting development that continues to reinforce the scale and potential of this high-grade gallium prospect,' managing director Luke Hampson said. 'Assays are pending and phase 3 drilling has commenced, we are well positioned to rapidly advance what is a significant critical minerals discovery in Western Australia.' This article was developed in collaboration with Nimy Resources, a Stockhead advertiser at the time of publishing. This article does not constitute financial product advice. You should consider obtaining independent advice before making any financial decisions. Originally published as Nimy Resources intersects gallium host rock at Block 3 discovery
