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Boeing Phantom Swift Selected for DARPA X-Plane Program
2014-03-21 Read More...
Phantom Swift, a prototype Boeing initially built in less than a month, has been accepted to be part of the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA) Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) X-plane

Lockheed Martin Acquires BEONTRA AG
2014-03-20 Read More...
Lockheed Martin has acquired BEONTRA AG, a leading provider of integrated planning and demand forecasting tools for airports around the world. The terms of the agreement were not disclosed and are not material to Lockheed

Raytheon Delivers 9th AN/TPY-2 Defense Radar to MDA
2014-03-20 Read More...
Raytheon Company delivered its ninth AN/TPY-2 ballistic missile defense radar to the Missile Defense Agency (MDA), six months ahead of

LM Delivers 1st KC-130J Super Hercules to USMC Reserve
2014-03-19 Read More...
The first KC-130J Super Hercules tanker assigned to a U.S. Marine Corps Reserve squadron was ferried Monday from the Lockheed Martin facility in Marietta,

Exelis, NIRF Imaging Inc. Form Strategic Partnership
2014-03-19 Read More...
Exelis and NIRF Imaging Inc., a commercial stage, private medical imaging company, have entered into a long-term exclusive agreement to deliver a noninvasive, nonradioactive, point of care, medical imaging capability that addresses multiple unmet

U.S., Russia Account for 56% of Arms Exports Worldwide
2014-03-18 Read More...
The United States and Russia combined supplied over half of all arms exports worldwide in the past five years, according to new data on the industry compiled by a European think

U.S. Air Force Deploys Lockheed Martin’s Sniper® ATP-SE
2014-03-18 Read More...
The U.S. Air Force declared initial operational capability (IOC) for Lockheed Martin's Sniper® Advanced Targeting Pod - Sensor Enhancement (ATP-SE) and has now deployed the system to support combat operations in

Textron Completes Acquisition of Beechcraft
2014-03-17 Read More...
Textron Inc. today announced it has closed its acquisition of Beech Holdings, LLC, the parent of Beechcraft Corporation, and that it will bring together its Cessna business and Beechcraft to form a new segment called Textron Aviation. Cessna and

Lockheed Martin Wins GMLRS Rocket Production Contract
2014-03-17 Read More...
Lockheed Martin received a $255 million contract in late 2013 from the U.S. Army for Lot 9 production of the Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) Unitary

1st Boeing Built Inmarsat-5 Satellite Passes On-Orbit Tests
2014-03-14 Read More...
Boeing's first of four satellites for Inmarsat's Global Xpress network, has passed all of its on-orbit testing and has now been handed over to

Lockheed Martin to Acquire Industrial Defender
2014-03-13 Read More...
Lockheed Martin has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Industrial Defender, a leading provider of cyber security solutions for control systems in the oil and gas, utility and chemical

Harris to Supply Ka-Band Antennas to 4th Inmarsat Satellite
2014-03-12 Read More...
Harris Corporation, an international communications and information technology company, has received an 18-month follow-on contract from Boeing to provide Ka-band antennas for the fourth Inmarsat Global Xpress®

Lockheed to Upgrade Apache Targeting, Pilotage System
2014-03-11 Read More...
Lockheed Martin received a $14 million contract in 2013 from the U.S. Army to design, integrate and qualify a High Reliability Turret for the Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (M-TADS/PNVS) on the AH-64 Apache

U.S. to Send 12 F-16 Jets to Poland for Training Drill
2014-03-11 Read More...
The U.S. military will send 12 F-16 fighter jets and 300 service personnel to Poland this week for a training exercise whose scope was expanded in response to the crisis in neighboring Ukraine, Poland's Defense Minister

Vectronix to Supply Laser Range Finder Module to L-3 IOS
2014-03-10 Read More...
Vectronix Inc., a leading observation and precision targeting solutions provider, announced it was selected to supply its new state-of-the-art Laser Range Finder (LRF) module to L-3 Integrated Optical Systems (L-3 IOS) for its XM25 Integrated

Raytheon Wins $350 Million SM-3 Block IB Order
2014-03-10 Read More...
The Missile Defense Agency awarded Raytheon a $350 million contract to increase its procurement of Standard Missile-3 Block IB missiles from 8 to

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