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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

Raytheon Conducts Active Seeker Test for Tomahawk Cruise Missile
2016-01-15 Read More...
Raytheon Company completed a successful captive flight test of a seeker designed for the Tomahawk Block IV cruise missile. The seeker will enable Tomahawk to engage moving targets on land and at

Boeing Delivers Six Enhanced B-52 Bomber Weapons Bay Launchers
2016-01-15 Read More...
Six of the U.S. Air Force’s B-52 bombers can now take flight with a greater variety of weapons, thanks to enhanced internal weapons bay launchers delivered by Boeing. The upgraded launchers allow the B-52 to carry GPS-guided or “smart” weapons in

Saab Wins Carl-Gustaf Ammunition and US Army Contracts
2016-01-14 Read More...
Defense and security company Saab has signed a contract for the production and delivery of ammunition for the Carl-Gustaf man-portable weapon system

HIMARS Achieves One Million Operational Hours Milestone
2016-01-14 Read More...
Lockheed Martin’s High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) recently achieved a significant milestone with U.S. military forces, reaching one million operational

Raytheon Wins RAM Block 2 Order, Tests SeaRAM with Newest Missile Variant
2016-01-13 Read More...
The U.S. Navy awarded Raytheon Company a $66.6 million firm-fixed-price contract for fiscal year 2016 for Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) Block 2 guided missile round pack

President of Oshkosh Defense to Retire in February
2016-01-11 Read More...
Oshkosh Corporation, a leading manufacturer of specialty and military vehicles, announced today that John M. Urias (photo), Executive Vice President of Oshkosh Corporation and President of Oshkosh Defense, LLC., will retire effective February 6,

Lockheed Martin Wins THAAD Missile-Defense Contract
2016-01-06 Read More...
The Missile Defense Agency awarded Lockheed Martin a $528 million contract in December 2015 for production and delivery of interceptors for the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD)

Lockheed Martin to Deliver 78 C-130J Super Hercules to U.S. Government
2016-01-05 Read More...
Lockheed Martin will deliver 78 C-130J Super Hercules to the U.S. government through a C-130J Multiyear II contract, which was announced by the U.S. government on December 30,

U.S. International Arms Sales Jump 35% in 2014
2015-12-31 Read More...
Foreign arms sales by the United States jumped by almost $10 billion in 2014, about 35%, even as the global weapons market remained flat and competition among suppliers increased, a new congressional study has

NGC to Produce US Navy’s Shipboard Laser Weapon System Demonstrator
2015-12-24 Read More...
The U.S. Navy will get a peek at a future where high energy laser weapons could defend its ships against attack under a contract awarded October 22 to Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) by the Office of Naval Research

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