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Harris to Supply Ka-Band Antennas to 4th Inmarsat Satellite
2014-03-12 Read More...
Harris Corporation, an international communications and information technology company, has received an 18-month follow-on contract from Boeing to provide Ka-band antennas for the fourth Inmarsat Global Xpress®

Lockheed to Upgrade Apache Targeting, Pilotage System
2014-03-11 Read More...
Lockheed Martin received a $14 million contract in 2013 from the U.S. Army to design, integrate and qualify a High Reliability Turret for the Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (M-TADS/PNVS) on the AH-64 Apache

U.S. to Send 12 F-16 Jets to Poland for Training Drill
2014-03-11 Read More...
The U.S. military will send 12 F-16 fighter jets and 300 service personnel to Poland this week for a training exercise whose scope was expanded in response to the crisis in neighboring Ukraine, Poland's Defense Minister

Vectronix to Supply Laser Range Finder Module to L-3 IOS
2014-03-10 Read More...
Vectronix Inc., a leading observation and precision targeting solutions provider, announced it was selected to supply its new state-of-the-art Laser Range Finder (LRF) module to L-3 Integrated Optical Systems (L-3 IOS) for its XM25 Integrated

Raytheon Wins $350 Million SM-3 Block IB Order
2014-03-10 Read More...
The Missile Defense Agency awarded Raytheon a $350 million contract to increase its procurement of Standard Missile-3 Block IB missiles from 8 to

Dassault Aviation, DGA Receive nEUROn Program Award
2014-03-07 Read More...
At a ceremony held in Washington DC Friday by defense and aeronautics magazine Aviation Week, Dassault Aviation and the French Defense Procurement Agency (DGA - Direction Générale de l’Armement) were announced winner of the Laureate Awards, for the

Boeing MSA Demonstrator Completes 1st Flight
2014-03-07 Read More...
Boeing’s Maritime Surveillance Aircraft (MSA) demonstrator recently completed its first flight to verify airworthiness, an important milestone toward providing a low-risk and cost-effective maritime surveillance solution designed for search and

Cubic Completes Acquisition of Intific
2014-03-06 Read More...
Cubic Corporation announced it has completed the acquisition of Intific, Inc., an Austin, Texas-based advanced technology company focused on software and game-based solutions in modeling and simulation, training and education, cyber warfare, and

Exelis to Supply More EW Components to Pakistan’s F-16s
2014-03-05 Read More...
Exelis announced last week it has received $9 million from the U.S. Air Force to supply spare components for electronic warfare (EW) technology provided to Pakistan under an existing

U.S. Suspends All Military Engagements with Russia
2014-03-04 Read More...
The United States suspended all military engagements with Russia, including military exercises and port visits, as Washington sought ways to punish Moscow over its military intervention in Ukraine without escalating the crisis.

Raytheon, US Navy Test Tomahawk Block IV’s Upgrades
2014-02-28 Read More...
Raytheon Company and the U.S. Navy have successfully tested communications advancements to the Tomahawk Block IV cruise

Boeing Wins $2.4 Billion Order for 16 P-8A Poseidon
2014-02-28 Read More...
Boeing's P-8A Poseidon program will enter full production, following a $2.4 billion contract award from the U.S. Navy for 16 additional aircraft that will bolster maritime patrol

Exelis to Supply Components for Sikorsky CH-53K Helicopter
2014-02-27 Read More...
Exelis has been awarded a contract valued in excess of $34 million from Sikorsky to produce major structural airframe components for four production-representative CH-53K heavy lift helicopters.

LM Adapts Missile Defense Analytics for Sepsis Detection
2014-02-26 Read More...
Using analytical technology developed to detect launched missiles, Lockheed Martin (LM) has discovered a way to identify sepsis, a potentially fatal blood condition, between 14 to 16 hours earlier than physicians currently

Pentagon to Cut U.S. Army to Pre-World War II Level
2014-02-25 Read More...
The Defense Department on Monday proposed cutting the Army to its smallest size in 74 years, slashing a class of attack jets and rolling back personnel costs in an effort to adjust a department buoyed by a decade of war to an era of leaner

Exelis to Support US Navy Minesweeping Solutions
2014-02-25 Read More...
Exelis has received a contract valued at more than $13 million to provide the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane, Indiana, with depot level repair, maintenance and modifications for two mine defense systems currently fielded with the U.S.

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