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Raytheon Stinger Missiles Destroy UAVs in First-Ever Test
During a recent Army test, a pair of Raytheon Company Stinger anti-air missiles equipped with new proximity fuzes intercepted two small unmanned airborne systems - an MQM-170C Outlaw and an unidentified smaller system - for the first time. Proximity
Textron Named Prime Contractor on US Army RS3 Contract
Textron Systems Advanced Information Solutions, an operating unit of Textron Systems, a Textron Inc. business, announced it has been selected as a prime contractor on the United States Army Responsive Strategic Sourcing for Services (RS3) contract.
U.S. Air Force Combat Rescue Helicopter Reaches Milestone
Lockheed Martin announced it successfully reached a key milestone - the Air Vehicle Critical Design Review (CDR) - for the U.S. Air Force’s Combat Rescue Helicopter (CRH) program. This event prepares the program to proceed to assembly, test, and
Orbital ATK to Supply Composite Structures for B-2 Bomber
Orbital ATK, a global leader in aerospace and defense technologies, announced it has received an initial $90 million contract from Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) to produce composite components for the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber with an option
Raytheon’s Kill Vehicle Intercepts Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
A Raytheon Company upgraded Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle, or EKV, a kinetic-force weapon that slams into its targets, destroyed an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) for the first time during a Missile Defense Agency test of the Ground-based
Nexter Robotics Presents NERVA® Family at CANSEC 2017
Nexter Robotics, a subsidiary of the Nexter Group, specialized in the design and marketing of robots for use in defense and safety applications, is presenting its NERVA® range at the latest edition of the CANSEC trade show, taking place from 31 May
New Raytheon Radar Demos Reliability, 360-Degree Capability
Raytheon Company’s newest integrated air and missile defense radar has been busy since its debut at the 2016 Winter AUSA tradeshow. The gallium nitride-powered Active Electronically Scanned Array proposed upgrade to the Patriot™ Air and Missile
Northrop Grumman Demos HAMMR Multi-Mission Radar Capability
The U.S. Army selected Northrop Grumman Corporation’s Highly Adaptable Multi-Mission Radar (HAMMR) to demonstrate its multi-mission capability at the 2017 counter-rocket, artillery and mortar (C-RAM) test at Yuma Proving Ground (Arizona) earlier
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