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Boeing, JHU Demo Expanded Control of UAV Swarm
2012-08-08 Read More...
Boeing and the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU/APL) have demonstrated that an operator on the ground, using only a laptop and a military radio, can command an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) “swarm.”

U.S. Marine Corps Uses Oshkosh TerraMax™ UGV
2012-08-07 Read More...
Unmanned tactical wheeled vehicles that have the potential to serve as a force multiplier and reduce Warfighters’ exposure to lethal attacks continue to come closer to

NASA’s Mars Rover Curiosity Lands on Mars Planet
2012-08-06 Read More...
NASA's most advanced Mars rover Curiosity has landed on the Red Planet. The one-ton rover, hanging by ropes from a rocket backpack, touched down onto Mars Sunday to end a 36-week flight and begin a two-year

Eurocopter's X3 Completes Major U.S. tour
2012-08-06 Read More...
The X3 returned last week to its home base at the Istres Flight Test Center in southern France, where it arrived aboard a chartered cargo jetliner that airlifted the aircraft from Virginia in the

Lockheed, Raytheon’s SEWIP Electronic Attack Capability
2012-08-03 Read More...
A Lockheed Martin and Raytheon team has demonstrated its potential electronic attack solution for the U.S. Navy’s Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program (SEWIP) during the multinational Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) maritime exercise near

Airbus Military Signs Cooperation Agreements in Portugal
2012-08-03 Read More...
Airbus Military has signed a cooperation agreement with the Ministry of Economy and various Portuguese industrial companies in fulfillment of the commitments arising from the sale of a fleet of twelve C295 aircraft for the Portuguese Air

General Dynamics Acquires Earl Industries’ Ship Repair Division
2012-08-02 Read More...
General Dynamics completed its acquisition of the Ship Repair and Coatings Division of Earl Industries, a leading East Coast ship-repair company that supports the U.S. Navy fleet in Norfolk, Virginia, and Mayport,

Deloitte: Global Aerospace & Defense Industry Sluggish in 2011
2012-08-02 Read More...
According to the 2011 Global Aerospace and Defense Industry performance wrap-up by Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited’s (DTTL) Global Manufacturing Industry group, the financial performance of the global aerospace and defense (A&D) industry generally

US Marine Corps to Deploy K-MAX UAS
2012-08-02 Read More...
For the second time this year, the U.S. Marine Corps has approved the deployment extension of K-MAX Cargo UAS, the first unmanned helicopter to deliver cargo and resupply troops in a combat

Lockheed Submits Final Proposal for Air & Missile Defense Radar
2012-08-01 Read More...
Lockheed Martin has submitted its final proposal to the U.S. Navy to design, build, integrate and test the new Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR) for the future DDG-51 Flight III class

ITT Exelis Wins ACT Order
2012-07-31 Read More...
ITT Exelis has been awarded the Agile Cyber Technologies (ACT) indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory

AS&E Opens New Saudi Branch
2012-07-31 Read More...
American Science and Engineering (AS&E), a leading supplier of X-ray detection solutions and cargo inspection systems for port and border security, has expanded its Middle East operations with the opening of a new branch office in Saudi

Lockheed-ARINC Bid for USAF Rapid Deployment ATC Radar
2012-07-31 Read More...
Industry team Lockheed Martin and ARINC has submitted its proposal for a new, transportable Air Traffic Control (ATC) radar system that will enable U.S. Air Force and Air National Guard units to quickly establish tactical military or disaster-relief

Raytheon: New Milestones on Super Hornet’s Avionics Systems
2012-07-31 Read More...
Raytheon has achieved important milestones on 3 F/A-18E/F related programs, highlighting the company's ongoing, successful support of the Super Hornet

French DGA Takes Delivery of 2 Eurocopter NH90s
2012-07-30 Read More...
The French DGA armament procurement agency has taken delivery of its second NH90 Tactical Transport Helicopter (TTH) and seventh NH90 NATO Frigate Helicopter (NFH), marking an important step forward in the largest European helicopter program

Obama Signs Bill to Strengthen US-Israeli Military Ties
2012-07-30 Read More...
President Barack Obama signed a bill on Friday to strengthen US-Israeli military ties as he sought to reassure American Jewish voters of his commitment to the two countries’ close alliance on the eve of a visit to Israel by his Republican rival,

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