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F-35 Program Halts Development of Alternate Helmet
2013-10-14 Read More...
The F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) informed Lockheed Martin that it decided to halt development of the alternate F-35 helmet and focus exclusively on maturing the Rockwell Collins Elbit Systems of America Vision Systems Generation 2 (Gen 2) helmet

F-35 Lightning II Program Surpasses 10,000 Flight Hours
2013-10-10 Read More...
The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II program continues its operational maturation, surpassing 10,000 flight hours in September. More than half of the total hours were accumulated in just the past 11 months. Through September, F-35s flew 6,492 times

Harris Wins New Contract from USAF Space Command
2013-10-10 Read More...
Harris Corporation, an international communications and information technology company, has been awarded a $65 million contract modification to provide worldwide satellite data and communications support to the U.S. Air Force's Satellite Control

Raytheon Tests New Seeker on Block IV Tomahawk
2013-10-09 Read More...
Raytheon completed a successful field test of an advanced Electronic Support Measure (ESM) seeker installed in a Block IV Tomahawk missile as part of the company's new product improvement

Exelis Wins U.S. Navy Network Support Contract
2013-10-09 Read More...
Exelis has received a five-year, $121.8 million contract for end-to-end systems engineering support for Navy command, control, communications, computers and intelligence systems.

P&W Completes New V2500 Engine Line
2013-10-09 Read More...
Pratt & Whitney completed the second phase of an assembly-floor transformation project at its Middletown, Connecticut, facility to prepare the Engine Center to ramp up for production of its portion of PurePower® PW1100G-JM

LM’s Aegis Ballistic Missile Intercepts Highest Target Yet
2013-10-08 Read More...
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA), U.S. Navy and Lockheed Martin (LM) team successfully intercepted a threat representative, medium-range, separating ballistic missile target using the second generation Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD)weapon

Newest SM-3 Intercepts MRBM Target at Highest Altitude
2013-10-07 Read More...
In a Missile Defense Agency test, the U.S. Navy fired a Standard Missile-3 Block IB, made by Raytheon, from the USS Lake Erie. The SM-3 eliminated the medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM)

Raytheon Awarded Standard Missile-6 Contract
2013-10-03 Read More...
The U.S. Navy awarded Raytheon Company a $243,478,659 contract for procurement of 89 Standard Missile-6 Block I all up rounds, spares, containers and

Exelis Wins Order for i-Aware® Night Vision Goggles
2013-10-03 Read More...
Exelis has been awarded a direct commercial contract valued at $28 million to provide i-Aware® Tactical Mobility Night Vision Goggles (TM-NVG) to an international

Navistar Wins Afghan National Security Forces Order
2013-10-02 Read More...
Navistar Defense, LLC, already a key supplier to the Afghan National Army (ANA) and Afghan National Police (ANP), has received an order from the U.S.

Exelis to Supply Launchers & Systems for P-8A Poseidon
2013-10-01 Read More...
Exelis has completed negotiations for two production contracts from Boeing Co. to supply sonobuoy launchers and carriage and release systems for the U.S. Navy’s P-8A Poseidon multimission maritime

Raytheon Griffin Missile Defeats Fast-Moving Targets at Sea
2013-10-01 Read More...
Raytheon and the U.S. Navy demonstrated the Griffin® missile's combat proven capabilities in a maritime environment by successfully engaging fast-moving small

FLIR to Support U.S. Coast Guard & Navy Patrol Boats
2013-09-30 Read More...
FLIR Systems, Inc. has been awarded an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract from the U.S. Naval Surface Warfare

Exelis Wins Order for Radios, Kits, Spare Parts & Training
2013-09-30 Read More...
Exelis has been awarded a foreign military sale contract valued at $115 million to provide an existing international customer with additional communications

AS&E Wins Mideast & Int’l ZBV Mobile Screening Orders
2013-09-30 Read More...
American Science and Engineering, Inc. (AS&E), a leading worldwide supplier of innovative X-ray detection solutions, announced that it has received orders for a total of ten ZBV® mobile screening

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