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Raytheon, Bell Conduct 1st Griffin Missile Launch from V-22
2014-12-18 Read More...
Raytheon Company and Bell Helicopter completed two successful launches of the Griffin B missile from a Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey multi-mission aircraft at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona.

USAF Approves Production for Lockheed Martin’s JASSM-ER
2014-12-17 Read More...
The U.S. Air Force (USAF) has approved full rate production for Lockheed Martin’s Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile – Extended Range (JASSM®-ER).

Exelis to Provide Radar Signal Simulators to US Air Force
2014-12-17 Read More...
Exelis has received an Air Force $6.3 million contract award to provide AN/PLM-4 Radar Signal Simulators (RSS) to test radar warning receivers on various aircraft.

Textron AirLand Celebrates 1st Year of Scorpion’s 1st Flight
2014-12-16 Read More...
Textron AirLand, LLC, a Textron company, completed its 266th flight test hour, one year after its first flight on December 12, 2013.

V-22 Osprey Fleet Reaches 250,000 Flight Hours
2014-12-15 Read More...
Bell Helicopter , a Textron Inc. company, announced the revolutionary Bell Boeing V-22 fleet of tiltrotor aircraft has recently passed the 250,000 flight hour milestone.

Bell Boeing Demos V-22 Osprey Forward-Firing Capability
2014-12-10 Read More...
Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company , announced the successful demonstration of forward-firing capability for the Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey. The exercise took place last month at the United States Army Proving Ground in Yuma, Ariz.

Exelis Wins USAF Order For Data Storage and Retrieval
2014-12-08 Read More...
Exelis has been awarded a $10.3 million sole source U.S. Air Force (USAF) contract to insert a modern data storage and retrieval technology into the Strategic Automated Command Control System (SACCS).

NGC Delivers 1st Operational MQ-8C Fire Scout to US Navy
2014-12-05 Read More...
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) has delivered the first operational MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter to the U.S. Navy. The system will be used by ship-based commanders to improve the Navy's intelligence-gathering capabilities.

40,000 Javelin Missiles Delivered and Counting
2014-12-04 Read More...
The Raytheon Company and Lockheed Martin Javelin Joint Venture recently delivered the 40,000th Javelin missile to the U.S. Army.

Boeing to Keep Providing ICBM Guidance Systems to USAF
2014-12-03 Read More...
Boeing will continue to repair and supply the guidance systems of the Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) to the U.S. Air Force through September 2015, keeping the weapon system adequately stocked with spare missile guidance sets

Nammo Holds Live Fire Demo of 40mm Airburst Ammunition
2014-12-02 Read More...
Nammo has developed and qualified smart ammunition to offer a solution to the Anti-Defilade ammunition requirement from the US Army.

Airbus DS Wins USAF Order, Delivers 3rd Radar to US Navy
2014-12-01 Read More...
Airbus Defence and Space has been awarded a contract for system evolution and maintenance of the US Air Force’s five Eagle Vision stations until 2019. Systems evolutions are related to foot print reduction (transit cases versus shelter), smaller

Bell Helicopter Delivers 50th Bell 429 in Europe
2014-12-01 Read More...
Bell Helicopter , a Textron Inc. company, announced the delivery of the 50 th Bell 429 in Europe to an operator in the United Kingdom. The aircraft will be used to accomplish corporate/VIP transport across the region.

Boeing Delivers Sixth P-8I Maritime Patrol Aircraft to India
2014-11-28 Read More...
Boeing delivered the sixth P-8I maritime patrol aircraft to India, on schedule, on Nov. 24, arriving at Naval Air Station Rajali to join five others being used by the Indian

Lockheed Martin’s Training Capabilities at I/ITSEC 2014
2014-11-27 Read More...
Lockheed Martin will demonstrate the latest advancements in simulation and training for the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC) at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida.

ATLAS North America Acquires Assets of Marine Sonic Tech
2014-11-26 Read More...
ATLAS North America LLC. (ANA), a wholly owned subsidiary of ATLAS ELEKTRONIK GmbH, Germany, has acquired the business of Marine Sonic Technology (MSTL), Ltd., based in Yorktown, Virginia, USA, via an asset deal. Terms of the transaction were not

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