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NGC Passes Review for B-2 Weapons Management Upgrade
2015-06-03 Read More...
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) has successfully demonstrated to the U.S. Air Force that its plans to upgrade key weapons management software for the B-2 stealth bomber are on track and ready to proceed to the next level of development.

Harris Completes Acquisition of Exelis
2015-06-02 Read More...
Harris Corporation completed its previously announced acquisition of Exelis Inc. Each outstanding share of Exelis common stock converted into the right to receive $16.625 in cash and 0.1025 of a share of Harris common stock. Harris shareholders own

L-3 Acquires CTC Aviation; Sells Marine Systems Division
2015-06-02 Read More...
L-3 Communications announced that on May 27, 2015 it acquired UK-headquartered CTC Aviation Group, now known as L-3 CTC Ltd. The purchase price is £143 million (approximately $220 million) and was funded with cash on

Boeing Creates Defense Data Analytics Group
2015-06-01 Read More...
As part of a focus on increasing its global competitiveness, Boeing Defense, Space & Security is creating a new data analytics organization to provide customers with new and advanced offerings for leveraging information technologies across its

NGC, US Army Achieve Ballistic Missile Intercept
2015-06-01 Read More...
The U.S. Army and Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) took a significant step toward the objective for integrated air and missile defense (IAMD) when a ballistic missile was destroyed using the IAMD Battle Command System (IBCS) in its first flight

Lockheed Martin to Support U.S. Coast Guard C4ISR Needs
2015-05-29 Read More...
Lockheed Martin received a $72 million contract to support the United States Coast Guard’s efforts to enforce maritime sovereignty and address at-sea threats through the National Security Cutter (NSC)

Sikorsky’s S-97 RAIDER Helicopter Completes 1st Flight
2015-05-27 Read More...
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., a United Technologies Corp. subsidiary (NYSE: UTX), today announced the successful first flight of the S-97 RAIDER™ helicopter, a rigid coaxial rotor prototype designed to demonstrate a game-changing combination of

Thales Surveillance System Selected for Royal Navy’s New Merlin Helicopters
2015-05-25 Read More...
Thales has been selected, under the ‘CROWSNEST’ project, to provide the Royal Navy with a new airborne surveillance and control system to provide critical force protection to Joint forces, including the Royal Navy’s Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft

Harris Demonstrates MUOS Waveform Operating On-Air
2015-05-25 Read More...
Harris Corporation has successfully conducted satellite communications calls using two Falcon III® AN/PRC-117G tactical radios with the Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) waveform.

Small Diameter Bomb II Program Achieves Milestone C
2015-05-20 Read More...
Raytheon Company and the U.S. Air Force successfully completed the Small Diameter Bomb II (SDB II) Milestone C decision briefing, paving the way for the program to enter low rate initial production.

ThalesRaytheonSystems to Upgrade NATO’s Theatre Missile Defense Capabilities
2015-05-20 Read More...
On 11 May 2015, ThalesRaytheonSystems signed a €92.5 Million contract with NATO for a significant upgrade to the Alliance’s current missile defense command and control capability.

Exelis Naval, Undersea Capabilities at IMDEX Asia 2015
2015-05-20 Read More...
Exelis is highlighting a sophisticated portfolio of naval and undersea technologies at the 2015 IMDEX ASIA International Maritime Defense Exhibition and Conference, May 19-21, at the Changi Exhibition Center in Singapore.

USAF Students Test Textron’s Scorpion & Beechcraft AT-6
2015-05-18 Read More...
Textron AirLand, LLC and Beechcraft Defense Company, both Textron Inc. companies, recently hosted student pilots from the U.S. Air Force (USAF) Test Pilot School at Textron Aviation’s

Meggitt Training Systems at CANSEC 2015
2015-05-18 Read More...
With a growing number of defense agencies experiencing a reduction in total force size, training efficiencies continue to grow in importance. At this year’s CANSEC 2015 in Ottawa, Canada (27-28 May; Ernst & Young Centre), Meggitt Training Systems

Thales Selected for U.S. Army Rifleman Radio Program
2015-05-15 Read More...
Thales has recently been selected to provide the U.S. Army with Rifleman Radio systems. This award, under a ten-year (five-year base with five-year option) indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, will allow Thales to compete for the

Raytheon AESA Suitable for International Hornet Upgrades
2015-05-15 Read More...
A successful flight test of the Raytheon-built APG-79(V)X AESA radar system has demonstrated the functions needed to extend the combat relevance of F/A-18C/D Hornet aircraft for 15 to 20 years.

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