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NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance Aircraft Takes Flight
2015-12-22 Read More...
Northrop Grumman Corporation and members of NATO's Alliance Ground Surveillance Management Agency (NAGSMA) celebrated an important and much anticipated

Harris Corporation Wins US Navy Electronic Warfare Contract
2015-12-21 Read More...
Harris Corporation has received a three-year, $54 million ceiling, single-award IDIQ contract from the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory to provide electronic warfare (EW) technology and engineering services for the Advanced Decoy Architecture Project

Oshkosh Resumes Work on Joint Light Tactical Vehicle
2015-12-17 Read More...
The U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM) Life Cycle Management Command (LCMC) has directed Oshkosh Defense, LLC, an Oshkosh Corporation company, to resume work on the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) production contract.

LM, U.S. Navy Conduct First LRASM Captive-Carry Flights on F/A-18E/F
2015-12-16 Read More...
Lockheed Martin (LM) and the U.S. Navy recently completed the first Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) prototype captive-carry flight tests on the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet. The flights were conducted at Patuxent River Naval Air Station,

Raytheon’s SM-3 Demos First Ballistic Missile Intercept
2015-12-11 Read More...
The Missile Defense Agency conducted the first intercept test of a Raytheon Land-Based Standard Missile-3 Block IB (photo) from the Aegis Ashore Missile Defense Test

Harris Corporation Wins Expeditionary Warfare IDIQ Order from U.S. Army
2015-12-09 Read More...
The U.S. Army has awarded Harris Corporation a five-year, $800 million ceiling, multi-award IDIQ contract to provide expeditionary warfare products and services to the Army Research Lab

US Smart Bomb Makers Coping with Surging Demand in the Middle East
2015-12-07 Read More...
Top US arms makers are straining to meet surging demand for precision missiles and other weapons being used in the US-led fight against Islamic State and other conflicts in the Middle East, according to senior US officials and industry

FLIR Systems Acquires DVTEL, Inc. for $92 Million
2015-12-04 Read More...
FLIR Systems, Inc. announced it has acquired DVTEL, Inc., a leader in software and hardware technologies for advanced video surveillance, for approximately $92 million in

Lockheed Martin Demos Unmanned Systems Integration
2015-12-04 Read More...
Lockheed Martin demonstrated its ability to integrate Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) operations into the National Airspace System (NAS) using its prototype UAS Traffic Management (UTM)

Boeing, U.S. Navy Demo New Enhanced EA-18 Targeting Technologies
2015-12-03 Read More...
The U.S. Navy and Boeing recently demonstrated new targeting technologies that greatly enhance aircrew safety and effectiveness through the rapid integration and distribution of target information across multiple aircraft.

Harris Corporation Wins US Navy Radar Upgrade Contract
2015-12-03 Read More...
Harris Corporation has received a four-year, $113 million contract from the U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) to upgrade the Navy's primary long-range, three-dimensional defense radar.

Orbital ATK’s AARGM Missile Scores Direct Hit
2015-12-02 Read More...
Orbital ATK, Inc., a global leader in aerospace and defense technologies, and the U.S. Navy successfully launched and scored a direct hit against an advanced enemy air defense radar system during a live fire test of the

Final Boeing C-17 Globemaster III Departs Long Beach Assembly Facility
2015-12-01 Read More...
The final Boeing C-17 Globemaster III military airlifter at the company’s plant in Long Beach, California, departed on Sunday, November 29, marking the official end of aircraft production in Long

Textron Systems Model 527 Platform Selected as Radar Signal Simulator for KC-46 Platform
2015-12-01 Read More...
Textron Systems Electronic Systems, a Textron Inc. business, announced that the Model 527™ has been selected as the Radar Signal Simulator for the KC-46

Meggitt Training Systems to Unveil FATS®100e at I/ITSEC
2015-11-27 Read More...
United States and allied forces worldwide will soon have access to the newest and most advanced small-arms training system.Meggitt Training Systems will introduce the FATS®100e, an evolutionary step forward from previous virtual-reality solutions,

Amphibious Armoured Platform by Iveco Defence Vehicles Adopted by BAE Systems
2015-11-27 Read More...
In the framework of the contract for the Engineering, Manufacturing, and Development (EMD) phase of the Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) 1.1 program recently awarded from the U.S. Marine Corps to the company, BAE

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