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Viper Strike Scores Multiple Hits from KC-130J Harvest HAWK
2012-04-17 Read More...
MBDA Incorporated’s GBU-44/E Viper Strike munition scored multiple direct hits from a U.S. Marine Corps KC-130J Harvest HAWK aircraft during developmental testing at Naval Air Warfare Center’s China Lake, California Weapons Station.

US to Reopen Contest for Afghanistan’s Aircraft Bid
2012-04-17 Read More...
The US Air Force announced it was reopening a contest for a contract to build light attack aircraft for Afghanistan after an embarrassing cancellation of an award to Brazil's Embraer two months

Boeing at the Navy League Sea-Air-Space Exposition
2012-04-16 Read More...
Boeing will showcase a wide array of proven maritime capabilities that help ensure readiness for the U.S. Naval Services at this year's Navy League Sea-Air-Space

GD to Provide Communications to the 160th Signal Brigade
2012-04-13 Read More...
General Dynamics Information Technology, a business unit of General Dynamics (GD), has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Army’s Network Enterprise Technology Command to support the 160th Signal

ITT Exelis Delivers Imaging System for GeoEye-2 Satellite
2012-04-11 Read More...
ITT Exelis Geospatial Systems has delivered GeoEye’s next-generation commercial imaging system for the GeoEye-2 satellite to Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company in Sunnyvale,

NGC Celebrates New Milestone in EW Technology
2012-04-11 Read More...
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) recently celebrated the completion of its 2,000th microwave power module, an integral component in radars, jammers and other military

Boeing to Upgrade USAF B-1 Navigation System
2012-04-10 Read More...
Boeing has received a $55.3 million production contract from the U.S. Air Force to upgrade the B-1 Lancer navigation

B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber’s 1st Sortie Over North Pole
2012-04-06 Read More...
Under contract to the U.S. Air Force, Northrop Grumman Corporation's B-2 Spirit stealth bomber has completed its first 18.5-hour sortie over the North Pole to validate new flight management

NGC Delivers 1st F-35 Center Fuselage Produced by IAL
2012-04-05 Read More...
Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NGC) first F-35 center fuselage produced by its Integrated Assembly Line (IAL) was delivered to Lockheed Martin on March 16,

iRobot Warrior & PackBot Robots Sold to Progress Energy
2012-04-05 Read More...
iRobot Corp., a leader in delivering robotic technology-based solutions, announced that 3 of the company’s robots have been purchased by Progress Energy and are in use at the Robinson Nuclear Plant near Hartsville, South

ATK Defense Starts Operations
2012-04-04 Read More...
ATK announced that the ATK Defense business group commenced operations at the beginning of the company's new fiscal year, on April 1,

U.S. Sanctions Hit Syrian Defense Minister & Military Figures
2012-04-03 Read More...
The United States hit Syria’s Defense Minister and two other senior military figures with sanctions Friday, ramping pressure on Bashar al-Assad’s regime as U.N. efforts failed to halt

New Air Surveillance Radar to Defend Arabian Gulf
2012-04-03 Read More...
U.S. Airmen defending the Arabian Gulf have another arrow in their quiver thanks to a new radar system installed at the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing on March

Telephonics’ Interrogator Completes Certification
2012-04-02 Read More...
Telephonics Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Griffon Corporation, has received confirmation from the US Department of Defense “Air Traffic Control Radar System Identification Friend or Foe Systems” Program

Pentagon: F-35 Won’t Reach Full Production Until 2019
2012-03-30 Read More...
The cost of developing the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter rose 4.3% to $395.7 billion last year and the plane will not reach full-rate production until 2019, the Pentagon

U.S. Army Orders 2,500 Additional Oshkosh FMTVs
2012-03-30 Read More...
Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corporation, will produce more than 2,500 additional Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV) trucks and trailers for the U.S. Army following an order from the U.S. Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command

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