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Austal Holds Confirmed Contracts for 14 U.S. Navy Ships
2012-03-20 Read More...
Austal’s order backlog has grown by US$691 million as a result of 2 additional Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) contract options being exercised by the U.S.

NGC to Supply LAIRCM Systems to U.S. Air Force
2012-03-20 Read More...
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) has been awarded a $334 million firm-fixed-price contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasure (LAIRCM) systems and

Raytheon Receives New Superior Security & EPA Awards
2012-03-19 Read More...
Raytheon Missile Systems (RMS) received its second consecutive superior security rating in an annual vulnerability assessment by the U.S. Defense Security Service

Lockheed-Led Team to Build 2 New Littoral Combat Ships
2012-03-19 Read More...
The U.S. Navy has issued a Lockheed Martin-led industry team a $715 million contract modification to add funding for construction of 2 Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) - the third and fourth in a 10-ship contract awarded in December

Harris to Supply Falcon III Radios to U.S. Marine Forces
2012-03-16 Read More...
Harris Corporation, an international communications and information technology company, has received orders totaling $64 million from the U.S. Marine Corps for its Falcon III® AN/PRC-117G multiband manpack radios, vehicular amplifier adapters,

Boeing Delivers G-57 Aircraft to US Navy
2012-03-16 Read More...
Boeing has completed delivery of the U.S. Navy's first aircraft acquired through the F/A-18E/F and EA-18G Multi-Year Procurement (MYP) III contract, ahead of

Boeing Phantom Eye Runs 1st Medium Speed Taxi Test
2012-03-14 Read More...
Boeing today announced that the Phantom Eye high altitude long endurance (HALE) Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) has conducted its first medium-speed taxi test.

World Première for ATLAS ELEKTRONIK’s SeaCat AUV
2012-03-13 Read More...
In a mission lasting almost 7 hours, an autonomous underwater vehicle made by ATLAS ELEKTRONIK “dived” through a water supply tunnel 24 kilometres long in the vicinity of Stuttgart (Germany) successfully investigating the tunnel for damage.

Boeing at Satellite 2012
2012-03-13 Read More...
Boeing is showcasing 50 years of innovation in satellite design and manufacturing at the ongoing Satellite 2012 Conference & Exhibition (12-15 March 2012; Washington,

Lockheed Upgrades Tomahawk Weapons System
2012-03-13 Read More...
The system that integrates the launch hardware and software to provide weapon control for the Tomahawk Land Attack Missile is being modernized by Lockheed

Senior NATO Commander Victim of Facebook Espionage
2012-03-12 Read More...
A senior NATO Commander fell victim to “Chinese spies” who attempted to fake a Facebook account in his name to gain personal information, the Sunday Telegraph reported on

US-Israel Did Not Discuss “Bunker-Buster” Bombs
2012-03-09 Read More...
President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not discuss in their meetings this week an Israeli request for advanced U.S. military technology that could be used against Iran, the White House said on

Boeing Delivers 1st P-8A Poseidon Aircraft to US Navy
2012-03-09 Read More...
Earlier this week, Boeing officially delivered the first production P-8A Poseidon aircraft to the U.S. Navy in

All Components of 1st THAAD Battery Delivered to U.S. Army
2012-03-08 Read More...
Lockheed Martin has completed delivery of all hardware and components associated with the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) weapon system's first U.S. Army

L-3 Wins Binocular Night Vision Devices Contract
2012-03-07 Read More...
L-3 Communications announced today that its Warrior Systems - Insight Technology unit has been awarded a $50 million firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (ID/IQ) contract for Binocular Night Vision Devices (BNVD) for use by the

iRobot Wins Order for FirstLook Robots
2012-03-07 Read More...
iRobot Corp., a leader in delivering robotic technology-based solutions, received a $1.5 million order, funded by the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization (JIEDDO), for more than 100 of the company’s model 110 FirstLook™ robots.

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