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P&W's F119 Engine Reaches Hot Section Full-Life Capability
2011-04-04 Read More...
Pratt & Whitney's F119 engine powering the U.S. Air Force's F-22 Raptor, successfully reached its first hot section full-life capability of 4,325 total accumulated cycles (TACs), during a recent mission at Langley Air Force Base in

AERO Vodochody recognized as Top Supplier for Sikorsky
2011-04-04 Read More...
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. recently held its 4th annual Supplier Summit in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, USA with senior executives from the top 150 supplier companies.

“No Health Risk” from Airport Body Scanners
2011-04-02 Read More...
A recent University of California study found that full-body scanners used to secure airports do not pose health risks. About 1,000 of these scanners will be deployed across the United States alone by end of this

Lockheed Martin Wins THAAD Production Contract
2011-04-01 Read More...
Lockheed Martin received a production contract totaling $789.8 million to produce the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Weapon System for the Missile Defense Agency.

LM Rolls Out 1st MC-130J Combat Shadow II
2011-03-31 Read More...
Lockheed Martin rolled out the first aircraft in a new fleet of MC-130J Combat Shadow IIs for the U.S. Air Force’s Special Operations Command (AFSOC) during a ceremony held on 29 March 2011 in Marietta, Georgia

Systematic Prepares for Viking 11
2011-03-31 Read More...
On 21 March, Systematic began training Administrators and Super Users for Viking 11, a large scale exercise organised by the Folke Bernadotte Academy and the Swedish Armed

LM's HIT Center for Testing Missile Defense Systems
2011-03-30 Read More...
Lockheed Martin held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its Huntsville Integrated Test (HIT) Center in Huntsville, Alabama, earlier this

Harris: Falcon III Radios for MRAP Vehicles
2011-03-30 Read More...
Harris Corporation, an international communications and information technology company, received an $11.7 million order to supply Falcon III(r) multiband handheld radio systems in vehicular configurations to the

Austal Awarded 2nd US Navy Ship Order
2011-03-28 Read More...
The U.S. Navy has announced a fixed price incentive contract for the construction of a fourth 127-metre trimaran Independence-Class Littoral Combat Ship (LCS 8) valued at USD$368.6

ATK Wins 2 US Contracts
2011-03-28 Read More...
Alliant Techsystems (ATK) received a $50 million follow-on contract modification for production of the Mortar Guidance Kit (MGK) under the U.S. Army's Accelerated Precision Mortar Initiative (APMI)

EADS Eyes Vector Aerospace
2011-03-25 Read More...
In light of recent statements in the press, EADS confirms that it has entered into an exclusivity agreement with Vector Aerospace Corporation.

HC-130J Completes Developmental Testing
2011-03-25 Read More...
The new HC-130J personnel recovery aircraft, developed for the United States Air Force Air Combat Command, has completed developmental testing.

1st Flight for Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental
2011-03-22 Read More...
The Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental successfully began its flight test program, taking off from Paine Field in Everett, Washington, before several thousand employees, customers, suppliers and community

Raytheon’s Upgraded Early Warning Radar
2011-03-18 Read More...
Raytheon completed all system requirements and testing of the Upgraded Early Warning Radar (UEWR) at Thule Air Base, Greenland. With this upgrade, the UEWR at

NGC: Structural Tests of 2nd X-47B Aircraft
2011-03-18 Read More...
The U.S. Navy's second X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) will be able to withstand all structural stresses and strains associated with takeoff, flight and

Harris Wins 2 Contracts
2011-03-17 Read More...
Harris Corporation, an international communications and information technology company, received a $5.5 million order to supply additional Falcon II(r) AN/VRC-103 multiband, multimission vehicular radio

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