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Raytheon’s Excalibur Moves Closer to Sea-Based Application
2015-10-02 Read More...
Raytheon Company successfully fired its new Excalibur N5 projectile during a recent live guided flight test at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona.

Harris Wins $390M Order from US Special Operations Forces
2015-10-01 Read More...
Harris Corporation has been awarded a single-source IDIQ contract with a ceiling value of $390 million to supply a new specialized handheld tactical radio to U.S. Special Operations Forces (SOF). The IDIQ contract consists of a five-year base and an

L-3 Link Starts Operations at New C-17 Training System Site
2015-10-01 Read More...
L-3 Link Simulation & Training (L-3 Link) announced today that it has commenced operations at a new C-17 Training System (TS) site located at Martinsburg Air National Guard Base (ANGB), West

Boeing Opens New Manufacturing Research Center
2015-09-30 Read More...
Boeing opened its research and technology center in South Carolina, which is devoted to current and next-generation technology development.

Raytheon Wins Award for Patriot Battery Virtual Training
2015-09-30 Read More...
Virtual training technology developed by Raytheon has received the prestigious Brandon Hall Silver Award for “Best Use of Games or Simulations for Learning.”

Boeing, US Air Force KC-46A Tanker Completes First Flight
2015-09-29 Read More...
The Boeing and U.S. Air Force (USAF) team successfully completed the first flight of a KC-46A tanker aircraft Friday, taking off from Paine Field at 1:24 p.m. (PST) and landing four hours later at Boeing Field in Seattle.

Orbital ATK’s AARGM Missile Scores Direct Hit Against Mobile Ship Target
2015-09-28 Read More...
Orbital ATK, Inc. and the U.S. Navy successfully launched and scored a hit against the Mobile Ship Target during Block 1 upgrade test firings of the AGM-88E Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM) at the Point Mugu Sea Range on August 18,

US Navy Test Fires First Raytheon SeaRAM Missile
2015-09-23 Read More...
For the first time, the U.S. Navy successfully fired a tactical missile from a SeaRAM launcher on an Independence variant littoral combat ship.

Lockheed Martin to Begin Testing 3-Cell ExLS in 2016
2015-09-22 Read More...
Lockheed Martin is concluding production of its 3-Cell ExLS Stand Alone Launcher designed to fire MBDA’s Common Anti-air Modular Missile (CAMM) in October and, following qualification testing in mid-2016, will be available for use by Allied Navies

Raytheon Awarded New SM-3 Block IIA Contract
2015-09-21 Read More...
The Missile Defense Agency awarded Raytheon Company $87 million to purchase long-lead materials needed to produce up to 17 Standard Missile-3 Block IIAs that will be used for testing and initial deployment. A follow-on contract for the additional

Airbus Officially Opens US Manufacturing Facility
2015-09-18 Read More...
In a much-anticipated ceremony in Mobile, Alabama, Airbus inaugurated operations at its first ever U.S. Manufacturing Facility. The plant - which assembles the industry-leading family of A319s, A320s and A321s - is officially open for business,

MBDA to Market BAE’s Laser-Guided Rocket in Europe
2015-09-18 Read More...
BAE Systems, Inc. announced an agreement with MBDA to support marketing efforts for the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWSTM) laser-guided rocket. Under the terms of the agreement, MBDA will lead marketing efforts for the BAE Systems, Inc.

Saab Receives US Army Order For AT4CS RS Systems
2015-09-17 Read More...
Defense and security company Saab has received an order from the US Army for the shoulder-launched AT4CS RS (reduced sensitivity) anti-armor weapon system. Deliveries will take place during 2016.

North Korea Says it Has Resumed All Nuclear Plants
2015-09-16 Read More...
A day after threatening long-range rocket launches, North Korea declared on Tuesday that it has upgraded and restarted all of its atomic fuel plants so it can produce more - and more sophisticated - nuclear weapons.

Rohde & Schwarz at DSEI 2015
2015-09-16 Read More...
Rohde & Schwarz will showcase the highlights of its integrated communications and intelligence systems portfolio at DSEI due to take place at ExCel, London on 15 to 18 September 2015.

DSEI 2015 Meeting Military Need for Training & Simulation
2015-09-15 Read More...
Military training, simulation and education will form a key pillar of Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI), the market leading event for land, sea and air applications of defence and security products, technology and services.

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