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Orbital ATK Completes Launch of IRBM for MDA
2017-07-14 Read More...
Orbital ATK, a global leader in aerospace and defense technologies, announced the successful launch of its Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile (IRBM) target for the Missile Defense Agency

THAAD System Intercepts Target in Major Flight Test
2017-07-13 Read More...
The Lockheed Martin built Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system successfully intercepted a target in a missile defense test led by the U.S. Missile Defense Agency with critical support provided by the U.S.

SRC, Inc. Celebrates 60th Anniversary
2017-07-11 Read More...
SRC, Inc. commemorated 60 years of innovation in 2017. Since inception, the not-for-profit research and development organization has been focused on helping to solve its customers’ “impossible” challenges in the areas of defense, environment and

Bell 525 Relentless Resumes Flight Test Program
2017-07-11 Read More...
Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company, announced that the Bell 525 Relentless program has resumed flight test activity after receiving experimental certificate renewal from the Federal Aviation Administration

CH-53K King Stallion Completes First Extended Flight
2017-07-07 Read More...
Lockheed Martin announced the CH-53K King Stallion program has successfully completed its first extended “cross country” flight from Sikorsky’s West Palm Beach, Florida, facility to Naval Air Station Patuxent River,

Global Aerospace, Defense Revenues Hit $674 Billion in 2016
2017-07-04 Read More...
Global Aerospace and Defense (A&D) sector revenues grew by 2.4% to hit $674.4 billion in 2016, slightly above the estimated global domestic product (GDP) growth of 2.3%, according to a recent study by Deloitte, a leading provider of professional

Sikorsky to Build Black Hawk Helicopters for US Army
2017-07-04 Read More...
The U.S. government and Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, signed a five-year contract for 257 H-60 Black Hawk helicopters to be delivered to the U.S. Army and Foreign Military Sales (FMS)

Boeing Global Services Starts Operations
2017-07-04 Read More...
Boeing launched its third major business unit “Boeing Global Services” which began operating alongside Commercial Airplanes and Defense, Space &

BAE, Leonardo to Collaborate on New Precision-Guided Munitions
2017-06-30 Read More...
BAE Systems and Leonardo have announced an initiative to pursue collaborations on new precision-guided solutions that will offer U.S. and allied military forces a range of low-risk, cost effective, advanced munitions for advanced, large caliber

Harris Wins Lockheed Martin F-35, F-22 Supplier Award
2017-06-30 Read More...
Harris Corporation has been designated a top-performing supplier by Lockheed Martin for its work on carriage and release systems for F-35 and F-22 fighter jets. The award acknowledges the company’s excellent on-time delivery record and superior

Saab Wins Order for Light Anti-Tank Weapon (NLAW)
2017-06-30 Read More...
Defense and security company Saab has received an order from the Swiss Federal Office for Defense Procurement, armasuisse, for deliveries of the Next generation Light Anti-Tank Weapon system (NLAW) to the Swiss Army. The order value amounts to BSEK

Harris Names Chris Tucker Head of Middle East Operations
2017-06-29 Read More...
Harris Corporation has named retired U.S. Army Brigadier General Chris Tucker Vice President and Managing Director of the company’s Middle East Operations, based in Abu

Orbital ATK Demos MK44 Chain Gun in Two Configurations
2017-06-29 Read More...
Orbital ATK, a global leader in aerospace and defense technologies, provided its customer and partner base a live demonstration of its MK44 Bushmaster® Chain Gun® firing a variety of both 30mm and 40mm ammunition during the company’s Bushmaster User

Boeing, Georgia Tech Launch Development Research Center
2017-06-29 Read More...
Boeing and Georgia Institute of Technology have announced the opening of a new advanced development research center that will tackle some of the toughest technical challenges in

Leonardo DRS Completes Acquisition of Daylight Solutions
2017-06-28 Read More...
Leonardo announced that its U.S. subsidiary, Leonardo DRS, completed the acquisition of Daylight Solutions, Inc., a leading developer and supplier of quantum cascade laser based products and

First Helicopter-Based Firing of High Energy Laser System
2017-06-28 Read More...
Raytheon Company and the U.S. Army Apache Program Management Office, in collaboration with U.S. Special Operations Command, recently completed a successful flight test of a high energy laser system onboard an Apache AH-64 at White Sands Missile

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