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L3Harris Providing Additional VAMPIRE Counter-UAS Systems to U.S. Department of Defense
2025-06-10 Read More...L3Harris Technologies has received a new contract through the U.S. Department of Defense for additional VAMPIRE systems, which neutralize unmanned aerial threats. The new order builds on the first delivery and installation of the VAMPIRE systems in
GA-ASI Delivers MQ-9A Block 5 Extended Range UAS to U.S. Marine Corps
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) delivered an MQ-9A Reaper® Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) to the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC). The new MQ-9A Block 5 Extended Range (ER) UAS was delivered on April 22, 2025, and will be
U.S. Army Awards Lockheed Martin Up to $4.94 Billion for Precision Strike Missiles Production
The U.S. Army has awarded Lockheed Martin an indefinite delivery indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract worth up to $4.94 billion to produce additional Precision Strike Missiles (PrSM), a critical 21st Century Security® solution designed to provide
Aegis Combat System Demonstrates System’s Capability to Counter Hypersonic Threats
The USS Pinckney (DDG 91) successfully completed Flight Test Other 40 (FTX-40), also known as Stellar Banshee, using Lockheed Martin’s Aegis Combat System to detect, track and perform an engagement against a live advanced
GA-ASI Completes First Flight of Belgium’s MQ-9B SkyGuardian
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) and the Belgian Ministry of Defence completed the first flight of a new MQ-9B SkyGuardian® Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) that will be the first SkyGuardian delivered to Belgium as part of a
GE Aerospace Secures $5 Billion U.S. Air Force Contract for F110 Engines
GE Aerospace announced an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract from the U.S. Air Force valued up to $5 billion. This contract supports Foreign Military Sales (FMS) for F110-GE-129 engines, which power F-15 and F-16 aircraft
GA-ASI’s Gray Eagle ER Makes First Proliferated Low Earth Orbit (PLEO) Flights
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) conducted its first flight test series of the Gray Eagle Extended Range (GE-ER) Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) using a Proliferated Low Earth Orbit (PLEO) satellite constellation for aircraft
RTX’s Pratt & Whitney Completes Series of Rotating Detonation Engine Testing
Pratt & Whitney, an RTX business, has completed a series of tests on its rotating detonation engine (RDE) work with the RTX Technology Research Center. Positive test results are spurring additional internal investment as Pratt & Whitney
Lead Engineer for GA-ASI’s MQ-9B SeaGuardian® Receives ‘Outstanding Engineer Award’
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. is proud to congratulate Adam Cooperberg, lead engineer and engineering manager for the MQ-9B SeaGuardian®, on his Outstanding Engineer Award from the San Diego County Engineering Council
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