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Bell Helicopter Cooperates with Meggitt & Astronics
2014-05-07 Read More...
Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company, announced that Meggitt Inc. will be providing the fuel system for the Bell V-280 Valor™.

LM Wins U.S. & Indonesian Apache Sensor Systems Order
2014-05-07 Read More...
The U.S. Army awarded Lockheed Martin (LM) an $80.6 million production contract for the Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (M-TADS/PNVS) on the AH-64 Apache

Raytheon’s TALON Rocket Certified on Apache Helicopter
2014-05-06 Read More...
Raytheon Company and the U.S. Army have completed the certification process for air worthiness release (AWR) of the TALON Laser-Guided Rocket (LGR) on the Apache AH-64D/E Attack helicopter.

Harris Wins Boeing Order for US Navy’s Super Hornet
2014-05-05 Read More...
Harris Corporation, an international communications and information technology company, has received a two-year, $19 million full-rate production contract to provide key avionics components that will enhance flight crews' targeting capabilities on

Exelis Receives EW Production Contract from US Navy
2014-05-05 Read More...
Exelis has received a contract valued at more than $91 million from the U.S. Navy to begin full rate production on Lot 11 of the ALQ-214 electronic self-protection system for F/A-18C/D Hornet and F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fighter

GD Electric Boat to Build 10 More Submarines for US Navy
2014-05-01 Read More...
The U.S. Navy today underscored its commitment to an advanced and adaptable submarine force by awarding General Dynamics Electric Boat a contract valued at $17.6 billion for the construction of 10 additional Virginia-class submarines. Electric Boat

LM Marks New R&D Milestone for Unmanned Technologies
2014-05-01 Read More...
Three systems acquired by Lockheed Martin (LM) have progressed from their Research and Development (R&D) phase to operational readiness.

Raytheon Tests New Guidance System for Tomahawk Missile
2014-04-30 Read More...
Raytheon Company successfully completed a passive seeker test designed for a Tomahawk Block IV cruise missile using company-funded independent research and development

Boeing Wins 1st Order for Rescue Radio Logistics Support
2014-04-29 Read More...
Under a new four-year contract from the U.S. Air Force, Boeing will provide maintenance, engineering, training and support for the system that enables the rescue of downed pilots and other warfighters in

Northrop Grumman Reviews B-2 Bomber Software Upgrade
2014-04-29 Read More...
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) has successfully completed a major U.S. Air Force review of a new software upgrade for the B-2 stealth

Lockheed Martin to Produce First PAC-3 MSE Missiles
2014-04-28 Read More...
Lockheed Martin received a $611 million contract from the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command for the first production order of the PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) following the Army’s successful Milestone C decision earlier this

MBDA Demonstrates MMP Firing From Confined Spaces
2014-04-25 Read More...
MBDA’s MMP (Missile Moyenne Portée) programme has passed a major phase in its

New York Court Orders U.S. to Open Up on Drone Attacks
2014-04-23 Read More...
The U.S. government must make public secret papers justifying drone attacks against suspected terrorists, including American citizens, a New York federal appeals court ordered

LM Team's JLTV Tops 100,000 Testing Miles in EMD Phase
2014-04-22 Read More...
The Lockheed Martin Team’s Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) has achieved 100,000 miles in the government’s Engineering & Manufacturing Development (EMD) reliability, availability and maintainability (RAM) testing.

Sikorsky Tests Optionally Piloted Flight of a Black Hawk
2014-04-22 Read More...
In cooperation with the U.S. Army, Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. has successfully demonstrated optionally piloted flight of a Black Hawk helicopter, a significant step toward providing autonomous cargo delivery functionality to the U.S. Army. Sikorsky

LM’s GMLRS Alternative Warhead Conducts Final PQ Test
2014-04-18 Read More...
Lockheed Martin (LM) successfully conducted the fifth and final Production Qualification Test (PQT) for the new Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) Alternative Warhead recently at White Sands Missile Range,

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