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Initial Ground Test for 1st P&W PurePower Engine
2011-02-18 Read More...
Pratt & Whitney successfully completed initial ground testing on its first PurePower(r) PW1000G series engine, the PW1524G engine for the Bombardier CSeries

GA-ASI: Key Wind Tunnel Test on Sea Avenger UAS
2011-02-16 Read More...
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA ASI), a leading manufacturer of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), tactical reconnaissance radars, and sensor

COPPER-MATRIX® SX for Realistic Urban Training
2011-02-16 Read More...
While today’s Realistic Urban Training (RUT) focuses primarily on basic tactics and marksmanship skills, it has two implicit, fundamental

Lockeed Martin Integrates MONAX with Aerostat
2011-02-16 Read More...
Lockheed Martin recently demonstrated the integration of the MONAX 3G wireless communications system with an aerostat platform demonstrating the ability to deliver real-time video and data directly to soldiers on the

Boeing Unveils its New 747-8 Intercontinental
2011-02-15 Read More...
Boeing unveiled its new 747-8 Intercontinental, the new high-capacity passenger airplane that offers airlines the lowest operating costs and best economics of any large passenger airplane while providing enhanced environmental

Oshkosh to Deliver Additional M-ATV Protection Kits
2011-02-14 Read More...
Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corporation, will deliver more than 2,000 MRAP All-Terrain Vehicle (M-ATV) underbody improvement kits following an order from the U.S. Army TACOM Life Cycle Management

P&W F117 Engine Exceeds 8 Million Flight Hours
2011-02-10 Read More...
Pratt & Whitney's F117 engine, the exclusive power for the Boeing C-17 Globemaster III airlifter, recently exceeded 8 million engine flight

Harris Wins International Contract
2011-02-10 Read More...
Harris received a $10 million order to provide a unique secure tactical networked communication system to an international government in support of safety and

ITT to Begin Production of AN/ALQ-211
2011-02-08 Read More...
ITT Corp. was awarded a follow-on $37 million contract for full-rate production of the AN/ALQ-211 Advanced Integrated Defensive Electronic Warfare Suite (AIDEWS), an integrated situational awareness and self-protection

UCAS-D X-47B Completes First Flight
2011-02-07 Read More...
The US Navy-Northrop Grumman UCAS-D X-47B aircraft successfully completed its maiden flight on Friday with GKN Aerospace’s developed and manufactured wings and fuselage

Airbus to Raise A330 Production to 10 a Month
2011-02-05 Read More...
Airbus decided to raise the production rate for its A330 Family to 10 aircraft a month from the second quarter of

Raytheon: Radar Contract for Boeing's P-8A Aircraft
2011-02-04 Read More...
Boeing awarded Raytheon a low rate initial production contract to develop 6 long-range, multimission maritime and overland surveillance radars plus spares for its P-8A Poseidon

EADS's Radar Selected Again for US Navy's LCS
2011-02-04 Read More...
EADS North America has received a contract from Lockheed Martin to supply its TRS-3D radar for the U.S. Navy's Littoral Combat

Last F-35B STOVL Test Jet Takes Flight
2011-02-02 Read More...
The last Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II assigned to developmental flight testing departed Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base on its first flight this past

FLIR to Deliver Star SAFIRE to US Army
2011-01-31 Read More...
Flir Systems, Inc. announced it has been awarded a delivery order totaling $15.8 million for its Star SAFIRE(r) II stabilized multi-sensor systems to support the U.S. Army MEDEVAC

Final A330 MRTTt Refueling System Demo
2011-01-28 Read More...
The Airbus Military A330 MRTT has successfully passed fuel to receiver aircraft using the Fuselage Refueling Unit (FRU) for the first time, meaning that all of the aircraft's refueling systems have now been

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