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Electric UAV Market to Exceed $1 Billion by 2023
2013-12-27 Read More...
The total market value for electric Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) will reach over one Billion dollars by 2023 according to findings in the new IDTechEx report, Electric Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) 2013-2023.

Rockwell Collins Completes Acquisition of ARINC Inc.
2013-12-26 Read More...
Rockwell Collins announced it has successfully completed the acquisition of ARINC Incorporated from The Carlyle Group for $1.4

L-3 Acquires Mustang Technology Group, L.P.
2013-12-24 Read More...
L-3 Communications announced effective immediately, that it has acquired Mustang Technology Group,

First PW4062 Engine Delivered for KC-46 Tanker
2013-12-23 Read More...
Pratt & Whitney and Boeing officials celebrated the delivery of the first PW4062 engines for the first KC-46 test aircraft during an event at Boeing’s Everett, Washington

Lockheed Martin-Led Team Launches Future USS Milwaukee
2013-12-23 Read More...
The Lockheed Martin led industry team launched the nation's fifth Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), Milwaukee, into the Menominee River at the Marinette Marine Corporation

Lockheed Martin Delivers 300th C-130J Super Hercules
2013-12-20 Read More...
The C-130J Super Hercules program reached another significant milestone with the delivery of its 300th aircraft, which was ferried Wednesday by a U.S. Air Force crew from the Lockheed Martin facility in Marietta,

Raytheon Starts Building 12th Ballistic Missile Defense Radar
2013-12-20 Read More...
The U.S. is taking another positive step toward meeting the growing demand for systems that can help protect against the increasing danger posed by ballistic missiles.

NGC Celebrates 20th Anniversary of B-2 Spirit Delivery
2013-12-19 Read More...
On a grey, chilly afternoon 20 years ago today, the first operational B-2 stealth bomber, the Spirit of Missouri, circled the airfield at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, once, then landed, marking the start of a remarkable

Boeing Announces $10bn Share Buyback
2013-12-18 Read More...
Boeing Chairman, President and Chief Executive Jim McNerney (photo) announced Monday that the Boeing Board of Directors authorized an additional $10 billion for the company's share repurchase

GA-ASI Tests SAA System Components Aboard Predator B
2013-12-18 Read More...
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA ASI), a leading manufacturer of Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA), tactical reconnaissance radars, and electro-optic surveillance systems, announced the completion of the first of several planned flight

Lockheed Martin Celebrates 100th F-35 Lightning II
2013-12-17 Read More...
At a ceremony attended by more than 2,000 employees and guests, Lockheed Martin celebrated the production of its 100th F-35 Lightning II.

Raytheon Completes Integration of 2nd VIIRS
2013-12-17 Read More...
Raytheon has manufactured and integrated all required subassemblies in completion of a major milestone for its second Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS), which will fly on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Joint

Scorpion ISR/Strike Aircraft Completes 1st Flight
2013-12-16 Read More...
Textron AirLand, LLC, a joint venture between Textron Inc. and AirLand Enterprises, LLC, announced that the Scorpion Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR)/Strike aircraft completed its first flight 0n 12 December at 10:30 AM Central

Lockheed Martin’s JLTV Completes Manufacturing Review
2013-12-13 Read More...
The Lockheed Martin Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) team successfully completed the government’s Manufacturing Readiness Assessment (MRA), an important milestone on the path to vehicle production at the company’s Camden, Arkansas, manufacturing

Patriot Missiles Demonstrate Field Readiness
2013-12-12 Read More...
Raytheon Company's Patriot Air and Missile Defense System test fired nine Patriot missiles at McGregor Range, New Mexico, during its annual Field Surveillance Program (FSP), successfully engaging inbound and outbound unmanned air breathing

Apache M-TADS/PNVS Wins 2nd Secretary of Defense Award
2013-12-12 Read More...
The U.S. Army and Lockheed Martin Apache Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (M-TADS/PNVS) team was honored with a 2013 Secretary of Defense Performance Based Logistics (PBL)

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