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LM Delivers 1st US Army Digital Range Training System
2012-12-05 Read More...
Lockheed Martin (LM) delivered its first Digital Range Training System to the U.S. Army for live fire gunnery qualifications by armored vehicle crews and has begun development on a third range under a $13.8 million contract

Panetta: Al Qaeda Battle in Afghanistan to Stretch for Years
2012-12-05 Read More...
Al Qaeda fighters are still trying to make inroads into Afghanistan, U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said, cautioning that battling the group would be a core U.S. mission there for years to

ATK to Continue Development of MDACS Technologies
2012-12-05 Read More...
ATK has been awarded a $52.7 million contract from the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) to continue development of Modular Divert and Attitude Control System (MDACS) technologies applicable to the Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IIB missile

Boeing Demos New CRVS Technology at I/ITSEC
2012-12-04 Read More...
At the ongoing 2012 Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC) in Orlando (03-06 December), Boeing is demonstrating new technology with its Constant Resolution Visual System

NASA, GA-ASI to Upgrade Ikhana’s Capabilities
2012-12-04 Read More...
NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center and General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) have partnered in a collaborative agreement to allow for the development and flight testing of new command and control satellite link capabilities on a

KONGSBERG’s Latest Naval Training Solution
2012-12-03 Read More...
KONGSBERG will debut its latest integrated naval training solution at the ongoing I/ITSEC 2012 in Orlando, Florida (03-06

Thales at I/ITSEC 2012
2012-12-03 Read More...
Thales, a global technology leader for the Defense, Security, Transportation, Aerospace and Space markets will participate in I/ITSEC 2012, the world’s largest modeling, simulation and training conference, being held at the Orange County Convention

1st Catapult Launch of X-47B Unmanned Aircraft
2012-12-03 Read More...
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) and the U.S. Navy have conducted the Navy's first catapult launch of an unmanned system using the X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS)

Raytheon Wins Paveway II Order
2012-11-30 Read More...
Raytheon was awarded a $422 million contract for its combat-proven Paveway™ II family of precision-guided munitions. The company was awarded the direct commercial sale from an international customer.

Harris Wins Falcon Radio Contract from NATO Country
2012-11-29 Read More...
Harris Corporation, an international communications and information technology company, has received an $11 million order from the Ministry of Defense of a NATO country for the Falcon III® Secure Personal Radio (SPR).

Boeing to Design New Tail Kit for B61’s Ballistic Munition
2012-11-29 Read More...
Boeing will help to modernize the B61 free-fall ballistic munition by designing a new tail kit under a $178 million contract from the U.S. Air

P&W to Develop Advanced Variable Speed Turbine
2012-11-29 Read More...
Pratt & Whitney, a unit of United Technologies Corp., has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Army to research and develop an Advanced Variable-Speed Power Turbine (AVSPOT) to meet the range and lift requirements for current and future force

Lockheed Martin Tests New Ground-Based Laser
2012-11-28 Read More...
Lockheed Martin announced that it has successfully demonstrated a portable, ground-based military laser system in a series of tests against representative airborne

NGC Demos Air & Missile Defense Radar Technology
2012-11-27 Read More...
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) has successfully completed its technology demonstration contract for the U.S. Navy's Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR) by achieving both contract objectives: demonstrating that the critical technology is mature

Mideast Nuclear Arms Talks Won’t be Held Mid December
2012-11-26 Read More...
The mid-December conference on banning nuclear weapons in the Middle East will not take place, the US State Department said, without making clear when, or whether, it would take

Northrop Grumman, US Navy Conduct Triton Ground Testing
2012-11-21 Read More...
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) and the U.S. Navy have added a second Triton unmanned aircraft to ground testing efforts in late September – part of an initial step in preparation for flight

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