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USMC’s New Oshkosh Firefighting Vehicle at Marine South
2014-04-09 Read More...
Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corporation, is displaying the U.S. Marine Corps’ (USMC) new firefighting vehicle, the Oshkosh P-19 Replacement Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF), this week at Marine South, April 9-10 at Marine Corps

US Sending Guided Missile Destroyer to Black Sea
2014-04-09 Read More...
The United States is sending a guided missile destroyer to the Black Sea in order to reassure European allies in the region following Russia's annexation of Crimea, sources confirmed on

NGC to Build 5 More MQ-8C Fire Scouts for US Navy
2014-04-08 Read More...
Northrop Grumman Corporation will build five additional U.S. Navy MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopters, which allow ship Commanders to extend their intelligence-gathering capabilities far beyond the

Rockwell Collins to Manufacture F-35 Optical Assemblies
2014-04-07 Read More...
Rockwell Collins has entered into a long-term agreement with Northrop Grumman Corporation to expand manufacturing of the optical assemblies for the Electro-Optical Distributed Aperture System (DAS) on the Lockheed Martin F-35

Boeing to Show Innovative Capabilities at Navy League Expo
2014-04-04 Read More...
Boeing will feature an array of proven capabilities and innovative technologies at the 2014 Navy League Sea-Air-Space Exposition, including advances in electronic attack and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance that help U.S. maritime

AS&E Receives Order for 33 ZBV Mobile Screening Systems
2014-04-04 Read More...
American Science and Engineering, Inc. (AS&E), a leading worldwide supplier of innovative X-ray detection solutions, announced the receipt of an order for 33 ZBV® mobile screening systems for use in security applications - setting a new standard for

Harris Wins 2 Orders for Falcon III Tactical Wideband Radios
2014-04-03 Read More...
Harris Corporation, an international communications and information technology company, has received $82 million in orders from an international customer for radio communication systems that enable enhanced command and control and real-time

Exelis Services Company Spin-off to be Named Vectrus
2014-04-03 Read More...
Exelis announced that the new publicly traded military and government services company that will result from the planned spin-off will be named Vectrus. Exelis previously announced the planned spinoff of its Mission Systems

Raytheon Achieves New Major Milestone with GaN
2014-04-02 Read More...
Raytheon Company has achieved another significant milestone for next generation Gallium Nitride (GaN) Radio Frequency (RF) semiconductor technology.

Patrol Coastal Griffin Missile System Achieves IOC
2014-03-27 Read More...
The U.S. Navy has achieved initial operational capability (IOC) on the MK-60 Patrol Coastal Griffin Missile System that includes Raytheon’s Griffin missile. The milestone comes as the Navy continues to conduct littoral security operations in areas

MBDA Demos Brimstone Missile on MQ-9 REAPER
2014-03-24 Read More...
MBDA has successfully demonstrated its Dual Mode BRIMSTONE missile on an MQ-9 REAPER Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA), scoring nine direct hits against a range of targets including very high speed and manoeuvring

CAE to Develop 6 More OFTs for P-8A Poseidon
2014-03-24 Read More...
CAE announced that Boeing has ordered simulator hardware for six additional P-8A Poseidon operational flight trainers (OFTs) and five additional P-8A Aircraft equipment Desktop Environment (AeDTEs) trainers for the United States

Exelis to Supply More EW Technology to Turkish AF
2014-03-24 Read More...
Exelis has received an award totaling more than $36 million to provide electronic warfare (EW) equipment, spares and support services to the Turkish Air Force. When fully definitive, the contract could be valued at up to $80

Exelis Integrates Satellite Network C3I into Army Stryker
2014-03-21 Read More...
Exelis has integrated its Global Network On the Move Active Distribution (GNOMAD™) system into the U.S. Army Stryker vehicle.

Boeing Phantom Swift Selected for DARPA X-Plane Program
2014-03-21 Read More...
Phantom Swift, a prototype Boeing initially built in less than a month, has been accepted to be part of the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA) Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) X-plane

Lockheed Martin Acquires BEONTRA AG
2014-03-20 Read More...
Lockheed Martin has acquired BEONTRA AG, a leading provider of integrated planning and demand forecasting tools for airports around the world. The terms of the agreement were not disclosed and are not material to Lockheed

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