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Historic Fly-In Arrested Landing for X-47B
2013-05-08 Read More...
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) and the U.S. Navy have conducted the first fly-in arrested landing of the X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS)

Boeing X-51A WaveRider Sets New Record with 4th Flight
2013-05-06 Read More...
A Boeing X-51A WaveRider unmanned hypersonic vehicle achieved the longest air-breathing, scramjet-powered hypersonic flight in history May 1, flying for three and a half minutes on scramjet power at a top speed of Mach 5.1. The vehicle flew for a

Pentagon: North Korea Nuclear Arms May Reach U.S.
2013-05-03 Read More...
North Korea’s continuing development of nuclear technology and long-range ballistic missiles will move it closer to its stated goal of being able to hit the United States with an atomic weapon, a new Pentagon report to Congress said on

GD Team to Develop 2nd Radar System for U.S. Army
2013-05-03 Read More...
General Dynamics C4 Systems received a contract modification to the Range Radar Replacement Program (RRRP) to develop a new High/Medium Power Close-in Radar

BAE’s Airborne Sensor Exceeds 10,000 Flight Hours
2013-05-03 Read More...
BAE Systems’ Airborne Wide Area Persistent Surveillance System (AWAPSS) recently surpassed the 10,000th flight hour milestone while supporting the U.S.

BAE Produced Over 1 Million Combat Helmets
2013-05-02 Read More...
BAE Systems has now produced more than one million combat helmets for the U.S. Department of Defense.

ITT Exelis Wins Airborne Minesweeping System Contract
2013-04-30 Read More...
ITT Exelis has been awarded a contract valued at more than $10 million to provide one MK 105 Mod 4 airborne minesweeping system for the Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division in Panama City,

Raytheon Completes 2nd Exercise for Next Gen GPS
2013-04-30 Read More...
Raytheon successfully completed the second launch readiness exercise for the U.S. Air Force's next generation Global Positioning System (GPS) operational control system

NGC: 50 Years of Airborne Electronic Attack Expertise
2013-04-29 Read More...
With the first flight of the EA-6A on April 26, 1963, Grumman Aerospace, now Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC), launched its long and successful legacy as a leader in airborne electronic attack technology.

Lockheed to Help Warfighters Share Secure Information
2013-04-23 Read More...
Lockheed Martin will deliver a suite of information technology support services to the Department of Defense (DoD) Chief Information Office (CIO) that will allow warfighters to better share secure

World Military Expenditures Fall amid Economic Crisis
2013-04-23 Read More...
World military expenditures totaled $1.75 trillion in 2012, registering a decline of 0.5% in real terms year-on-year for the first time since 1998, according to data released last week by a Sweden-based security

Navistar Delivers Armored Cabs to Afghan Security Forces
2013-04-23 Read More...
Representatives from Navistar Defense, LLC, and the U.S. Army’s Program Executive Office for Combat Service Support marked the urgent completion and scheduled delivery of the first wave of armored cab units designated for service with the Afghan

Raytheon Wins Production Contract for MALD-J Units
2013-04-23 Read More...
The U.S. Air Force awarded Raytheon a firm-fixed-price $81.7 million option for Lot 6 on the Lot 5 contract for the production and delivery of 202 MALD®-J jammers and containers. The contract also includes a 10-year

BAE Systems’ APKWS Rocket Engages Targets from A-10 Jet
2013-04-22 Read More...
BAE Systems’ Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS™) rocket recently launched and engaged targets from a U.S. Air Force A-10 jet, marking another milestone for the laser-guided rocket

Oshkosh Defense Delivers 15,000th FMTV Truck
2013-04-19 Read More...
Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corporation, has delivered the 15,000th Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV) truck to the U.S. Army and National Guard -- setting quality and delivery records for the

Mohammad Bin Zayed-Obama Discuss Bilateral Ties
2013-04-18 Read More...
General Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, met US President Barack Obama at the White

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