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Lockheed Martin to Enhance Space Systems Development
2011-01-26 Read More...
Lockheed Martin plans to increase the affordability and efficiency of space system development with the opening of a new advanced technology and virtual simulation facility, known as the Collaborative Human Immersive Laboratory (CHIL).

Boeing: 6 P-8A Aircraft for US Navy
2011-01-25 Read More...
The U.S. Navy announced the award of a $1.6 billion contract to Boeing for P-8A Poseidon aircraft Low-Rate Initial Production (LRIP) of 6 aircraft.

Higher List Prices for Airbus Aircrafts
2011-01-22 Read More...
Airbus increased the average list price of its aircrafts by 4.4%. The increment applies for all new aircrafts from the beginning of January 2011, apart from the A380, for which the increase is 8.4%.

New CFO for Boeing Defense, Space & Security
2011-01-21 Read More...
The Boeing Company announced that it has named Robert E. Verbeck, 51, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of its $34 billion (2009 revenues) Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) business. He succeeds Randy Simons, who is

First Oshkosh FMTV to Wisconsin National Guard
2011-01-21 Read More...
Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corporation, and the Wisconsin National Guard held a ceremony at the Oshkosh Armory on January 19th to commemorate the fielding of the first Oshkosh-produced Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV)

Boeing: 1st Delivery of 787 in 3Q 2011
2011-01-20 Read More...
Boeing announced it expects delivery of the first 787 Dreamliner in the third quarter of this

Harris: New VP for Air Force Programs, IT Services
2011-01-19 Read More...
Harris Corporation, an international communications and information technology company, has named Alex Heidt Vice President of Air Force programs for its IT Services

Airbus & Boeing: The Race Goes on!
2011-01-17 Read More...
Airbus said it sold 644 planes worth more than $84 billion at list prices in 2010, beating arch-rival Boeing's total of 625 planes, following a surge of some 200 plane orders in

LM to Support U.S. Navy MH-60R Helicopter Fleet
2011-01-14 Read More...
The U.S. Navy demonstrated its continued commitment to keeping its MH-60R Seahawk helicopter fleet at the forefront of anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare, awarding Lockheed Martin (LM) a variety of production and development contracts totaling

Harris to Supply Tactical Radios to Coalition Forces
2011-01-12 Read More...
Harris Corporation has received a $14.4 million order to provide additional RF-310M-HH handheld tactical radios for improved secure communications

Oshkosh: 800 Protection Kits for the US Army
2011-01-11 Read More...
Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corporation, will deliver 800 protection kits for the MRAP All-Terrain Vehicle (M-ATV) following an order from the U.S. Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command

LM’s Next-Gen Long-Range Surveillance Radars
2011-01-06 Read More...
Lockheed Martin (LM) has successfully completed a capability demonstration in the latest phase of the U.S. Air Force's development of the next-generation mobile, long-range surveillance and ballistic missile defense

BAE to Sell Aerospace Unit
2011-01-06 Read More...
BAE Systems has asked three bidders for its Platform Solutions unit, including General Electric Co, to submit their 'best and final' offers this week, a source close to the British defense contractor

Oshkosh to Bolster U.S. Marine Corps’ Fleet
2010-12-31 Read More...
Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corporation, will supply the U.S. Marine Corps with more than 100 Logistics Vehicle System Replacement (LVSR) Cargo variants and 120 enhanced protection kits following an order from the Marine Corps Systems

Harris’ Falcon III AN/PRC-117G
2010-12-23 Read More...
Harris successfully integrated its advanced wideband networking radio - already in use by warfighters in the field today - into the future Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) Soldier Radio Waveform Network

Karcher’s Cooperation with DRS
2010-12-21 Read More...
The motto of the “Annual Meeting” of the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) was the same as the year before: “America’s Army: The Strength of the Nation.”

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