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Saab Seaeye Opens Biggest Test Tank & New US Office
2013-05-09 Read More...
The largest indoor test facility ever before dedicated to the development of unmanned underwater vehicles has been opened by Saab

Turkish Navy to Get 8 ATR 72-600 Maritime Patrol Aircraft
2013-05-09 Read More...
Alenia Aermacchi has signed an agreement with Savunma Sanayii Müsteşarlığı (SSM), the Turkish Undersecretariat for Defence Industries to deliver two ATR 72-600 TMUA (Turkish Maritime Utility Aircraft) and six ATR 72-600 TMPA (Turkish Maritime Patrol

Boeing Upgrades B-52’s Communications System
2013-05-09 Read More...
Boeing is providing an upgraded communications system for U.S. Air Force B-52 bombers so aircrews can send and receive information via satellite links, allowing crews to change mission plans and retarget weapons in flight and better interact with

Rockwell Collins to Upgrade USAF EC-130H Avionics
2013-05-09 Read More...
L-3 Platform Integration has selected Rockwell Collins as the avionics solution provider for a communication, navigation and surveillance/air traffic management (CNS/ATM) avionics upgrade for the U.S. Air Force EC-130H

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

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