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A New C-130 Shadow in the Sky
2011-04-26 Read More...
The first Combat Shadow II for the United States Air Force Special Operations Command has completed its first flight at the Lockheed Martin facility in

Honeywell T-Hawks in Fukushima Disaster Recovery
2011-04-25 Read More...
Honeywell’s T-Hawk Micro Air Vehicle (MAV) is helping emergency workers at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear facility get up-close video and photos inside the plant as they work to limit further radiation

AgustaWestland Develops iPad Training with GL Studio
2011-04-22 Read More...
The DiSTI Corporation, a leading provider of advanced graphical user interface technology, has been supporting AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, in the development of an innovative mobile application for aviation training, using the GL Studio

Flight Testing for Lockheed Martin’s TRACER
2011-04-21 Read More...
Lockheed Martin's Tactical Reconnaissance and Counter-Concealment-Enabled Radar, TRACER, has completed flight testing aboard a Predator B MQ-9 Unmanned Aerial

Harris Video Encoder 1st to Receive JITC Certification
2011-04-21 Read More...
Harris received Joint Interoperability Test Command (JITC) certification for its AcuityH264(tm) high-definition video encoder. It is the only 1920x1080 resolution video encoder to receive JITC

SELEX Galileo Delivers 250th AGP to Boeing’s AH-64D Apache
2011-04-21 Read More...
SELEX Galileo, a Finmeccanica Company, delivered the 250th Aircraft Gateway Processor (AGP) to Boeing (Mesa, Arizona), prime contractor for the AH-64D Apache helicopter.

Lockheed Martin Wins Thales Alenia Space Contract
2011-04-20 Read More...
Thales Alenia Space awarded a contract to Lockheed Martin to develop, test and support integration of payload application software for the Iridium NEXT satellites.

EADS CEO Louis Gallois Tours Strata’s Plant
2011-04-19 Read More...
Louis Gallois, CEO of EADS, visited Strata’s plant in Al Ain (UAE) this past Thursday, accompanied by a delegation of senior management from EADS and Airbus, and representatives from the French Embassy in the UAE.

Boeing’s Innovative Solutions at Army Aviation Expo
2011-04-19 Read More...
Boeing is showcasing a wide array of aviation, training, support and technology solutions at the 2011 Army Aviation Association of America (AAAA) Annual Professional Forum and

Raytheon & Boeing Together in JAGM Competition
2011-04-19 Read More...
Raytheon received the U.S. Army and Navy's Joint Air-to-Ground Missile request for proposal and will respond as a prime contractor.

MBDA’s VL MICA Firing Against Precision Weapons
2011-04-18 Read More...
In a scenario representing the protection of a sensitive zone against weapons launched from a secure distance, VL MICA has once again demonstrated the high level of its operational

MBD Design to Conduct a Study for ACMAT
2011-04-18 Read More...
Within its product strategy development, the French Group ACMAT entrusted MBD Design to conduct a study on the VLRA (Light Vehicle for Liaison, Reconnaissance and Support)

Iveco Presents New Special Forces LMV
2011-04-18 Read More...
Iveco Defence Vehicles is building on the commercial and operational success of its Light Multirole Vehicle (LMV) to develop a version dedicated to Special Forces (SF) operations.

AERO Vodochody Partners with Embraer
2011-04-18 Read More...
AERO Vodochody signed a contract with Embraer for the development and production of a new military transport multi-purpose aircraft

Harris: Newsfish iPhone Application to FAME
2011-04-15 Read More...
Harris announced that its leading iPhone(r) application, Newsfish(tm), has been introduced for use with its Full Motion Video Asset Management Engine (FAME(tm)) for military, government, and public safety agency use.

ATK to Produce LW30 M789 HEDP Ammunition
2011-04-15 Read More...
ATK has been awarded a $49.9 million contract option from the U.S. Army Contracting Command, Rock Island Contracting Center, Rock Island, Illinois, to produce Light Weight (LW) 30mm

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