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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

Lockheed Martin’s PAC-3 Missile Intercepts Target in Flight Test
2015-11-26 Read More...
A Lockheed Martin PAC-3 Missile successfully intercepted an incoming target on Thursday, November 19, as part of a U.S. Army-led missile defense flight test at White Sands Missile Range, New

Raytheon Takes Next Step Toward Defining MOKV Concept
2015-11-24 Read More...
Raytheon Company completed the first Program Planning Review with the U.S. Missile Defense Agency on the future Multi-Object Kill Vehicle (MOKV) concept, a key step toward defining critical aspects of its

Raytheon Wins 2 Contracts for SM-3 Block IIA & Block IB
2015-11-20 Read More...
The Missile Defense Agency awarded Raytheon Company an undefinitized contract action for a fiscal year 2015 contract valued at $559,206,957 million for Standard Missile-3 Block

Raytheon’s Next Generation Jammer Completes Preliminary Design Review Milestone
2015-11-17 Read More...
Raytheon Company, in partnership with the U.S. Navy, has completed the Preliminary Design Review (PDR) for the Next Generation Jammer (NGJ) program, a key milestone in the acquisition process.“Raytheon and the Navy have made system engineering

Thales Wins French Navy Simulator Support Contract
2015-11-09 Read More...
Thales has been chosen by the French Navy to provide through-life support (TLS) for almost all of its simulators. The six-year contract with the Navy’s fleet support department (SSF) calls for the support of 41 simulators at six naval facilities in

Lockheed Martin Completes F-16 Durability Test Milestone
2015-11-06 Read More...
Lockheed Martin completed more than 27,000 hours of simulated flight time on an F-16C Block 50 aircraft and is now analyzing the data to determine the durability of the aircraft beyond its original design service life of 8,000

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