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April Marks New F-35 Flying Records
2014-05-09 Read More...
The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II aircraft fleet, which surpassed 16,000 cumulative program flight hours to date in April, flew a monthly record high for System Development and Demonstration (SDD) with 282 flight hours and 153 flights in

Bell Helicopter Cooperates with Meggitt & Astronics
2014-05-07 Read More...
Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company, announced that Meggitt Inc. will be providing the fuel system for the Bell V-280 Valor™.

Typhoon-K Military Trucks to Parade on Russia Victory Day
2014-05-07 Read More...
Last generation military trucks “Typhoon-K” will participate in this year's Victory Day Parade on May 9 in Moscow, the Russian Defense Ministry

LM Wins U.S. & Indonesian Apache Sensor Systems Order
2014-05-07 Read More...
The U.S. Army awarded Lockheed Martin (LM) an $80.6 million production contract for the Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (M-TADS/PNVS) on the AH-64 Apache

Raytheon’s TALON Rocket Certified on Apache Helicopter
2014-05-06 Read More...
Raytheon Company and the U.S. Army have completed the certification process for air worthiness release (AWR) of the TALON Laser-Guided Rocket (LGR) on the Apache AH-64D/E Attack helicopter.

Harris Wins Boeing Order for US Navy’s Super Hornet
2014-05-05 Read More...
Harris Corporation, an international communications and information technology company, has received a two-year, $19 million full-rate production contract to provide key avionics components that will enhance flight crews' targeting capabilities on

Exelis Receives EW Production Contract from US Navy
2014-05-05 Read More...
Exelis has received a contract valued at more than $91 million from the U.S. Navy to begin full rate production on Lot 11 of the ALQ-214 electronic self-protection system for F/A-18C/D Hornet and F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fighter

MBDA’s FLAADS Defense System Enters Assessment Phase
2014-05-02 Read More...
A £36M contract from the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) has been placed with MBDA for the Land variant of the Future Local Area Air Defence System (FLAADS Land). This will fund an Assessment Phase that will demonstrate the adaptation and evolution of

GD Electric Boat to Build 10 More Submarines for US Navy
2014-05-01 Read More...
The U.S. Navy today underscored its commitment to an advanced and adaptable submarine force by awarding General Dynamics Electric Boat a contract valued at $17.6 billion for the construction of 10 additional Virginia-class submarines. Electric Boat

LM Marks New R&D Milestone for Unmanned Technologies
2014-05-01 Read More...
Three systems acquired by Lockheed Martin (LM) have progressed from their Research and Development (R&D) phase to operational readiness.

Thales Delivers Final Maritime Patrol Aircraft to Turkey
2014-04-30 Read More...
Thales announced the delivery of the final standard for the Maritime Patrol Aircraft to Turkey as part of the MELTEM II program, for which Thales is the prime contractor.

Russian Helicopters Reviews Current & Future Priorities
2014-04-30 Read More...
Russian Helicopters, a subsidiary of Oboronprom, part of State Corporation Rostec, discussed a broad range of issues to do with restructuring and upgrading its production capacities and streamlining its management processes at a meeting of the

Raytheon Tests New Guidance System for Tomahawk Missile
2014-04-30 Read More...
Raytheon Company successfully completed a passive seeker test designed for a Tomahawk Block IV cruise missile using company-funded independent research and development

Boeing Wins 1st Order for Rescue Radio Logistics Support
2014-04-29 Read More...
Under a new four-year contract from the U.S. Air Force, Boeing will provide maintenance, engineering, training and support for the system that enables the rescue of downed pilots and other warfighters in

India Test-Fires New Interceptor Missile
2014-04-29 Read More...
India on Sunday successfully test-fired a new interceptor missile capable of neutralizing any incoming long-range missile at higher

Northrop Grumman Reviews B-2 Bomber Software Upgrade
2014-04-29 Read More...
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) has successfully completed a major U.S. Air Force review of a new software upgrade for the B-2 stealth

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