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LM’s Aegis BMD Intercepts 2nd Target This Year
2012-06-28 Read More...
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA), U.S. Navy and Lockheed Martin team successfully intercepted on Wednesday a separating ballistic missile target with the second generation of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) system, Aegis BMD 4.0.1, and the

NGC's DAS & Radar Detect, Track, Target Ballistic Missiles
2012-06-28 Read More...
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) recently demonstrated the ballistic missile detection, tracking and targeting capabilities of the company's AN/AAQ-37 distributed aperture system (DAS) and AN/APG-81 active electronically scanned array (AESA)

Boeing, Embraer to Collaborate on KC-390 Program
2012-06-27 Read More...
Boeing and Embraer today announced an agreement to collaborate on the KC-390 aircraft program.

Boeing Completes Wind Tunnel Tests on Silent Eagle CWB
2012-06-27 Read More...
Boeing recently completed wind tunnel tests on the Silent Eagle Conformal Weapons Bay (CWB). The tests, conducted at the company's St. Louis facility, validated the aerodynamics of the CWB

GA-ASI Deploys 1st Full Company of Gray Eagle UAS
2012-06-26 Read More...
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA ASI), a leading manufacturer of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), tactical reconnaissance radars, and electro-optic surveillance systems, announced the recent deployment of the first full company of Gray

Boeing Delivers 100th Modified CH-47F Chinook to US Army
2012-06-26 Read More...
Boeing delivered the 100th modified CH-47F Chinook helicopter to the U.S. Army on 22 June, in a ceremony at the company's modification center in Millville, New

Telephonics’ RaVEN to Control US Borders
2012-06-25 Read More...
Telephonics Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Griffon Corporation, announced that they are taking a lead role in providing a technological solution to maintain the integrity of the US borders near Nogales,

Textron Marine & Land Systems Wins Afghanistan Order
2012-06-18 Read More...
Textron Marine & Land Systems, an operating unit of Textron Systems, a Textron Inc. company, received a third option award from the U.S. Army Contracting Command, Warren, Michigan, for 71 Mobile Strike Force Vehicles (MSFV) for the Afghanistan

Barracuda Mobile Camouflage Systems at Eurosatory 2012
2012-06-18 Read More...
Barrcuda’s portfolio of Signature Management solutions were displayed at last week’s Eurosatory 2012 Exhibition (11-15 June 2012, Paris,

Datron Completes P25 CAP for Guardian 2 VHF Radio
2012-06-18 Read More...
Datron World Communications, Inc., a leader in tactical and public safety communications products, announced that their Guardian 2 VHF Radio is Project 25 Compliance Assessment Program (P25 CAP)

NGC Unveils 1st US Navy MQ-4C BAMS UAS
2012-06-15 Read More...
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) unveiled the first U.S. Navy MQ-4C Triton Broad Area Maritime Surveillance Unmanned Aircraft System (BAMS UAS) in a ceremony today at Northrop Grumman's Palmdale, California, manufacturing

Sagem Patroller™ Drone Completes New Series of Tests
2012-06-14 Read More...
Sagem has just successfully completed a new series of test flights of its long-endurance Patroller™ drone system, in a multi-sensor, multi-mission

Formation Flight of 5 A400Ms at the Same Time
2012-06-08 Read More...
At the unique occasion of having the five Airbus Military A400M flight test aircraft in Toulouse all at the same time, the Airbus Military Flight Test team put in place a formation flight including all five aircraft, after which each aircraft

Boeing Accepts Delivery of 1st Harpoon Launch Structure
2012-06-08 Read More...
Boeing has accepted delivery of the first Aluminum Launch Support Structure (ALSS) produced by Danish Aerotech A/S for ship-based deployment of the Harpoon weapon system. The Karup-based supplier received the contract, valued at nearly US$1.5

3rd Littoral Combat Ship Delivered to US Navy
2012-06-08 Read More...
The Lockheed Martin-led industry team delivered the third Littoral Combat Ship, Fort Worth (LCS 3), to the U.S. Navy on June 6, two months ahead of

PHOTONIS USA, Georgia Tech Sign Research Agreement
2012-06-07 Read More...
PHOTONIS USA, a leading electro-optic mass spectrometer component manufacturer, announced that it has signed a sponsored research agreement with the Georgia Tech Research Corporation in

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