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Raytheon: First SLAMRAAM Firing
2010-09-14 Read More...
Raytheon's Surface Launched Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (SLAMRAAM) system successfully participated in a ballistic test vehicle (BTV) firing at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.

Caltech Awards Lockheed Martin Space Executive
2010-09-09 Read More...
The California Institute of Technology (Caltech) presented its 2010 International von Karman Wings Award to Joanne Maguire, Executive Vice President of Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company, for her visionary accomplishments in aerospace.

THAAD Sale Likely to UAE
2010-09-03 Read More...
The United States will likely strike a ground-breaking deal by mid next year to sell the United Arab Emirates a multibillion-dollar Lockheed Martin Corp missile defense system, Lockheed's Chief Executive

Lockheed's New HELLFIRE II Missile
2010-09-02 Read More...
Lockheed Martin's multi-purpose AGM 114R HELLFIRE II missile struck and destroyed a stationary tank target in its third proof-of-principle flight test, a ground-launch test configured to simulate launch from an unmanned aerial system

GPIC Chief Joins US Safety Council
2010-09-01 Read More...
Gulf Petrochemical Industries Company (GPIC) General Manager Abdulrahman Jawahery has been elected member of the US National Safety Council (NSC) Board of

U.S. Orders 1,100 Oshkosh Vehicles
2010-08-27 Read More...
Oshkosh Defense announced it has received a delivery order modification from the U.S. Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command (LCMC) to supply more than 1,100 trucks and trailers to the National

Egypt Air Force Selects Pratt & Whitney
2010-08-10 Read More...
The Egyptian Air Force selected the Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-229 engine enhancement package (EEP) engine to power its new fleet of F-16 Block 52 aircraft, said senior US

Lockheed Martin & Raytheon Partner for GMD Contract
2010-08-06 Read More...
Lockheed Martin and Raytheon Company announced that they are partnering to pursue the U.S. Missile Defense Agency's Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD) Development and Sustainment

End of US Combat Mission in Iraq
2010-08-04 Read More...
The United States will end its combat mission in Iraq as scheduled on August 31 despite a recent flare-up in violence, President Barack Obama said in a speech earlier this

Force Protection: Field Service Awards
2010-08-04 Read More...
Force Protection Industries, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Force Protection Inc., a leading designer, developer and manufacturer of survivability solutions and provider of total life cycle support for those products,received firm fixed price

US Eyes $30bn Saudi Arms Deal
2010-07-30 Read More...
The United States is working closely with Saudi Arabia on a possible arms sale worth close to $30 billion that includes 84 Boeing F-15 fighter jets and UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters, US government officials

The Lockheed Martin F-35: Centerpiece Of 21st Century Global Security
2010-07-22 Read More...
The 5th generation F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter will serve as the centerpiece for 21st century global security while strengthening international political and industrial partnerships, a senior Lockheed Martin F-35 Executive said at the ongoing

Oshkosh: 2 Orders for 950 FMTVs
2010-07-09 Read More...
Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corporation, received 2 orders from the U.S. Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command (LCMC) to supply 950 U.S. Army Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV) trucks and trailers.

DCNS: MSS Innovations at MAST
2010-07-01 Read More...
DCNS showcased its latest studies and innovations to combat maritime insecurity and monitor changing naval missions at the Maritime Systems & Technology Show (MAST Americas) held in Washington, DC this past week (22-24 June

Nen Lynx AMR flown on a predator B UAS
2010-05-24 Read More...
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GAASI), a leading manufacturer of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), tactical reconnaissance radars, and surveillance systems, announced that it has successfully completed a set of flight tests of its next

Harris To Acquire CapRock Communications
2010-05-22 Read More...
Harris plans to buy CapRock Communications, a satellite communications company based in Houston, for $525 million. The deal is expected to close between July and September 2010.CapRock sells secure, managed communications services such as broadband

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