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Raytheon Tests New Electric Gun for Phalanx® Weapon System
2017-04-06 Read More...
Raytheon Company successfully tested a new electric gun for the Phalanx® Close-In Weapon System. The upgrade allows soldiers and sailors to fire at varying rates, which uses less

Orbital ATK Wins Contract for Multi-Function Fuze
2017-04-06 Read More...
Orbital ATK, a global leader in aerospace and defense technologies, announced it has received a $21 million contract for first article test and production of the MK419 Mod 1 Multi-Function Fuze

$2.2 Billion Boeing Contract Funds P-8 Aircraft for US, Australia, UK
2017-04-05 Read More...
Boeing, the U.S. Navy, the Royal Australian Air Force and the United Kingdom Royal Air Force will continue modernizing global maritime patrol capabilities through a $2.2 billion contract awarded March 30 for at least 17 P-8A Poseidon

Raytheon’s AMDR Executes 1st Ballistic Missile Test
2017-04-04 Read More...
Raytheon Company’s AN/SPY-6(V) Air and Missile Defense Radar searched for, acquired and tracked a ballistic missile test target during the radar’s first dedicated Ballistic Missile Defense exercise at the U.S. Navy's Pacific Missile Range Facility

Initial Integration for U.S. Army’s MAPS Soft-Kill Demonstrator
2017-03-30 Read More...
Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) recently completed initial integration for the U.S. Army’s Modular Active Protection System (MAPS) soft-kill

First Gowind® 2500 by DCNS Succeeds in Sea Trials
2017-03-24 Read More...
On March 17th, 2017, DCNS announced the success of the first sea trials of the first-of-class Gowind® 2500 corvette under construction in Lorient, France by

Lockheed Martin-Built SBIRS Satellite Sends First Images
2017-03-24 Read More...
From its final orbit location 22,000 miles above the equator, the third Lockheed Martin-built Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) satellite recently sent its first images back down to Earth, a milestone known as “first

Boeing’s 9th Wideband Global SATCOM Satellite Launched
2017-03-23 Read More...
Boeing’s ninth Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellite launched into orbit today and will provide the United States and six allied nations with increased communications capabilities to prevent, protect against and respond to

Saab Receives Order for AT4 CS ER and AT4 CS HP
2017-03-21 Read More...
Defense and security company Saab has received an order for deliveries of the new AT4 CS ER (Confined Space Extended Range) and the AT4 CS HP (Confined Space High Penetration). Deliveries will take place during

Boeing Wins Order for 268 AH-64E Apache Helicopters
2017-03-20 Read More...
Boeing and the U.S. government recently signed a five-year, $3.4 billion contract through which the Army, and a customer outside the U.S., will acquire the latest Apache attack helicopter at a significant savings to

Lockheed Martin to Deliver 60kW Laser to U.S. Army
2017-03-20 Read More...
Lockheed Martin has completed the design, development and demonstration of a 60 kW-class beam combined fiber laser for the U.S.

FLIR to Provide 50 CBRN DR-SKO Systems to U.S. Army
2017-03-10 Read More...
FLIR Systems, Inc. announced it has received a delivery order for 50 U.S. Army Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Dismounted Reconnaissance Sets, Kits, and Outfits (CBRN DR-SKO)

HENSOLDT to Supply 7 Radars to Military Airfields in Canada
2017-03-10 Read More...
HENSOLDT, the new Sensor House, is to equip six military airfields in Canada with the most powerful new generation airport surveillance radar (ASR) available today. The Program consists of seven radar systems, including one training system, which

Updated JASSM® Completes 2 Lockheed Martin Flight Tests
2017-03-10 Read More...
Lockheed Martin’s Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) completed two product verification flight tests at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico,

Boeing Unveils MH-139 in USAF Helicopter Competition
2017-03-06 Read More...
Boeing unveiled its MH-139 helicopter in the competition to replace the U.S. Air Force’s (USAF) UH-1N “Huey” fleet, which currently protects intercontinental ballistic missiles and transports U.S. government and security

Lockheed Martin Unveils Paragon™ Direct Attack Munition
2017-03-06 Read More...
Lockheed Martin announced that its Dual Mode Plus Laser-Guided Bomb (LGB) will be branded Paragon. The Paragon direct attack munition is an affordable, effective alternative to current dual-mode

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