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U.S. Air Force Deploys Lockheed Martin’s Sniper® ATP-SE
2014-03-18 Read More...
The U.S. Air Force declared initial operational capability (IOC) for Lockheed Martin's Sniper® Advanced Targeting Pod - Sensor Enhancement (ATP-SE) and has now deployed the system to support combat operations in

Textron Completes Acquisition of Beechcraft
2014-03-17 Read More...
Textron Inc. today announced it has closed its acquisition of Beech Holdings, LLC, the parent of Beechcraft Corporation, and that it will bring together its Cessna business and Beechcraft to form a new segment called Textron Aviation. Cessna and

Lockheed Martin Wins GMLRS Rocket Production Contract
2014-03-17 Read More...
Lockheed Martin received a $255 million contract in late 2013 from the U.S. Army for Lot 9 production of the Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) Unitary

1st Boeing Built Inmarsat-5 Satellite Passes On-Orbit Tests
2014-03-14 Read More...
Boeing's first of four satellites for Inmarsat's Global Xpress network, has passed all of its on-orbit testing and has now been handed over to

Lockheed Martin to Acquire Industrial Defender
2014-03-13 Read More...
Lockheed Martin has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Industrial Defender, a leading provider of cyber security solutions for control systems in the oil and gas, utility and chemical

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

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