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Lockheed Martin Wins THAAD Missile-Defense Contract
2016-01-06 Read More...
The Missile Defense Agency awarded Lockheed Martin a $528 million contract in December 2015 for production and delivery of interceptors for the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD)

Lockheed Martin to Deliver 78 C-130J Super Hercules to U.S. Government
2016-01-05 Read More...
Lockheed Martin will deliver 78 C-130J Super Hercules to the U.S. government through a C-130J Multiyear II contract, which was announced by the U.S. government on December 30,

U.S. International Arms Sales Jump 35% in 2014
2015-12-31 Read More...
Foreign arms sales by the United States jumped by almost $10 billion in 2014, about 35%, even as the global weapons market remained flat and competition among suppliers increased, a new congressional study has

NGC to Produce US Navy’s Shipboard Laser Weapon System Demonstrator
2015-12-24 Read More...
The U.S. Navy will get a peek at a future where high energy laser weapons could defend its ships against attack under a contract awarded October 22 to Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) by the Office of Naval Research

Cubic to Acquire TeraLogics and GATR Technologies
2015-12-23 Read More...
Cubic Corporation announced the acquisition of TeraLogics, LLC and the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire GATR Technologies, Inc.

NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance Aircraft Takes Flight
2015-12-22 Read More...
Northrop Grumman Corporation and members of NATO's Alliance Ground Surveillance Management Agency (NAGSMA) celebrated an important and much anticipated

Harris Corporation Wins US Navy Electronic Warfare Contract
2015-12-21 Read More...
Harris Corporation has received a three-year, $54 million ceiling, single-award IDIQ contract from the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory to provide electronic warfare (EW) technology and engineering services for the Advanced Decoy Architecture Project

Oshkosh Resumes Work on Joint Light Tactical Vehicle
2015-12-17 Read More...
The U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM) Life Cycle Management Command (LCMC) has directed Oshkosh Defense, LLC, an Oshkosh Corporation company, to resume work on the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) production contract.

LM, U.S. Navy Conduct First LRASM Captive-Carry Flights on F/A-18E/F
2015-12-16 Read More...
Lockheed Martin (LM) and the U.S. Navy recently completed the first Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) prototype captive-carry flight tests on the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet. The flights were conducted at Patuxent River Naval Air Station,

Raytheon’s SM-3 Demos First Ballistic Missile Intercept
2015-12-11 Read More...
The Missile Defense Agency conducted the first intercept test of a Raytheon Land-Based Standard Missile-3 Block IB (photo) from the Aegis Ashore Missile Defense Test

Harris Corporation Wins Expeditionary Warfare IDIQ Order from U.S. Army
2015-12-09 Read More...
The U.S. Army has awarded Harris Corporation a five-year, $800 million ceiling, multi-award IDIQ contract to provide expeditionary warfare products and services to the Army Research Lab

US Smart Bomb Makers Coping with Surging Demand in the Middle East
2015-12-07 Read More...
Top US arms makers are straining to meet surging demand for precision missiles and other weapons being used in the US-led fight against Islamic State and other conflicts in the Middle East, according to senior US officials and industry

FLIR Systems Acquires DVTEL, Inc. for $92 Million
2015-12-04 Read More...
FLIR Systems, Inc. announced it has acquired DVTEL, Inc., a leader in software and hardware technologies for advanced video surveillance, for approximately $92 million in

Lockheed Martin Demos Unmanned Systems Integration
2015-12-04 Read More...
Lockheed Martin demonstrated its ability to integrate Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) operations into the National Airspace System (NAS) using its prototype UAS Traffic Management (UTM)

Boeing, U.S. Navy Demo New Enhanced EA-18 Targeting Technologies
2015-12-03 Read More...
The U.S. Navy and Boeing recently demonstrated new targeting technologies that greatly enhance aircrew safety and effectiveness through the rapid integration and distribution of target information across multiple aircraft.

Harris Corporation Wins US Navy Radar Upgrade Contract
2015-12-03 Read More...
Harris Corporation has received a four-year, $113 million contract from the U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) to upgrade the Navy's primary long-range, three-dimensional defense radar.

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