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DRS to Upgrade Navy EW E/A-18 Mission with New JTT-R
2015-01-26 Read More...
DRS Technologies Inc., a Finmeccanica Company, announced it has been awarded access to an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for the production and delivery of up to 180 Joint Tactical Terminal-Receivers (JTT-R) for U.S. Navy and

Boeing Modernizes B-52 Bomber Weapons Bay Launcher
2015-01-23 Read More...
Boeing and U.S. Air Force personnel successfully installed the first prototype of a new B-52 bomber weapons bay launcher. The change improves the aircraft’s weapons capacity and mission flexibility.

Lockheed Martin Delivers 1st eCass Testing Station to US Navy
2015-01-23 Read More...
Lockheed Martin delivered the first electronic Consolidated Automated Support System (eCASS) to the U.S. Navy for maximizing aircraft readiness.

US Navy to Launch LM-Built MUOS-3 Secure Satellite
2015-01-20 Read More...
The U.S. Navy and Lockheed Martin are ready to launch the third Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite, MUOS-3, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, on Tuesday, January 20 aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket. The launch

Boeing Wins Order for 336 More Military Rescue Radios
2015-01-19 Read More...
Boeing will deliver an additional 336 Combat Survivor Evader Locator (CSEL) radios, and upgrade the system’s global base station network, through new orders from the U.S. Air Force with a combined total value of about $9.7 million.

US Navy to Deploy More Raytheon SM-6 Missiles
2015-01-19 Read More...
The U.S. Navy authorized ships in the Aegis Combat Weapon System baselines 5.3 and 3.A.0 series to carry the Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) Standard Missile-6. The authorization expands the missile's use from five ships to more than 35 ships.

Meggitt Training Systems Wins USMC Contract
2015-01-16 Read More...
Meggitt PLC, a leading international company specializing in high performance components and sub-systems for the aerospace, defense and energy markets, announces that Meggitt Training Systems has won a $31.7 million contract for indoor simulated

Textron Specialized Vehicles Acquires Douglas Equipment
2015-01-15 Read More...
The Textron Specialized Vehicles group of Textron Inc., through Textron Ground Support Equipment UK Limited, has acquired the Douglas Equipment business from Curtiss-Wright Flow Control (UK) Limited, a subsidiary of Curtiss-Wright

Single Predator B/MQ-9 Reaper Reaches 20,000 Flight Hours
2015-01-15 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 that a Predator® B/MQ-9 Reaper® RPA has reached a

Latest Raytheon AESA Radar Soars in Flight Test
2015-01-14 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 relevance of F/A-18C/D Hornet fighter/attack

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.

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