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Rolls-Royce to Supply LiftSystem® for 17 F-35B Aircraft
2012-05-03 Read More...
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has received a $315 million contract from Pratt & Whitney to supply the Rolls-Royce LiftSystem® for 17 F-35B Lightning II aircraft.

LM's Shadow Hawk Munition Launched from Shadow UAS
2012-05-02 Read More...
Lockheed Martin (LM) successfully conducted the first launch of a Shadow Hawk precision-guided weapon recently from a Shadow 200 Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), achieving a direct hit on the

Successful Integration Test for Raytheon’s JLENS-Patriot
2012-05-02 Read More...
Two Raytheon systems, the Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System (JLENS) and the Patriot Air and Missile Defense System, demonstrated their ability to work together to detect, track and shoot down a test

ATK Wins Small Caliber Ammunition Orders
2012-05-02 Read More...
ATK has received orders totaling more than $266 million for small caliber ammunition under an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with the U.S. Army Contracting Command, Rock Island (ACC-RI).

ITT Exelis to Produce RF Countermeasures for US Navy F/A18
2012-05-02 Read More...
ITT Exelis has been awarded a $238 million contract to begin full-rate production of the AN/ALQ-214 on-board jammer system on the F/A-18

Austal Starts Final JHSV 3 Assembly
2012-04-27 Read More...
The third Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV) is taking shape on the waterfront in Mobile, Alabama

Telephonics Wins Multi-Mode Radar Contract from Lockheed
2012-04-26 Read More...
Telephonics Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Griffon Corporation announced today its Radar Systems Division has been awarded a multi-year, full-scale production contract valued in excess of $330M from Lockheed Martin Mission Systems &

New Pentagon spy agency to focus on Iran, China
2012-04-26 Read More...
The Pentagon is creating a new intelligence agency that will focus on Iran and China as it begins to pivot away from war zones in Iraq and Afghanistan, the New York Times

F-35A Completes 1st In-Flight Refueling Mission
2012-04-25 Read More...
On Saturday, Apr. 21, a Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II conventional takeoff and landing aircraft completed the program's first in-flight refueling mission while configured with external weapons at Edwards Air Force Base,

Saab Sensis to Adapt NASA Traffic Management Tools
2012-04-25 Read More...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has selected Saab Sensis Corporation, a subsidiary of defense and security company Saab, for the NASA Research Announcement (NRA) “Adaptation of a Surface Management Tool to Multiple,

BAE Systems Wins Protective Hard Armor Inserts Order
2012-04-24 Read More...
BAE Systems has received a $75 million order from the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) to produce and deliver hard armor inserts used to protect Soldiers and other men and women in

U.S., Afghanistan Finalize Strategic Partnership Deal
2012-04-24 Read More...
Afghan and U.S. officials finalized a long-awaited strategic partnership deal that is meant to set forth guidelines for U.S. involvement in Afghanistan as forces draw down, the two governments

Raytheon to Upgrade US Navy's ATC Radars
2012-04-24 Read More...
The U.S. Navy has purchased 2 more radar systems from Raytheon as part of a continuing effort to replace outdated analog air traffic control systems with digital technology.

Rolls-Royce Wins $598m V-22 Engine Contract
2012-04-23 Read More...
Rolls-Royce has signed a $598 Million contract with the US Department of Defense for 268 AE 1107C engines for US Marine Corps and Air Force V-22

LM's Aegis BMD 4.01.1 Upgrades Certified by US Navy
2012-04-19 Read More...
The U.S. Navy has certified the latest evolution of the Lockheed Martin Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD)

Raytheon, Lockheed Complete 1st GPS Integration
2012-04-18 Read More...
Raytheon and Lockheed Martin successfully completed the first significant integration milestone between Raytheon's Global Positioning System (GPS) Next Generation Operational Control System (OCX) and Lockheed Martin's GPS III satellite

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