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JLENS to Defend D.C. from Missile, Drone, Airplane Threats
2014-12-30 Read More...
For the first time, the U.S. Army lofted a blimp equipped with a new cruise-missile and drone-fighting radar system high above rural Maryland. The system, made by Raytheon Company and known as JLENS, consists of two helium-filled aerostats, or

MQ-8C Fire Scout Takes 1st Flight on USS Jason Dunham
2014-12-26 Read More...
The U.S. Navy and Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) successfully flew the MQ-8C Fire Scout system for the first time off the guided-missile destroyer, USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109), December 16, off the Virginia coast.

Oshkosh to Produce 256 FMTVs for US Army
2014-12-22 Read More...
Oshkosh Defense, LLC, an Oshkosh Corporation company, will produce 256 Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV) trucks and trailers for the U.S. Army following a $67 million order from the U.S. Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command (LCMC).

Raytheon, Bell Conduct 1st Griffin Missile Launch from V-22
2014-12-18 Read More...
Raytheon Company and Bell Helicopter completed two successful launches of the Griffin B missile from a Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey multi-mission aircraft at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona.

USAF Approves Production for Lockheed Martin’s JASSM-ER
2014-12-17 Read More...
The U.S. Air Force (USAF) has approved full rate production for Lockheed Martin’s Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile – Extended Range (JASSM®-ER).

Exelis to Provide Radar Signal Simulators to US Air Force
2014-12-17 Read More...
Exelis has received an Air Force $6.3 million contract award to provide AN/PLM-4 Radar Signal Simulators (RSS) to test radar warning receivers on various aircraft.

Textron AirLand Celebrates 1st Year of Scorpion’s 1st Flight
2014-12-16 Read More...
Textron AirLand, LLC, a Textron company, completed its 266th flight test hour, one year after its first flight on December 12, 2013.

V-22 Osprey Fleet Reaches 250,000 Flight Hours
2014-12-15 Read More...
Bell Helicopter , a Textron Inc. company, announced the revolutionary Bell Boeing V-22 fleet of tiltrotor aircraft has recently passed the 250,000 flight hour milestone.

Bell Boeing Demos V-22 Osprey Forward-Firing Capability
2014-12-10 Read More...
Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company , announced the successful demonstration of forward-firing capability for the Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey. The exercise took place last month at the United States Army Proving Ground in Yuma, Ariz.

Exelis Wins USAF Order For Data Storage and Retrieval
2014-12-08 Read More...
Exelis has been awarded a $10.3 million sole source U.S. Air Force (USAF) contract to insert a modern data storage and retrieval technology into the Strategic Automated Command Control System (SACCS).

NGC Delivers 1st Operational MQ-8C Fire Scout to US Navy
2014-12-05 Read More...
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) has delivered the first operational MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter to the U.S. Navy. The system will be used by ship-based commanders to improve the Navy's intelligence-gathering capabilities.

40,000 Javelin Missiles Delivered and Counting
2014-12-04 Read More...
The Raytheon Company and Lockheed Martin Javelin Joint Venture recently delivered the 40,000th Javelin missile to the U.S. Army.

Boeing to Keep Providing ICBM Guidance Systems to USAF
2014-12-03 Read More...
Boeing will continue to repair and supply the guidance systems of the Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) to the U.S. Air Force through September 2015, keeping the weapon system adequately stocked with spare missile guidance sets

Nammo Holds Live Fire Demo of 40mm Airburst Ammunition
2014-12-02 Read More...
Nammo has developed and qualified smart ammunition to offer a solution to the Anti-Defilade ammunition requirement from the US Army.

Airbus DS Wins USAF Order, Delivers 3rd Radar to US Navy
2014-12-01 Read More...
Airbus Defence and Space has been awarded a contract for system evolution and maintenance of the US Air Force’s five Eagle Vision stations until 2019. Systems evolutions are related to foot print reduction (transit cases versus shelter), smaller

Bell Helicopter Delivers 50th Bell 429 in Europe
2014-12-01 Read More...
Bell Helicopter , a Textron Inc. company, announced the delivery of the 50 th Bell 429 in Europe to an operator in the United Kingdom. The aircraft will be used to accomplish corporate/VIP transport across the region.

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