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US Conducts Tests of Hypersonic Waverider Aircraft
2012-08-16 Read More...
The US military conducted an unmanned test flight of its hypersonic Waverider aircraft, designed to move at 6 times the speed of sound using technology that bridges the gap between planes and rocketships, a military official

NGC’s STSS Participates in Test of Next-Gen Aegis BMDS
2012-08-15 Read More...
The Space Tracking and Surveillance System (STSS) demonstration satellites participated in a test of the next generation of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) weapon system, designated FTM-16

U.S. Has “Eyes” Inside Iranian Nuclear Program
2012-08-13 Read More...
The United States said Friday it had “eyes” and “visibility” inside Iran’s nuclear program and would know if Tehran had made a “breakout” move toward acquiring a nuclear

Lockheed Performs 1st Outdoor Flight Test of Stalker UAS
2012-08-09 Read More...
Lockheed Martin and LaserMotive Inc., have completed a series of flight tests of the Stalker Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) to further validate the performance of an innovative laser power system. These tests mark the first-ever outdoor flight of a

Boeing Flight Tests Little Bird H-6U
2012-08-09 Read More...
The Boeing Unmanned Little Bird H-6U successfully performed 14 autonomous takeoffs and landings from a ship during flight tests in July, a significant milestone for a medium-size vertical-takeoff-and-landing unmanned airborne system

Raytheon Tests Pyros™ Warhead & Guidance System
2012-08-08 Read More...
Raytheon completed a successful warhead and guidance system test of its Pyros™ small tactical munition. The end-to-end test validated the weapon's guidance modes (semi-active laser and global positioning system), its height-of-burst sensor,

GA-ASI Tests NightLighter Airborne Imaging System
2012-08-08 Read More...
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA ASI), a leading manufacturer of Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA), tactical reconnaissance radars, and electro-optic surveillance systems, announced the successful flight test of its Nightlighter airborne

Lockheed Delivers 20,000th GMLRS Unitary Rocket
2012-08-08 Read More...
Lockheed Martin has delivered the 20,000th Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) Unitary rocket to the U.S.

Boeing, JHU Demo Expanded Control of UAV Swarm
2012-08-08 Read More...
Boeing and the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU/APL) have demonstrated that an operator on the ground, using only a laptop and a military radio, can command an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) “swarm.”

U.S. Marine Corps Uses Oshkosh TerraMax™ UGV
2012-08-07 Read More...
Unmanned tactical wheeled vehicles that have the potential to serve as a force multiplier and reduce Warfighters’ exposure to lethal attacks continue to come closer to

NASA’s Mars Rover Curiosity Lands on Mars Planet
2012-08-06 Read More...
NASA's most advanced Mars rover Curiosity has landed on the Red Planet. The one-ton rover, hanging by ropes from a rocket backpack, touched down onto Mars Sunday to end a 36-week flight and begin a two-year

Eurocopter's X3 Completes Major U.S. tour
2012-08-06 Read More...
The X3 returned last week to its home base at the Istres Flight Test Center in southern France, where it arrived aboard a chartered cargo jetliner that airlifted the aircraft from Virginia in the

Lockheed, Raytheon’s SEWIP Electronic Attack Capability
2012-08-03 Read More...
A Lockheed Martin and Raytheon team has demonstrated its potential electronic attack solution for the U.S. Navy’s Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program (SEWIP) during the multinational Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) maritime exercise near

Airbus Military Signs Cooperation Agreements in Portugal
2012-08-03 Read More...
Airbus Military has signed a cooperation agreement with the Ministry of Economy and various Portuguese industrial companies in fulfillment of the commitments arising from the sale of a fleet of twelve C295 aircraft for the Portuguese Air

General Dynamics Acquires Earl Industries’ Ship Repair Division
2012-08-02 Read More...
General Dynamics completed its acquisition of the Ship Repair and Coatings Division of Earl Industries, a leading East Coast ship-repair company that supports the U.S. Navy fleet in Norfolk, Virginia, and Mayport,

Deloitte: Global Aerospace & Defense Industry Sluggish in 2011
2012-08-02 Read More...
According to the 2011 Global Aerospace and Defense Industry performance wrap-up by Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited’s (DTTL) Global Manufacturing Industry group, the financial performance of the global aerospace and defense (A&D) industry generally

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