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Afghanistan Requests Individual and Crew Served Weapons
2016-08-24 Read More...
The US State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Afghanistan for individual and crew served weapons, equipment, training, and support. The estimated cost is $60

Sensonor Supplies IMUs for NASA Raven, Near Earth Orbit
2016-08-24 Read More...
Sensonor AS first began supplying its standard Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) and Gyroscope Modules for Low Earth Orbit (LEO) space applications in 2012, beginning with the launch of the NASA sponsored AeroCube-4

Raytheon to Build Naval Strike Missile Launchers
2016-08-23 Read More...
Raytheon Company has received an initial contract to produce Naval Strike Missile (NSM) launchers at its production facility in Louisville, Kentucky. The deal ushers in U.S. manufacturing of the Norwegian-developed weapon

US, South Korea Start Joint Military Exercise
2016-08-23 Read More...
South Korea and the United States kicked off their annual joint exercise Ulchi Freedom Guardian (UFG) on Monday to maintain their combined forces’ readiness against North Korea's potential aggression amid Pyongyang's threats to launch a pre-emptive

Boeing Awarded $2.8B for KC-46A Tanker Initial Production
2016-08-22 Read More...
The U.S. Air Force awarded Boeing $2.8 billion on August 18 for KC-46A tanker low-rate initial

Lockheed Martin Wins Aegis Ballistic Missile Contract
2016-08-18 Read More...
The global Aegis fleet will expand in the U.S., Japan and the Republic of Korea under a $490 million deal with Lockheed Martin to bring integrated air and missile defense (IAMD) capabilities to new

Honeywell Aerospace to Sell HTSI to KBR
2016-08-17 Read More...
Honeywell announced that it has reached a definitive agreement to sell Honeywell Technology Solutions Inc. (HTSI), a leading global provider of professional space, security, logistics and manpower services in the Government Services market, to KBR

JGO Appoints Director of Conventional Weapons Destruction
2016-08-10 Read More...
Janus Global Operations (JGO), the world’s largest demining and UXO clearance company, announced that Elizabeth Jordan Wilhelm has joined the Company as its new Director of conventional weapons destruction and unexploded ordnance

Raytheon Wins New Order for Standard Missile-3
2016-08-08 Read More...
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency exercised a $523 million contract option with Raytheon Company to produce, test and deliver 47 Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IB interceptors for operational testing and

Miniature Hit-to-Kill Interceptor Completes 2nd Flight Test
2016-08-04 Read More...
Lockheed Martin’s Miniature Hit-to-Kill (MHTK) interceptor was successfully launched in an engineering demonstration at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. The demonstration on Friday, July 29, was part of the U.S. Army’s Aviation and Missile

AM General Awarded U.S. Contract for 1,673 HMMWVs
2016-08-03 Read More...
AM General has been awarded a $356,213,318 contract to manufacture and deliver 1,673 HMMWVs to the U.S. Government for further delivery to the Afghanistan National Army and

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

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