Aerospace and Defense

#MissouriMade MQ-25 Stingray Drone Conducts First-Ever Refueling with US Navy F-35C

The U.S. Navy’s MQ-25 Stingray unmanned tanker conducted its first aerial refueling with an F-35C Joint Strike Fighter. This was the third aircraft type to take fuel from the Missouri-made unmanned ... Read More

Missouri-Made Boeing F-15QA Fighter Completes Successful Rollout

Boeing, a global aerospace and defense company with locations in St. Louis, Missouri, recently completed the rollout of the new F-15QA fighter, the most advanced version of the jet ever manufactured. ... Read More

Harris-Stowe State University Launches Geospatial Tech Lab in Missouri

Harris-Stowe State University (HSSU) recently opened a satellite location at the T-REX incubator in downtown St. Louis, Missouri. The GeoHornet Lab, named for the university’s mascot, will focus on education and ... Read More

Missouri Workers Create the Products That Help Keep America Free

Happy 4th of July!!! As we prepare to kick off Independence Day weekend, we thought it was a great time to celebrate Missouri’s contribution to the industries that help keep America ... Read More

#MissouriMade MQ-25 Stingray Drone Makes History

Over four-and-a-half cautious hours, two U.S. Navy test pilots painstakingly approached and withdrew from the drone, approaching and withdrawing again, testing everything. Then it was time. They connected their Missouri-made F/A-18F ... Read More

Missouri Companies Receive Billions in Military Defense Contracts

Missouri Governor Mike Parson recently announced that more than $14 billion in military defense contracts were awarded to Missouri companies in Fiscal Year 2019, according to a recent report. “We are ... Read More

National Geospatial Intelligence Agency Leading the Way For 25 Years

National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA) Director Vice Adm. Robert Sharp recently sat down to discuss the organizations 25-year history, and the ‘Moonshot’ operational effort to face a future as challenging as ... Read More

#MissouriMade T-7A Red Hawk Completes First Production Digital Splice in Record Time

Leading global aerospace and defense manufacturer Boeing has completed its first digital splice of the new T-7A Red Hawk trainer jet at its St. Louis, Missouri, facility. The front fuselage of ... Read More

Missouri Partnership Celebrates Economic Development Week 2021

Communities across the globe spent the past few days participating in the 2021 Economic Development Week, which was created by the International Economic Development Council. The goal of Economic Development Week ... Read More

Missouri S&T Celebrates 150 Years, Programs Rank Among Best in U.S.

The Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T) is celebrating its 150th anniversary as it programs rank among the best in the U.S. Missouri S&T was founded in 1870 as ... Read More