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Secretary of the Navy Visits Lockheed Martin Facility
2017-10-04 Read More...
US Secretary of the Navy, The Honorable Richard V. Spencer, visited Lockheed Martin’s Owego Facility, N.Y., with more than 400 employees while touring the Lockheed Martin Sikorsky MH-60R “Romeo” operations on September

AM General Wins New HMMWV Delivery Orders
2017-10-02 Read More...
Global demand for AM General’s current High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWVs) continues to ramp up as the company has been awarded new HMMWV delivery orders for vehicles and parts for Afghanistan, Iraq, Ukraine, Jordan, Slovenia,

Orbital ATK to Supply Advanced Anti-Radar Guided Missile to US Navy
2017-10-02 Read More...
Orbital ATK, a global leader in aerospace and defense technologies, has been awarded a contract worth as much as $350 million from the U.S. Navy to continue full-rate production (FRP) of the AGM-88E Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile

3M to Debut Combat II Ballistic Helmet L110 at AUSA
2017-10-02 Read More...
Globally, military and police forces are seeking a state-of-the-art helmet to protect their service members from modern threats, like rifle fire and explosive

U.S. Navy Receives 5th Freedom-Variant Littoral Combat Ship
2017-09-27 Read More...
Lockheed Martin and Fincantieri Marinette Marine delivered the future USS Little Rock (LCS 9) to the U.S. Navy on September

Raytheon’s Air & Missile Defense Radar Tracks Simultaneous Targets
2017-09-26 Read More...
Raytheon Company’s AN/SPY-6(V) Air and Missile Defense Radar acquired and tracked multiple threat-representative targets simultaneously during its third dedicated flight test at the U.S. Navy’s Pacific Missile Range Facility, Kauai,

Orbital ATK Launches Patriot Target Vehicle for Missile Defense Test
2017-09-26 Read More...
Orbital ATK, a global leader in aerospace and defense technologies, successfully launched a PATRIOT Target Vehicle (PTV) for the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC). Orbital ATK’s PTV served as an intercept target for the U.S. Army

General Dynamics to Design US Navy’s Next Ballistic-Missile Submarine
2017-09-25 Read More...
The U.S. Navy has awarded General Dynamics Electric Boat a $5.1 billion Integrated Product and Process Development (IPPD) contract to complete the design of the lead Columbia-class submarine, the US next-generation sea-based strategic deterrent.

Successful Test for PAC-3 MSE from Remote Launcher
2017-09-25 Read More...
A Lockheed Martin PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) interceptor successfully intercepted a tactical ballistic missile target on Saturday in the first-ever MSE test from a remote launcher.

Saab Wins Order for Giraffe 1X Surface Radar System
2017-09-22 Read More...
Defense and security company Saab has signed a contract for delivery of the Giraffe 1X surface radar system. Due to confidentiality arrangement with the customer, Saab will release no further details of this

Lockheed Martin to Supply Legion Pod to USAF F-15C Fleet
2017-09-21 Read More...
Lockheed Martin’s Legion Pod® has been selected as the Infrared Search and Track (IRST) system for the U.S. Air Force’s (USAF) F-15C fleet. Lockheed Martin will produce more than 130 systems, which will be delivered for aircraft

Northrop Grumman to Acquire Orbital ATK for $9.2 Billion
2017-09-20 Read More...
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC), a leading global security company, and Orbital ATK, Inc., a global leader in aerospace and defense technologies, announced they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Northrop Grumman will acquire

Peli, Zero 2 Infinity Sign Partnership Agreement
2017-09-20 Read More...
Peli Products -the US global leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance protective case solutions- and Zero 2 Infinity, the Aerospace company based in Barcelona specialized in elevating all kind of payloads to the Space, have reached a

Raytheon’s Tomahawk to Hit Moving Targets at Sea
2017-09-14 Read More...
The U.S. Navy awarded Raytheon Company a $119 million contract to begin integrating a new multi-mode seeker into the Tomahawk Block IV cruise missile. The enhancement will enable the weapon to engage moving maritime

Orbital ATK, USAF Sustainment Center Sign Support Agreement
2017-09-07 Read More...
Orbital ATK (OA), a global leader in aerospace and defense technologies, announced it has entered into a partnership agreement with the U.S. Air Force (USAF) Sustainment Center to help support the nation’s most advanced military

Saab to Exhibit Latest Products at DSEI 2017
2017-09-07 Read More...
Defense and security company Saab will be exhibiting its formidable range of products at the Defense Security and Equipment International (DSEI) exhibition, London, England, at stand N2-230, from the 12 to 15 September. Saab’s stand will exhibit its

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