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NGC Celebrates 20th Anniversary of B-2 Spirit Delivery
2013-12-19 Read More...
On a grey, chilly afternoon 20 years ago today, the first operational B-2 stealth bomber, the Spirit of Missouri, circled the airfield at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, once, then landed, marking the start of a remarkable

Sea Trials for Cassidian’s New TRS-4D Naval Radar
2013-12-18 Read More...
Cassidian’s new radar for the German Navy’s F125 class frigates has demonstrated its particular reconnaissance and surveillance capabilities during tests in the North Sea and Baltic Sea and during factory acceptance tests.

Boeing Announces $10bn Share Buyback
2013-12-18 Read More...
Boeing Chairman, President and Chief Executive Jim McNerney (photo) announced Monday that the Boeing Board of Directors authorized an additional $10 billion for the company's share repurchase

GA-ASI Tests SAA System Components Aboard Predator B
2013-12-18 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 completion of the first of several planned flight

Steel Cutting Ceremony of STM Designed PN Tanker
2013-12-17 Read More...
The steel cutting ceremony of the 17,000 Ton Fleet Tanker, being built for Pakistan Navy (PN), was held at state-owned Karachi Shipyard and Engineering Works (KSEW) on Wednesday November 27, 2013.

Lockheed Martin Celebrates 100th F-35 Lightning II
2013-12-17 Read More...
At a ceremony attended by more than 2,000 employees and guests, Lockheed Martin celebrated the production of its 100th F-35 Lightning II.

Raytheon Completes Integration of 2nd VIIRS
2013-12-17 Read More...
Raytheon has manufactured and integrated all required subassemblies in completion of a major milestone for its second Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS), which will fly on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Joint

MBDA to Start New Research within the MCM- ITP Program
2013-12-16 Read More...
MBDA has been awarded a contract by the UK MoD’s DSTL (Defence Science and Technology Laboratory) and the French DGA (Direction Générale de l’Armement) to launch a new tranche of research and technology (R&T) under the aegis of the

Scorpion ISR/Strike Aircraft Completes 1st Flight
2013-12-16 Read More...
Textron AirLand, LLC, a joint venture between Textron Inc. and AirLand Enterprises, LLC, announced that the Scorpion Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR)/Strike aircraft completed its first flight 0n 12 December at 10:30 AM Central

Giat Industries Completes Acquisition of SNPE
2013-12-16 Read More...
Giat Industries, parent company of the Nexter Group, confirmed the acquisition of all the equity of the

TAI Delivers 1st JSF/F-35 Center Fuselage to NGC & LM
2013-12-13 Read More...
Turkish Aerospace Industries, Inc. (TAI), a subcontractor to Northrop Grumman, delivered its first F-35 Lightning II center fuselage to Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) and Lockheed Martin (LM) at a ceremony held at TAI's facilities in Ankara,

Airbus Military’s C295 Firefighter Runs 2nd Round of Tests
2013-12-13 Read More...
Airbus Military has completed a second round of tests of its prototype C295 firefighting aircraft which will provide detailed data on the performance of its water dropping

Lockheed Martin’s JLTV Completes Manufacturing Review
2013-12-13 Read More...
The Lockheed Martin Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) team successfully completed the government’s Manufacturing Readiness Assessment (MRA), an important milestone on the path to vehicle production at the company’s Camden, Arkansas, manufacturing

Patriot Missiles Demonstrate Field Readiness
2013-12-12 Read More...
Raytheon Company's Patriot Air and Missile Defense System test fired nine Patriot missiles at McGregor Range, New Mexico, during its annual Field Surveillance Program (FSP), successfully engaging inbound and outbound unmanned air breathing

Eurocopter Launches Law Enforcement Version of EC145 T2
2013-12-12 Read More...
Germany’s Landespolizei Baden Württemberg has ordered six Eurocopter EC145 T2 helicopters, becoming the first law enforcement customer for this evolved version of the popular EC145 twin-engine rotorcraft.

Apache M-TADS/PNVS Wins 2nd Secretary of Defense Award
2013-12-12 Read More...
The U.S. Army and Lockheed Martin Apache Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (M-TADS/PNVS) team was honored with a 2013 Secretary of Defense Performance Based Logistics (PBL)

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