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US Army Orders 400+ Oshkosh FMTV Trucks & Trailers
2011-05-12 Read More...
Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corporation, will deliver more than 400 Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV) trucks and trailers to the U.S. Army following an order from the U.S. Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command (LCMC).

LM Installs 1000th GKN Nacelle on Qatari AF C-130J
2011-05-12 Read More...
Lockheed Martin (LM) recently installed the 1000th GKN Aerospace-manufactured nacelle for their C-130J military airlifter on the second of four aircraft destined for the Qatar Emiri Air

Boeing: Fuel Prices May Slow Airline Orders
2011-05-10 Read More...
Boeing said that high fuel prices and the social unrest in the Middle East may have an impact on the orders it receives from the region in the short term.

Thales Receives AS/EN9100 Quality Certificate
2011-05-06 Read More...
A Lloyd’s auditing team presented Thales Nederland’s business unit Industrial Services with the prestigious AS/EN9100 Quality Certificate.

ATK Wins $730m Orders this Week
2011-05-06 Read More...
ATK received orders totaling more than $488 million for small caliber ammunition pursuant to an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with the U.S. Army Contracting Command, Rock Island

US Radio and Communication Systems to Iraq
2011-05-05 Read More...
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Iraq of various radios and communication equipment, as well as associated equipment, parts, training and logistical support for

Bin Laden: The Hunt is Over
2011-05-02 Read More...
Al-Qaeda mastermind Osama bin Laden was killed Sunday in a firefight with covert US forces deep inside

ATK in MK90 Propellant Grains Contract
2011-05-02 Read More...
ATK received an $80 million order from General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products for production of the MK90 propellant

Israel Acquires Additional C-130J Super Hercules
2011-04-30 Read More...
Lockheed Martin received an Undefinitized Contract Action from the U.S. Government for the Foreign Military Sale of an additional C130J to Israel, with funding for advanced procurement items for a third

Boeing Names Insitu President & CEO
2011-04-29 Read More...
Boeing and its subsidiary Insitu Inc. named Steve Morrow Insitu president and CEO, effective immediately. Morrow succeeds CEO Steve Sliwa, who retired April

NGC Tests New Multi-Function Active Sensor
2011-04-27 Read More...
Northrop Grumman Corporation announced the start of system tests of a new Multi-Function Active Sensor (MFAS) being developed for use by the U.S. Navy onboard the MQ-4C Broad Area Maritime Surveillance Unmanned Aircraft System (BAMS

A New C-130 Shadow in the Sky
2011-04-26 Read More...
The first Combat Shadow II for the United States Air Force Special Operations Command has completed its first flight at the Lockheed Martin facility in

Flight Testing for Lockheed Martin’s TRACER
2011-04-21 Read More...
Lockheed Martin's Tactical Reconnaissance and Counter-Concealment-Enabled Radar, TRACER, has completed flight testing aboard a Predator B MQ-9 Unmanned Aerial

Harris Video Encoder 1st to Receive JITC Certification
2011-04-21 Read More...
Harris received Joint Interoperability Test Command (JITC) certification for its AcuityH264(tm) high-definition video encoder. It is the only 1920x1080 resolution video encoder to receive JITC

Lockheed Martin Wins Thales Alenia Space Contract
2011-04-20 Read More...
Thales Alenia Space awarded a contract to Lockheed Martin to develop, test and support integration of payload application software for the Iridium NEXT satellites.

Boeing’s Innovative Solutions at Army Aviation Expo
2011-04-19 Read More...
Boeing is showcasing a wide array of aviation, training, support and technology solutions at the 2011 Army Aviation Association of America (AAAA) Annual Professional Forum and

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