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Boeing, Saab Test Ground Launch of Small Diameter Bomb
2015-03-13 Read More...
Boeing and Saab have proven that Boeing’s Small Diameter Bomb I, originally developed for use by aircraft, can be adapted for launch from a ground artillery system.

Raytheon to Supply 214 Tomahawk Missiles to US Navy
2015-03-12 Read More...
Raytheon received a contract modification for $122,443,911 to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract for the procurement of 114 Tomahawk Block IV All Up Round missiles for the U.S. Navy.

Orbital ATK to Supply Precision Guidance Kits to US Army
2015-03-11 Read More...
Orbital ATK, Inc., a global leader in aerospace and defense technologies, announced it has signed a contract with the U.S. Army for additional production of the Precision Guidance Kit (PGK) for 155mm artillery.

Honeywell Forecasts Steady Global Helicopter Demand
2015-03-09 Read More...
The global demand for turbine-powered, civil helicopters remains steady with about 5,250 choppers set for delivery over the next five years, said a report.

U.S. Approves Sale of BAE’s ATIRCM System for Aircraft
2015-03-06 Read More...
BAE Systems, Inc. announced that its Advanced Threat Infrared Countermeasures (ATIRCM) system has been approved for export by the U.S. Department of Defense. The export approval paves the way for sales to allied nations around the world, giving them

GA-ASI and SENER Team to Offer Predator B to Spain
2015-03-05 Read More...
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI), a leading manufacturer of Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) systems, radars, and electro-optic and related mission systems solutions, and SENER, a leading Spanish engineering

U.S. Approves Advanced Technology Export in Patriot Radar
2015-02-23 Read More...
The United States government approved Raytheon Company to export a Gallium Nitride- (GaN) based Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) Patriot sensor to Patriot Air and Missile Defense System partner nations.

Small Diameter Bomb II Completes Live Fire Tests
2015-02-18 Read More...
Raytheon Company and the U.S. Air Force completed two successful Small Diameter Bomb II (SDB II) all-up round live fire test flights that demonstrated the weapon's ability to detect, track and destroy moving targets.

Saab to Support U.S. Marine Corps’ G/ATOR Program
2015-02-17 Read More...
Defense and security company Saab’s U.S. based company, Saab Defense and Security USA, LLC., has been awarded a contract from Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) for components and subsystems of the U.S. Marine Corps AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task

Predator XP Flies New Record 40-Plus Consecutive Hours
2015-02-17 Read More...
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), a leading manufacturer of Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) systems, radars, and electro-optic and related mission systems solutions, announced the successful first endurance flight of Predator®

US Navy, Raytheon Conduct Tomahawk Block IV Flight Tests
2015-02-16 Read More...
The U.S. Navy and Raytheon Company conducted two successful flight tests on January 27 and 29. The first flight test demonstrated a Tomahawk cruise missile which was synthetically guided to hit a Mobile Ship Target (MST). The second flight test

Boeing Names Jim O'Neill President, BDS Development
2015-02-16 Read More...
Boeing is consolidating management of key defense and space development programs into a new organization to enhance its performance on the pre-production development activities that significantly influence its ability to provide customers with the

Oshkosh Submits Proposal for JLTV Production
2015-02-13 Read More...
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) is taking action to fill a critical capability gap in its tactical wheeled vehicle (TWV) fleet by advancing the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program.

Bell Boeing Delivers MV-22 Osprey Simulators to US Marines
2015-02-13 Read More...
The V-22 team of Bell Helicopter and Boeing recently delivered two MV-22 Osprey flight training simulators to the HMX-1 Presidential Airlift Squadron, enabling Marine aviators to more efficiently train for their critical and highly-visible

Raytheon Awarded Contract to Support V-22 Osprey
2015-02-12 Read More...
Raytheon Company has been awarded an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract with a potential value of $270 million by the U.S. Navy's Air Systems Command to support V-22 Osprey systems, testing and software.

AM General Submits Final JLTV Proposal
2015-02-12 Read More...
AM General submitted the final proposal for its Blast Resistant Vehicle-Offroad (BRV-O®) entrant into the U.S. Government's Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program.

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