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U.S. Secretary of Defense Steps Down
2014-11-25 Read More...
U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel stepped down on Monday, after criticism of the campaigns in Afghanistan and against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militant group.

Oshkosh Defense L-ATV Completes Limited User Testing
2014-11-21 Read More...
Oshkosh Defense, LLC, an Oshkosh Corporation company, announced that its Light Combat Tactical All-Terrain Vehicle (L-ATV) successfully completed Limited User Testing (LUT) with the U.S. Army and Marine Corps for the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle

Sniper ATP Team Receives Secretary of Defense 2014 Award
2014-11-20 Read More...
The Office of the Secretary of Defense awarded the U.S. Air Force and Lockheed Martin Sniper® Advanced Targeting Pod (ATP) team the 2014 Performance-Based Logistics (PBL) Award, which recognizes outstanding achievements in providing operational

Gulfstream Starts Delivery of G650ER Aircraft
2014-11-19 Read More...
Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. recently delivered the first fully outfitted G650ER business jet to a customer, ahead of the 2015 projected delivery date.

Honeywell to Power Textron Scorpion Aircraft
2014-11-17 Read More...
Honeywell Aerospace has been selected as the production aircraft engine supplier for the Textron AirLand Scorpion aircraft. Honeywell's proven TFE731-40AR-3S engine was previously selected for the development stage of the program and this agreement

Bell Helicopter Inks Major Deals at Airshow China
2014-11-14 Read More...
14 November 2014 - Bell Helicopter , a Textron Inc. company, announced it has signed a letter of intent with Reignwood Investment, Ltd., (Reignwood) for 50 Bell 505 Jet Ranger X aircraft.

NGC, USAF Sign Global Hawk Sustainment Partnership
2014-11-14 Read More...
The U.S. Department of Defense awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) a $306 million contract to continue logistics and sustainment services on the high altitude, long endurance (HALE) RQ-4 Global

Rostec, AVIC Sign Strategic Cooperation Agreement
2014-11-13 Read More...
Rostec Corporation and the Chinese industrial aviation corporation AVIC have reached an agreement regarding strategic cooperation, which will significantly increase interaction between the two

Boeing Awards AVIC Contract for 777 Empennage Tips
2014-11-13 Read More...
Boeing announced it has awarded a contract to Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC), China’s largest state-owned aviation company, to produce composite empennage tips for the 777 beginning in 2017.

Exelis, Airbus to Offer Missile Warning Capabilities for F-16
2014-11-12 Read More...
Exelis has signed a teaming agreement with Airbus Group to provide advanced missile warning capabilities for U.S. and international F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft, including lightweight protection against short-range air defense missiles and

Bell 505 Jet Ranger X Completes Successful 1st Flight
2014-11-12 Read More...
Bell Helicopter , a Textron Inc. company, announced the successful first flight of the Bell 505 Jet Ranger X tm helicopter. The maiden flight took place at the company's Mirabel, Québec manufacturing facility.

Raytheon Wins Griffin Missiles Order from US Air Force
2014-11-11 Read More...
Raytheon Company has been awarded a not to exceed $85.5 million Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for Griffin missiles and support. The first increment of the contract was funded at $32.5 million and orders are expected for

SM-3, SM-2 Take on Ballistic and Cruise Misslle Targets
2014-11-10 Read More...
In partnership with the Missile Defense Agency, a U.S. Navy destroyer successfully engaged ballistic and cruise missile targets simultaneously with a Raytheon-made Standard Missile-3 (photo) and Standard Missile-2s in a complex integrated air and

LM, USAF Sustainment Center Sign Partnership Agreement
2014-11-05 Read More...
Lockheed Martin (LM) and the U.S. Air Force (USAF) Sustainment Center recently signed a partnership agreement that establishes a common framework and pre-negotiated terms and conditions for long-term partnership work efforts, thereby improving

Russia Completes Mi-17V-5 Supplies to Afghanistan
2014-11-04 Read More...
The delivery of Mi-17V-5 military-transport helicopters to the Afghan National Army was completed in October 2014. Since the contract between Rosoboronexport and the US Department of Defense was signed in 2011, 63 helicopters produced at Kazan

Boeing, USAF Demo Minuteman III Readiness in Flight Test
2014-11-04 Read More...
Boeing supported the U.S. Air Force’s successful flight test of a Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), which demonstrated the readiness of that system to deter nuclear threats.

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