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Boeing, U.S. Air Force Complete GPS IIF Constellation
2016-02-09 Read More...
Boeing and the U.S. Air Force completed the GPS IIF constellation with the launch of the 12th Boeing-built

Cubic Completes Acquisition of GATR Technologies
2016-02-08 Read More...
Cubic Corporation announced it received final Hart-Scott-Rodino regulatory approval and completed its acquisition of GATR Technologies (GATR), a manufacturer of next-generation deployable satellite communication terminal solutions based in

Meggitt Training Systems Wins New US Marine Corps ISMT Order
2016-02-05 Read More...
Meggitt Training Systems recently received a $7.19 million second delivery order to accompany the overall $32.7 million contract from the US Marine Corps Systems Command (MARCORSYSCOM) Program Manager for Training Systems (PM

Northrop Grumman’s Enhanced Battle Manager Performs in Boeing-Led GMD Test
2016-02-05 Read More...
Continuing its efforts to maintain the United States’ technology superiority in missile defense, a Boeing-led industry team has successfully tested improvements to the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD)

Textron Systems Wins First Order for Survivable Combat Tactical Vehicles
2016-02-03 Read More...
Textron Systems Marine and Land Systems, a Textron Inc. business, announced a contract with SpetsTechnoExport (STE), a subsidiary of Ukroboronprom (UOP), for the sale of three Survivable Combat Tactical Vehicles

Harris Corporation to Offer Fully Digital GPS III Payload
2016-02-03 Read More...
Harris Corporation has announced that it will offer an all-digital navigation payload for GPS III Space Vehicles (SV) 11 and

Boeing Wins U.S. Navy Contract for 20 More P-8A Poseidon Aircraft
2016-02-02 Read More...
Boeing will further equip the U.S. Navy and Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) with maritime patrol capabilities, building 20 more P-8A Poseidon aircraft following a $2.5 billion U.S. Navy order announced on 28

Kongsberg Maritime Cameras set for Arctic Operations
2016-02-02 Read More...
Kongsberg Maritime announced it has been selected by L-3 MAPPS to provide the CCTV system for the Royal Canadian Navy’s (RCN) new class of Arctic Offshore Patrol Ships (AOPS). L-3 MAPPS is one of the Tier 1 suppliers to Irving

Raytheon Kill Vehicle Completes Developmental Flight Test
2016-02-01 Read More...
A Raytheon Company’s Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle (EKV) successfully completed a data-gathering mission during a Missile Defense Agency flight test. The mission's objective was to observe in-flight performance of redesigned components and gain

Boeing to Provide C-17 Training to NATO’s C-17 Aircrews
2016-01-28 Read More...
The Strategic Airlift Capability (SAC) program will soon train C-17 aircrews at Boeing’s C-17 International Training Centre (ITC) in the United Kingdom under a new $8 million

Boeing, U.S. Air Force Complete KC-46A Tanker’s First Refueling Flight
2016-01-27 Read More...
Boeing and U.S. Air Force aircrews successfully completed the KC-46A tanker’s first refueling flight in the skies above Washington State on 24

TRU Simulation + Training Hits Major Milestones in 2015
2016-01-22 Read More...
TRU Simulation + Training, a Textron Inc. company, reported closing 2015 achieving several key program milestones -- obtaining FAA qualifications and achieving the successful launch of its new Aviation Maintenance Academy.“We have made significant

Chief of US Naval Operations Visits Boeing Defense
2016-01-22 Read More...
Boeing welcomed Adm. John Richardson, the U.S. Navy’s Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), to Defense, Space & Security headquarters

Raytheon’s Enhanced Coyote UAV Flies into Hurricanes
2016-01-22 Read More...
Raytheon Company is providing its enhanced Coyote® Unmanned Air System to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for hurricane tracking and modeling, giving researchers an unprecedented perspective from inside storms that build

Boeing to Help USAF Keep T-38 Trainers Flying Until 2026
2016-01-18 Read More...
Boeing, which has maintained and supported the U.S. Air Force (USAF) T-38 Talon trainer fleet for 16 years, will do that for another ten years through a new contract worth up to $855

Orbital ATK to Develop Rocket Propulsion System Prototype
2016-01-18 Read More...
Orbital ATK announced it was awarded a $47 million contract from the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center Launch Systems Directorate for the development of a solid rocket propulsion system prototype to support the Evolved Expendable

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