Deputy Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan speaks with Air Force Lt. Gen. John Thompson, commander of the Space and Missile Systems Center Aug. 27, 2018. Credit: DoD This article was first published in ...

COLORADO SPRINGS — The Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center is being redesigned for speed. After a four-month review, SMC Commander Lt. Gen. J.T. Thompson will begin the restructuring of the ...

History: SMC Corp. of America, originally SMC Pneumatics Inc., was established in 1977 and moved from the northeast side of Indianapolis to Noblesville in 2009. The company is a subsidiary of ...

Apache AH-64E Guardian in service with the 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, assigned to the US' Forward Deployed Corps in Europe Credit: Photo by Volker Ramspott, DVIDS ...

Friction slows equipment, wears components, and renders motion profiles unpredictable. One remedy for linear-motion friction is to use air bearings to carry normally contacting components while ...

The Nitra pneumatic product line now includes D-Series NFPA air cylinders. The rugged, double-acting aluminum cylinders include a magnetic piston fitted with a PTFE wear band The Nitra pneumatic ...