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End of US Combat Mission in Iraq
2010-08-04 Read More...
The United States will end its combat mission in Iraq as scheduled on August 31 despite a recent flare-up in violence, President Barack Obama said in a speech earlier this

Force Protection: Field Service Awards
2010-08-04 Read More...
Force Protection Industries, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Force Protection Inc., a leading designer, developer and manufacturer of survivability solutions and provider of total life cycle support for those products,received firm fixed price

US Eyes $30bn Saudi Arms Deal
2010-07-30 Read More...
The United States is working closely with Saudi Arabia on a possible arms sale worth close to $30 billion that includes 84 Boeing F-15 fighter jets and UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters, US government officials

The Lockheed Martin F-35: Centerpiece Of 21st Century Global Security
2010-07-22 Read More...
The 5th generation F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter will serve as the centerpiece for 21st century global security while strengthening international political and industrial partnerships, a senior Lockheed Martin F-35 Executive said at the ongoing

Oshkosh: 2 Orders for 950 FMTVs
2010-07-09 Read More...
Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corporation, received 2 orders from the U.S. Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command (LCMC) to supply 950 U.S. Army Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV) trucks and trailers.

DCNS: MSS Innovations at MAST
2010-07-01 Read More...
DCNS showcased its latest studies and innovations to combat maritime insecurity and monitor changing naval missions at the Maritime Systems & Technology Show (MAST Americas) held in Washington, DC this past week (22-24 June

Nen Lynx AMR flown on a predator B UAS
2010-05-24 Read More...
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GAASI), a leading manufacturer of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), tactical reconnaissance radars, and surveillance systems, announced that it has successfully completed a set of flight tests of its next

Harris To Acquire CapRock Communications
2010-05-22 Read More...
Harris plans to buy CapRock Communications, a satellite communications company based in Houston, for $525 million. The deal is expected to close between July and September 2010.CapRock sells secure, managed communications services such as broadband

F-35 Fighters arrive at Edwards AFB
2010-05-18 Read More...
Two Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II stealth fighters flew nonstop from their final-assembly site in Fort Worth, Texas, to Edwards Air Force Base, California, yesterday, signaling a further expansion of F-35 flight test operations. The arrival is

Airborne Systems: Parachute Training Facility
2010-05-12 Read More...
Airborne Systems, a world leader in parachute systems, is to open a new Tactical Parachute Training Facility (TPTF) at Eloy Municipal Airport, Eloy, Arizona,

Kaman: Cargo Airdrop Tests With Unmanned Helicopter
2010-05-05 Read More...
Kaman Aerospace Corporation has proven in recent tests that the unmanned K-MAX helicopter can resupply troops with cargo airdropped by parachute.

Kaman Delivers 500th H-60 Cockpit to Sikorsky
2010-04-28 Read More...
Kaman Aerostructures delivered its 500th H-60 helicopter cockpit to Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation this past week. The milestone UH-60M BLACK HAWK helicopter cockpit will be incorporated into an airframe which will undergo final assembly at

Boeing Aims High!
2010-02-22 Read More...
Boeing will be the world's largest civil aircraft maker once again, a top executive from the US company vowed in Friday's edition of the Financial Times.The company would take the top spot from European rivals Airbus within four years, predicted Jim

Pentagon Official Confirms 1-Year Delay For JSF
2010-02-18 Read More...
Pentagon Officials confirmed Deputy Defense Secretary Bill Lynn's announcement of this week that the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program will be delayed by about one year.The Pentagon's No. 2 Official said that the jet's development schedule

Oshkosh Defense: $158 Million Order for U.S. Marine Corps Heavy Fleet
2010-02-10 Read More...
Oshkosh Corporation announced that its Defense Division received a delivery order to an existing contract valued at more than $158 million from the U.S. Marine Corps Systems Command for more than 400 Logistics Vehicle System Replacements

F-35 Chief Fired
2010-02-02 Read More...
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates fired the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program Manager Feb. 1, saying someone must be held accountable for the program's delays and cost overruns.

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