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U.S. to Deploy 14 New Ballistic Missile Interceptors
2013-03-19 Read More...
The Pentagon announced that the U.S. will deploy additional ballistic missile interceptors along the Pacific Coast to increase the nation's ability to blunt a potential attack from North Korea, in a clear response to recent tests of nuclear weapons

Raytheon Delivers 8th AN/TPY-2 Radar to US Army
2013-03-19 Read More...
Raytheon delivered its eighth AN/TPY-2 radar to the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) in support of the U.S. combatant

U.N. Begins Negotiations on International Arms Treaty
2013-03-18 Read More...
Representatives of about 150 countries gathered in New York on Monday to begin negotiations on a binding international treaty to end the sale of unconventional weapons, a pact that a powerful U.S. pro-gun lobby is urging Washington to

NGC Delivers 500th DAS Sensor Component for F-35
2013-03-15 Read More...
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) has delivered its 500th AN/AAQ-37 Distributed Aperture System (DAS) sensor to Lockheed Martin for integration into the F-35 Lightning II aircraft

Raytheon Wins Hull Mounted Sonar Order
2013-03-14 Read More...
Raytheon was awarded a sub-contract from Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) to deliver its first 5th generation medium frequency hull mounted sonar system as part of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency

NGC to Produce 6 Additional Fire Scouts for US Navy
2013-03-13 Read More...
The U.S. Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) a contract valued at more than $71 million to produce 6 additional next-generation Fire Scout unmanned

Raytheon's Dual-Band Datalink Tested with Thales Radar
2013-03-13 Read More...
Raytheon tested its company-funded dual-band datalink with a Thales Nederland Advanced Phased Array Radar (APAR;

ATK to Deliver 30mm MK266 Ammunition to US Navy
2013-03-12 Read More...
ATK announced the award of a first-year, $12 million contract to deliver 30mm MK266 ammunition to the U.S. Navy.

1st Flight for 1st F-35 with Center Wing Assembly
2013-03-11 Read More...
The first Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II with a Center Wing Assembly (CWA) built at the Lockheed Martin facility in Marietta, Georgia, was flown for the first time this

New Batch of Textron MSFVs for Afghan National Army
2013-03-11 Read More...
Textron Marine & Land Systems (TM&LS), an operating unit of Textron Systems, a Textron Inc. company, has been awarded a $113.4 million firm-fixed-price contract from the U.S. Army Contracting Command, Warren, Michigan, to produce an additional 135

North Korea Threatens the U.S. with Nuclear Strike
2013-03-08 Read More...
North Korea threatened the United States on Thursday with a preemptive nuclear strike, raising the level of rhetoric as the U.N. Security Council approved new sanctions against the reclusive

NGC Demos Joint STARS, Global Hawk Interoperability
2013-03-07 Read More...
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) recently completed a successful exchange of radar data during a flight test involving the U.S. Air Force's E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS) and the RQ-4B Global Hawk Block 40

Boeing to Offer Inmarsat-4 Mobile Satcom Bandwidth
2013-03-07 Read More...
Responding to global demand for mobile satellite communications bandwidth, Boeing has been certified by Inmarsat to offer commercial customers a variety of capabilities - including 3G, Voice over Internet Protocol, streaming video, direct dialing

Lockheed Martin Wins 2 U.S. Navy Contracts
2013-03-06 Read More...
The U.S. Navy has awarded Lockheed Martina 5-year, $100 million contract to provide combat system engineering services - including the design, development, integration, test and life cycle support - for all Aegis-equipped

Boeing Joins UBC in Composite Materials Research
2013-03-06 Read More...
Boeing has become the founding industrial member of the University of British Columbia’s (UBC) Composites Research Network (CRN), helping Canadian scientists to turn new discoveries in composite manufacturing into practical

ITT Exelis Wins Communications Equipment Order
2013-03-04 Read More...
ITT Exelis has been awarded a direct commercial contract valued at $11.6 million to provide a wide range of communications equipment to an undisclosed international

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