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Oshkosh Showcases JLTV Vehicles with NextGen Capabilities
2017-10-11 Read More...
Oshkosh Defense, LLC, an Oshkosh Corporation company, is showcasing two variants of its Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) with next generation lethality and networking capabilities at the AUSA Conference

Lockheed Martin, Fincantieri Marinette Marine to Build LCS 27
2017-10-11 Read More...
The U.S. Navy awarded the Lockheed Martin and Fincantieri Marinette Marine (FMM) team a contract to build an additional LCS. The contract value is under the 2017 congressional cost cap of $584 million per

CMI Defence Races for US Army Mobile Protected Firepower
2017-10-11 Read More...
CMI Defence announced it has joined with world class contractors to compete in the US Army’s Mobile Protected Firepower (MPF) program. It is also delivering a medium caliber turret within the framework of its CRADA collaboration with the US

Raytheon Names Todd Ernst Vice President, Corporate Development
2017-10-11 Read More...
Raytheon Company announced that Todd Ernst (photo) has been named Vice President, Corporate Development to succeed Michael J. Cody, who is retiring after serving more than eight years in the role at the company. The change is effective November 6,

Cubic Demos Overmatch and Readiness Solutions at AUSA
2017-10-10 Read More...
Cubic Corporation announced that its Cubic Global Defense (CGD) and Cubic Mission Solutions (CMS) business divisions are demonstrating industry-leading simulation, training and Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance

Boeing to Acquire Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation
2017-10-10 Read More...
Boeing plans to acquire Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation, a world-class innovator, developer and manufacturer of advanced aerospace platforms, under an agreement signed by the companies. Aurora specializes in autonomous systems technologies to

Thales Ranks No. 1 in Dow Jones Sustainability Index
2017-10-09 Read More...
This year, for the first time, Thales has been ranked by the Dow Jones Sustainability Index as the company with the most advanced corporate responsibility policy in the aerospace and defense

Orbital ATK Showcases Defense Innovations at AUSA
2017-10-09 Read More...
Orbital ATK, a global leader in aerospace and defense technologies, is highlighting its innovative defense technologies that protect the warfighter and provide combat overmatch on today’s battlefield during the Association of the United States

Meggitt to Demo Small-Arms Training Systems at AUSA
2017-10-05 Read More...
Meggitt Training Systems, the leading provider of integrated live-fire and virtual weapons training products and services for armed forces and law enforcement, will demonstrate the FATS® 100MIL and portable FATS® 100P small-arms training systems at

FLIR to Supply TacFLIR® Surveillance Cameras to U.S. Army
2017-10-04 Read More...
FLIR Systems, Inc. has been awarded a $74.7 million firm-fixed-price order to deliver TacFLIR® surveillance cameras in support of the U.S. Army EO/IR-Force Protection (FP)

Secretary of the Navy Visits Lockheed Martin Facility
2017-10-04 Read More...
US Secretary of the Navy, The Honorable Richard V. Spencer, visited Lockheed Martin’s Owego Facility, N.Y., with more than 400 employees while touring the Lockheed Martin Sikorsky MH-60R “Romeo” operations on September

AM General Wins New HMMWV Delivery Orders
2017-10-02 Read More...
Global demand for AM General’s current High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWVs) continues to ramp up as the company has been awarded new HMMWV delivery orders for vehicles and parts for Afghanistan, Iraq, Ukraine, Jordan, Slovenia,

Orbital ATK to Supply Advanced Anti-Radar Guided Missile to US Navy
2017-10-02 Read More...
Orbital ATK, a global leader in aerospace and defense technologies, has been awarded a contract worth as much as $350 million from the U.S. Navy to continue full-rate production (FRP) of the AGM-88E Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile

3M to Debut Combat II Ballistic Helmet L110 at AUSA
2017-10-02 Read More...
Globally, military and police forces are seeking a state-of-the-art helmet to protect their service members from modern threats, like rifle fire and explosive

U.S. Navy Receives 5th Freedom-Variant Littoral Combat Ship
2017-09-27 Read More...
Lockheed Martin and Fincantieri Marinette Marine delivered the future USS Little Rock (LCS 9) to the U.S. Navy on September

Raytheon’s Air & Missile Defense Radar Tracks Simultaneous Targets
2017-09-26 Read More...
Raytheon Company’s AN/SPY-6(V) Air and Missile Defense Radar acquired and tracked multiple threat-representative targets simultaneously during its third dedicated flight test at the U.S. Navy’s Pacific Missile Range Facility, Kauai,

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