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Cubic Wins Fielded Training Systems Support Contract
2016-08-03 Read More...
Cubic Global Defense (CGD), a business unit of Cubic Corporation , announced it is one of nine companies awarded a Fielded Training Systems Support (FTSS) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Multiple Award Contract (MAC) by the U.S. Navy

Raytheon Opens New Cyber Center in Augusta, Georgia
2016-08-03 Read More...
Raytheon Company has opened its newest cyber facility in Augusta, Georgia , to deliver a wide range of cybersecurity capabilities to the U.S. Department of Defense, particularly the U.S. Army Cyber Command as it relocates to Fort

Saab Receives US Order for Carl-Gustaf Ammunition
2016-08-01 Read More...
Defence and security company Saab has received an ammunition order from the US Department of Defense (DoD) for the Carl-Gustaf man-portable weapon system, known in the US as M3 MAAWS (Multi-role, Anti-armor Anti-personnel Weapon System). The order

H160 Demos Next-Gen Passenger Experience in Flight Tests
2016-08-01 Read More...
Airbus Helicopters announced the validation of the H160’s aeromechanical configuration – a crucial milestone allowing the program teams to confirm some key aspects of the next-generation, twin-engine helicopter’s design and

LM’s Latest Counter-IED System to Support Partner Nations
2016-07-28 Read More...
In today’s rapidly changing battlespace, our adversaries are using technology to their advantage to turn the most commonplace devices into explosives. The U.S. Navy recently approved Symphony Block 40, Lockheed Martin’s (LM) counter-improvised

Global Hawk UAS Exceeds 200,000 Flight Hours
2016-07-28 Read More...
Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NGC) autonomous Global Hawk unmanned aircraft system (UAS) surpassed 200,000 flight hours, reinforcing its status as the most effective high altitude, long endurance intelligence gathering aircraft in the world. The

Lockheed Martin Demos LRASM’s Surface Launch Capabilities
2016-07-25 Read More...
Lockheed Martin recently conducted a successful controlled flight test of the Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) surface-launch variant from the Self Defense Test Ship at Pt. Mugu Sea Range,

MBDA Demos Brimstone Missile Firing from Apache Helicopter
2016-07-25 Read More...
MBDA and Boeing have successfully completed a series of physical trials and firings of Brimstone on the AH-64E attack helicopter to confirm the feasibility of integrating the missile with the United Kingdom’s future Apache AH-64E fleet. These trials

Boeing Names Greg Hyslop Chief Technology Officer
2016-07-22 Read More...
Boeing today named Greg Hyslop its Chief Technology Officer (CTO), replacing John Tracy, a 35-year company veteran who served as CTO since 2006 and announced his retirement earlier this

MBDA’s Newest Brimstone Missile Enters RAF Service
2016-07-21 Read More...
The latest version of MBDA’s Brimstone precision strike missile has formally entered service on the RAF’s Tornado GR4. This upgrade is a significant step in the spiral development of the Brimstone weapon. It introduces an insensitive munition

Raytheon, Kongsberg to Build Naval Strike Missiles & Launchers
2016-07-21 Read More...
Raytheon Company and Norway's Kongsberg Defence Systems are finalizing plans to assemble, integrate and test the Naval Strike Missile in the United States. The two companies also plan to produce NSM launchers in the

Lockheed Martin to Pursue New Army Missile Defense Sensor
2016-07-20 Read More...
Lockheed Martin is responding to a U.S. Army request for a Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS). The industry-wide competition will provide a radar solution that operates in the Army's Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) network

Lockheed Martin Receives New Sniper ATP Orders
2016-07-18 Read More...
Lockheed Martin has received $99 million in delivery orders for Sniper® Advanced Targeting Pods (ATP), spares and upgrades under an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) foreign military sales

Sikorsky, Babcock Sign 10-Year Support Agreement for S-92 Helicopter
2016-07-13 Read More...
Sikorsky and Babcock Mission Critical Services Ltd. today signed a 10-year agreement providing Babcock's S-92® helicopter fleet with extended support for its aftermarket material needs. Sikorsky's Total Assurance Program provides Babcock continued

Lockheed Martin PAC-3 MSE Interceptor Destroys Air-Breathing Target
2016-07-12 Read More...
A Lockheed Martin PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) missile successfully intercepted a full-scale air breathing target at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, today, as part of the Post Deployment Build eight (PDB-8) test

Raytheon’s Air & Missile Defense Radar Prepares for Live Target Testing
2016-07-11 Read More...
Raytheon Company delivered the first AN/SPY-6(V) Air and Missile Defense Radar array to the U.S. Navy's Pacific Missile Range Facility in Hawaii ahead of

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