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Safran Selected for USMC Sniper Range Finder Program
2017-09-05 Read More...
Optics 1, Inc. (Safran) announced today that its Integrated Compact Ultralight Gun-mounted Rangefinder (I-CUGR) has been selected by the United States Marine Corps

New Raytheon SM-6 Intercepts Ballistic Missile Target at Sea
2017-09-04 Read More...
A Raytheon-built Standard Missile-6 intercepted a medium-range ballistic missile target at sea in its final seconds of flight, after being fired from the USS John Paul

FLIR Systems to Realign Operating Segment Structure
2017-09-04 Read More...
FLIR Systems, Inc. announced that it will realign its business operations into three principle business units: Government and Defense, Industrial, and Commercial. With this consolidation, FLIR intends to reduce complexity, realize greater operating

HENSOLDT to Present Broad Sensor Portfolio at DSEi 2017
2017-09-01 Read More...
The newly formed sensor house HENSOLDT presents its broad range of sensor technologies at DSEi 2017 to be held in London from 12 to 15

AM General Wins Sales Contract for 11,560 HMMWVs
2017-08-31 Read More...
The U.S. Army Contracting Command awarded global vehicle solutions provider AM General a 5-year, firm fixed price Foreign Military Sale (FMS) requirements contract to manufacture an estimated quantity of 11,560 new High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled

Boeing Commits $1 Million to Hurricane Harvey Recovery
2017-08-31 Read More...
The Boeing Company is committing $1 million from the Boeing Charitable Trust to assist with disaster relief across Texas in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, the company announced. The contributions will be directed through the American Red Cross

Lockheed Martin Wins Long Range Stand Off Missile Contract
2017-08-28 Read More...
Lockheed Martin received a $900 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to develop and mature technologies for the Long Range Stand Off (LRSO) missile program. Terms of the Technical Maturation and Risk Reduction (TMRR) contract were not

RENAULT TRUCKS Defense’s Hybrid Drive on Show at MEDEF
2017-08-28 Read More...
The ELECTER parallel hybrid drive demonstrator from RENAULT TRUCKS Defense (RTD), the subject of an “Upstream Study Program” (PEA) assigned by the DGA in 2012, has undergone testing in the last three years covering more than 5000 km, half of which

BAE Selects Harris Advanced Aircraft EW Transmitter Technology
2017-08-25 Read More...
BAE Systems has selected Harris Corporation’s advanced electronic warfare transmitter technology to help protect the U.S. Air Force Special Operations AC/MC-130J aircraft from electronic threats. The contract was awarded during the fourth quarter of

Robert O. Work Elected to Raytheon Board of Directors
2017-08-24 Read More...
The Board of Directors of Raytheon Company has elected Robert O. Work as a Director, effective immediately. Work, 64, was appointed the 31st Deputy Secretary of Defense by President Barack Obama in 2014, a position he held through July

Bittium Expands Tactical Communications Offering
2017-08-22 Read More...
Bittium expanded its tactical communications offering with a software defined radio based Bittium Tough SDR product family that includes Bittium Tough SDR Handheld™, tactical handheld radio for individual soldiers, and Bittium Tough SDR Vehicular™,

Raytheon’s Radar Tracks 2nd Ballistic Missile Test Target
2017-08-21 Read More...
Raytheon Company’s AN/SPY-6(V) Air and Missile Defense Radar successfully searched for, acquired and tracked a ballistic missile test target during its second live-target flight test at the U.S. Navy’s Pacific Missile Range Facility, Kauai,

Raytheon, US Navy Deliver 4,000th Tomahawk Block IV Cruise Missile
2017-08-17 Read More...
Raytheon Company and the U.S. Navy have delivered the 4,000th Tomahawk™ Block IV cruise missile to the fleet. The highly advanced missile can circle for hours, shift course instantly on command and strike with pinpoint

Lockheed Martin Wins U.S. Army Order for ATACMS Missiles
2017-08-16 Read More...
Lockheed Martin has received a $161 million production contract for the Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) missile for the U.S.

Boeing Board Elects Caroline Kennedy as New Director
2017-08-15 Read More...
The Boeing Board of Directors has elected Caroline B. Kennedy as a new

AAR Starts Work on Landing Gear Contract for US Air Force
2017-08-14 Read More...
AAR received the Notice to Proceed on the $909,394,297 fixed-price contract from the U.S. Air Force (USAF) for the Landing Gear Performance-Based Logistics One

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