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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

LM Names New Senior VP, Corporate Strategy & Business Development
2017-09-06 Read More...
Lockheed Martin (LM) has appointed Stephanie C. Hill, 52, Senior Vice President for Corporate Strategy and Business Development and a corporate officer effective September 11,

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

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