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Exelis Delivers 2,000th PLM-4 Radar Signal Simulator
2015-01-14 Read More...
Exelis has delivered the 2,000th AN/PLM-4 Radar Signal Simulator (RSS) to the US military. The AN/PLM-4 is designed to test radar warning receivers on various military aircraft during ground testing by simulating the electronic signals generated by

Boeing Delivers 21st P-8A Poseidon to U.S. Navy
2015-01-13 Read More...
Boeing delivered last month the 8th P-8A Poseidon of 2014, completing all planned deliveries to the U.S. Navy for the year on time and on cost.

US to Close 15 Military Bases in Europe
2015-01-12 Read More...
US Defense Department officials Thursday announced plans to consolidate some military infrastructure in Europe to save the US government more than US$ 500 million annually while maintaining capability and commitments.

Raytheon-GD JV Wins USAF Launch & Test Range Contract
2015-01-12 Read More...
The U.S. Air Force has awarded one of its most important space procurements, potentially a multi-billion-dollar contract to operate, maintain, and sustain launch ranges at Florida's Space Coast and Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, to a joint

NBC-Sys to Supply CBRN Decontamination Systems to Canadian Army
2015-01-12 Read More...
Earlier this month, Michel Bonnefis, CEO of NBC-Sys, and Ian Marsh, President of the Canadian company Dew Engineering & Development ULC, signed a major contract for the design and production of six personnel, vehicle and equipment decontamination

Boeing Delivers F-22 Training Center with Acute Simulators
2015-01-12 Read More...
Boeing has improved the realism of ground-based F-22 Raptor training by delivering the first simulators for that aircraft with an immersive, 360-degree visual environment.

Northrop Grumman’s HALE UAS Sets New Flight Record
2015-01-09 Read More...
The U.S. Air Force RQ-4 Global Hawk (photo) and other variants of Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NGC) High Altitude Long Endurance (HALE) Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) series continued to prove their value to U.S. government

Lockheed Wins US Army ATACMS Modernization Contract
2015-01-08 Read More...
Lockheed Martin received a $78 million contract from the U.S. Army for upgrades to the Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS).

Textron Systems to Enhance US Army’s DCGS-A Capabilities
2015-01-08 Read More...
Textron Systems Advanced Information Solutions, a Textron Inc. business, announced that it has entered into a two-year Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Research, Development and

Nammo Wins Contract for Shoulder Launched Munitions
2015-01-07 Read More...
Nammo Talley has been awarded a multi-year indefinite delivery indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract to supply the M72 Light Assault Weapon (LAW) to the U.S. Department of Defense.

Exelis Wins 2 International Orders for SINCGARS Radios
2014-12-31 Read More...
Exelis has been awarded a direct commercial contract valued at $30 million to provide an existing international customer single and dual vehicular radios systems along with installation kits and dismounted soldier radio systems.

FLIR to Supply CBRNE Threat Detection Systems to US DoD
2014-12-31 Read More...
FLIR Systems, Inc. received the first full-rate production orders under a five-year indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract from the U.S. Department of Defense to support the Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Dismounted Reconnaissance

Boeing, USAF Run 1st Test Flight for KC-46 Tanker Program
2014-12-30 Read More...
Boeing and the U.S. Air Force (USAF) successfully completed the first flight of the KC-46 tanker test program.

JLENS to Defend D.C. from Missile, Drone, Airplane Threats
2014-12-30 Read More...
For the first time, the U.S. Army lofted a blimp equipped with a new cruise-missile and drone-fighting radar system high above rural Maryland. The system, made by Raytheon Company and known as JLENS, consists of two helium-filled aerostats, or

MQ-8C Fire Scout Takes 1st Flight on USS Jason Dunham
2014-12-26 Read More...
The U.S. Navy and Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) successfully flew the MQ-8C Fire Scout system for the first time off the guided-missile destroyer, USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109), December 16, off the Virginia coast.

Oshkosh to Produce 256 FMTVs for US Army
2014-12-22 Read More...
Oshkosh Defense, LLC, an Oshkosh Corporation company, will produce 256 Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV) trucks and trailers for the U.S. Army following a $67 million order from the U.S. Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command (LCMC).

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