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Textron AirLand to Bring Scorpion Jet to Washington, DC
2014-09-12 Read More...
Textron AirLand, LLC, a joint venture between Textron Inc. and AirLand Enterprises, LLC, will bring its Scorpion ISR/Strike jet to Washington, DC for the duration of the Air Force Association’s Air & Space Conference from September 15 to 17.

Obama Vows Counter-Terrorism Campaign Against ISIS
2014-09-11 Read More...
U.S. President Barack Obama vowed on Thursday to wage a counter-terrorism campaign against militants of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) "wherever they are," in an indication he may authorize airstrikes in Syria.

Raytheon, US Navy Complete Back-to-Back Tomahawk Tests
2014-09-11 Read More...
The U.S. Navy and Raytheon Company completed successful back-to-back Tomahawk cruise missile flight tests that validated recent software improvements. The upgrades improve weapon system performance.

US, South Korea to Establish Joint Military Unit in 2015
2014-09-11 Read More...
Seoul and Washington have agreed on setting up a joint military unit in 2015, Yonhap News Agency reported, citing a statement by the South Korean Defense.

Boeing Laser Demonstrator Hits Targets Through Wind, Fog
2014-09-08 Read More...
Boeing and the U.S. Army have proven the capabilities of the High Energy Laser Mobile Demonstrator (HEL MD) in maritime conditions, successfully targeting a variety of aerial targets at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida.

Small Diameter Bomb II Glides Toward Milestone C
2014-09-08 Read More...
Raytheon Company and the U.S. Air Force completed three successful Small Diameter Bomb II (SDB II) Guided Test Vehicle (GTV) flights against stationary and moving targets, resulting in direct hits. The flight tests are the last GTVs required prior

Honeywell, Inmarsat Expand Existing Cooperation
2014-09-05 Read More...
Honeywell Aerospace has signed a Memorandum of Arrangement with Inmarsat to be a hardware provider for government and military customers looking to access Inmarsat’s commercial global, high-speed connectivity Global Xpress

Northrop Grumman, US Navy Conduct E-2D Aerial Refueling
2014-09-05 Read More...
The Northrop Grumman and U.S. Navy team has successfully conducted the preliminary design review (PDR) for its E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Aerial Refueling system.

Boeing C-17 SAC Program Support Exceeds 1,000 Missions
2014-09-04 Read More...
Boeing has supported more than 1,000 missions for the Strategic Airlift Capability (SAC) program’s fleet of three C-17 airlifters, achieving a mission capable rate of nearly 94% during the five years it has provided maintenance, engineering and

MBDA Signs 2 Letters of Intent at MSPO
2014-09-04 Read More...
On 2nd September, at the MSPO military exhibition in Kielce (Poland), Antoine Bouvier, CEO of MBDA, signed two Letters of Intent (LoI) with Waldemar Skowron, CEO of MESKO and with Ryszard Kardasz, CEO of PIT-RADWAR, relating to the Polish “Wisla”

MBDA at MSPO 2014
2014-09-02 Read More...
MBDA’s stand at MSPO 2014 (1 to 4 September; Kielce, Poland) focuses on air defense capabilities and especially on the ASTER 30 missile (photo), which is being displayed at the MSPO exhibition. The Aster 30 is the munition of the SAMP/T system,

Debut at MSPO Expo Highlights STREIT Group Expansion
2014-09-02 Read More...
STREIT Group is participating in MSPO Expo, in Kielce, Poland, which marks another milestone in the company’s global expansion.

Boeing Features Combat Helicopters, KC-46 Tanker at MSPO
2014-09-01 Read More...
Boeing is participating in the annual MSPO International Defence Industry exhibition in Kielce, Poland, which runs September 1-4.

Raytheon AI3 Missile Intercepts First Cruise Missile Target
2014-09-01 Read More...
Raytheon Company and the U.S. Army achieved the first intercept of a cruise missile by the Accelerated Improved Intercept Initiative missile. An AI3 missile also destroyed an unmanned aerial system

Global Hawk Variants Safely Surpass 100,000 Hours
2014-09-01 Read More...
Two U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NGC) high altitude long endurance (HALE) series safely surpassed 100,000 combat/operational support hours.

Raytheon Delivers 1st Rolling Airframe Missiles to US Navy
2014-08-29 Read More...
Raytheon Company delivered the first Block 2 variant of its Rolling Airframe Missile system to the U.S. Navy as part of the company's 2012 Low Rate Initial Production

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