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Bell H-1 Fleet Surpasses Half a Million Flight Hours
2023-07-06 Read More...The current H-1 fleet of AH-1Z Vipers and UH-1Y Venoms reached a major flight milestone by surpassing the 500,000-flight hour mark. Nearly 400 AH-1Z and UH-1Y helicopters, built by Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. company and operated by the
General Atomics Awarded Contract for Advanced Submarine Propulsion Concept Designs
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) announced it has been awarded a contract from General Dynamics Applied Physical Sciences to perform propulsion system design, to provide modeling, technical evaluation, and
L3Harris to Support Detecting & Tracking Hypersonic Missiles for US Space Force
The U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command, through the Space Enterprise Consortium (SpEC) Other Transaction Authority (OTA) vehicle, awarded L3Harris Technologies approximately $29 million for a sensor payload design contract to deliver a digital
US Air Force Awards RTX $1.15 Billion for Latest AMRAAM Configuration
RTX was awarded a $1.15 billion contract for AIM-120 D-3 and C-8 AMRAAM® missiles. This is the largest AMRAAM missile contract to date and the fifth production lot of the highly advanced missiles developed under the Form, Fit, Function
Raytheon Technologies Delivers Fourth Combat-Ready Laser Weapon to U.S. Air Force
Last fall, the U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center and Raytheon Technologies successfully tested the Air Force’s first palletized high-energy laser weapon during four days of continuous live-fire exercises at White Sands Missile Range in New
Leonardo DRS Wins Contract for Advanced IR Weapon Sights for Army Snipers
Leonardo DRS, Inc. announced that it has received a new contract to produce its next-generation infrared weapon sights for U.S. Army infantry snipers. The firm-fixed-price contract from the Army’s Contracting Command is valued at more than $94
Lockheed Martin Selects GE Aerospace to Supply Engines for LMXT Strategic Tanker
Lockheed Martin and Airbus leaders announced the selection of GE Aerospace’s CF6-80E1 propulsion system for the LMXT strategic tanker. The LMXT is Lockheed Martin’s solution for the U.S. Air Force’s KC-135 recapitalization plan and is built on the
GA-ASI’s Upgraded Gray Eagle Extended Range UAS Featured in Demo
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) is supporting a demonstration that began in March and is featuring two U.S. Army-owned Gray Eagle Extended Range (GE-ER) Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). GA-ASI – the developer of the GE-ER
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