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Boeing to Modernize NATO’s AWACS Fleet
2014-08-11 Read More...
Boeing has received a contract from NATO worth approximately $250 million to install digital flight decks and avionics on 13 of the alliance’s Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft, which are based on the Boeing 707 commercial

Austal Launches Montgomery Litoral Combat Ship (LCS 8)
2014-08-11 Read More...
On August 6, 2014, Austal USA successfully completed the launch of the future USS Montgomery (LCS 8). The Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) is a fast, agile, focused-mission platform designed for operation in near-shore environments yet capable of

Boeing Delivers 15th Production P-8A Poseidon to US Navy
2014-08-08 Read More...
The 15th P-8A Poseidon built by Boeing arrives at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Fla., where it will help expand the U.S. Navy’s long-range maritime patrol

Textron AirLand’s Scorpion to Participate in Major Events
2014-08-07 Read More...
Textron AirLand, LLC, a joint venture between Textron Inc. and AirLand Enterprises, LLC, announced that its Scorpion aircraft will participate in a number of promotional and demonstration events attended by branches of the U.S. and international

Lockheed’s Dual Mode Laser Guided Bomb Meets Objectives
2014-08-06 Read More...
Lockheed Martin’s Dual Mode Laser Guided Bomb (DMLGB) was successfully employed during recent U.S. Marine Corps weapons and tactics instructor training.

Raytheon’s Excalibur Ib Enters Full Rate Production
2014-08-05 Read More...
Raytheon Company's Excalibur Ib precision guided projectile has entered full rate production (FRP). U.S. Army approval of FRP completes Excalibur Ib's low rate initial production

China, US, Australia to Hold First Joint Military Drills
2014-08-05 Read More...
The Armed Forces of China, Australia and the United States will conduct their first joint military drills in October, China’s Xinhua official news agency reported Thursday.

Boeing Delivers 25th C-17 Training Center to US Air Force
2014-08-05 Read More...
Boeing recently delivered a comprehensive training center for the C-17 Globemaster III airlifter to the Memphis Air National Guard base in Tennessee, improving the service’s training capabilities while reducing travel, maintenance and other

Raytheon Fires 4 TALON Rockets from MD 530G Helicopter
2014-08-04 Read More...
Raytheon Company and MD Helicopters, Inc. successfully fired four TALON laser guided rockets from the MD 530G armed aerial scout (AAS) helicopter during a series of tests at Yuma Proving Ground, Ariz.

F-35B Completes Wet Runway and Crosswind Testing
2014-08-01 Read More...
In an important program milestone enabling U.S. Marines Corps Initial Operational Capability (IOC) certification, the Lockheed Martin F-35B recently completed required wet runway and crosswind testing at Edwards Air Force Base,

Exelis Delivers Next-Gen EW Systems to F/A-18 Fighter
2014-08-01 Read More...
Exelis has successfully delivered to the U.S. Navy the first nine full rate production, next-generation electronic self-protection systems for F/A-18 fighter aircraft. The ALQ-214(V)4/5 is the latest variant of the onboard jammer subsystem in the

Boeing Delivers 1st Multiyear II Configured Chinook
2014-07-31 Read More...
Boeing delivered the first multiyear II configured CH-47F Chinook helicopter to the U.S. Army one month ahead of

Javelin Joint Venture Demos Vehicle-Mounted Missile Launch
2014-07-31 Read More...
The Raytheon Company and Lockheed Martin Javelin Joint Venture recently fired a Javelin missile from a remote weapon station integrated onto a wheeled vehicle at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville,

Lockheed Martin Completes Operational Tests of GMLRS Alternative Warhead
2014-07-30 Read More...
Lockheed Martin successfully completed all Developmental Test/Operational Test (DT/OT) flight tests for the new Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) Alternative Warhead at White Sands Missile Range, New

US Launches Two Space Surveillance Satellites
2014-07-30 Read More...
A Delta 4 rocket mounted with two GSSAP surveillance satellites to monitor space debris and other space activities was launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida Monday, CBS News

Rokestan, Saab to Collaborate on Anti-Tank Missile Systems
2014-07-29 Read More...
Roketsan and Saab Dynamics AB have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) covering future collaboration on Anti-tank Missile Systems at EUROSATORY 2014 Exhibition which took place in Paris, France last

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