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Raytheon to Build New U.S. Air Force Radar
2014-10-08 Read More...
The U.S. Air Force awarded Raytheon Company a $19.5 million contract for engineering and manufacturing development of a new expeditionary radar that will detect, identify and track drones, missiles and aircraft.

NGC Enhances Unmanned Systems for Maritime Missions
2014-10-06 Read More...
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) is developing new, advanced unmanned systems to support the US Department of Defense's capability to deploy global persistent intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance (ISR) and strike capabilities in a faster and

Boeing Delivers 1st MH-47G Special Operations Chinook
2014-10-03 Read More...
Boeing completed initial flight and delivery of the first, new-build MH-47G configured Chinook helicopter to the U.S. Army Special Operations Aviation Command September 29, 2014 - a full month ahead of schedule.

Exelis AIDEWS Certified for Installation on Pakistan’s F-16s
2014-10-02 Read More...
Exelis has received official certification for its AN/ALQ-211(V)9 Advanced Integrated Defensive Electronic Warfare System (AIDEWS) to fly on board Pakistani F-16 fighter

ATK Ships 6,000th Titanium Propellant Tank
2014-10-01 Read More...
ATK celebrated the shipment of its 6,000th titanium propellant tank from its facility in Commerce, California. The milestone follows the 50th anniversary of the Commerce organization last October.

Afghanistan, U.S. Sign Long Sought Security Pact
2014-10-01 Read More...
Afghanistan and the United States have signed a long-awaited security pact that will allow U.S. forces to remain in the country past the end of year, the Associated Press (AP) reported.

Raytheon Wins New Tomahawk Missile Contract
2014-09-30 Read More...
The U.S. Navy awarded Raytheon Company a $251 million contract to procure Tomahawk Block IV tactical cruise missiles for fiscal year 2014 with an option for 2015.

NGC Scalable Agile Beam Radar Completes Design Reviews
2014-09-26 Read More...
Demonstrating the maturity of its active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar technologies, Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) has successfully concluded all engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) design reviews for the AN/APG-83

Republic of Korea to Acquire 40 F-35A Lightning II Aircraft
2014-09-26 Read More...
The Republic of Korea finalized its formal selection of the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II aircraft for its F-X fighter acquisition program, announcing its intent to sign the Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) between the U.S. and Korean

Textron’s Fury Precision Weapon Completes Live-Fire Demos
2014-09-25 Read More...
Textron Systems Weapon & Sensor Systems, a Textron Inc. business, announced a pair of successful live-fire demonstrations of its new FuryTM lightweight precision guided glide weapon off of a Shadow® Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System at the U.S.

Lockheed Martin’s Havoc 8x8 Vehicle Completes Severe Test
2014-09-25 Read More...
Lockheed Martin’s Havoc 8x8 Armored Modular Vehicle successfully completed the Nevada Automotive Test Center’s challenging Butte Mountain Trail course, one of the most severe off-road test tracks in the

US Navy Test Fires KONGSBERG’s Naval Strike Missile
2014-09-25 Read More...
The US Navy has conducted a demonstration test firing of KONGSBERG’s Naval Strike Missile (NSM). The event took place on Tuesday September 23rd at Point Mugu test range in

Oshkosh Defense Completes JLTV Production Readiness Review
2014-09-24 Read More...
Oshkosh Defense, an Oshkosh Corporation company, announced that it has successfully completed the U.S. Government’s Production Readiness Review (PRR) for the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD)

Boeing to Open First Cyber Analytics Center Outside the US
2014-09-23 Read More...
Boeing will open its first Cyber Analytics Center outside the U.S. in Singapore, to bring advanced cybersecurity capabilities and services to customers in the Asia-Pacific region.

Raytheon Building Critical Components for AN/TPY-2 Radar
2014-09-22 Read More...
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) will soon have greater agility and capability in its fleet of AN/TPY-2 ballistic missile defense radars. Raytheon has begun construction of two major sub-components of the

Bell Helicopter, Textron Systems Make Debut at NATO Days
2014-09-22 Read More...
Bell Helicopter and Textron Systems, both businesses of Textron Inc., showcased a range of products for European customers during their first appearance at NATO Days, September 20-21 in the Czech Republic.

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