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Bell Boeing Delivers MV-22 Osprey Simulators to US Marines
2015-02-13 Read More...
The V-22 team of Bell Helicopter and Boeing recently delivered two MV-22 Osprey flight training simulators to the HMX-1 Presidential Airlift Squadron, enabling Marine aviators to more efficiently train for their critical and highly-visible

Raytheon Awarded Contract to Support V-22 Osprey
2015-02-12 Read More...
Raytheon Company has been awarded an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract with a potential value of $270 million by the U.S. Navy's Air Systems Command to support V-22 Osprey systems, testing and software.

AM General Submits Final JLTV Proposal
2015-02-12 Read More...
AM General submitted the final proposal for its Blast Resistant Vehicle-Offroad (BRV-O®) entrant into the U.S. Government's Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program.

MBDA Delivers 1st PCP & IMCP Command, Control Systems
2015-02-11 Read More...
At the beginning of December 2014, MBDA delivered the first PCP (Platoon Command Post) and IMCP (Improved Missile Control Post) air defense command and control (C2) systems destined for an export customer. Production of the remaining systems

LM Wins Sustainment Order for Apache Night Vision System
2015-02-11 Read More...
Lockheed Martin received an $82 million Performance Based Logistics (PBL) contract in December from the U.S. Army for AH-64 Apache helicopter Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (M-TADS/PNVS) system sustainment.

Sikorsky S-97 RAIDER Program Begins Ground Tests
2015-02-10 Read More...
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp., announced the start of bladed ground testing, a major milestone, for the S-97 RAIDER™ program. The RAIDER™ is an armed reconnaissance rotorcraft designed to significantly outmatch

INVISIO Receives New Order from U.S. Army
2015-02-10 Read More...
INVISIO has received a new order on communication and hearing protection systems from the American military program TCAPS.

Boeing to Modernize B-52 with Digital Communications
2015-02-09 Read More...
The B-52 Stratofortress bomber was built during the Cold War, but its digital capabilities have entered the 21st century thanks to Boeing’s ongoing Combat Network Communications Technology (CONECT) upgrade.

Oshkosh to Reset 800 U.S. Army M-ATVs
2015-02-09 Read More...
The U.S. Army has awarded Oshkosh Defense, LLC, an Oshkosh Corporation company, a base contract plus options to reset 800 Oshkosh-produced Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) All-Terrain Vehicles (M-ATVs).

Thales to Supply FMS Software for Black Hawk Cockpit
2015-02-09 Read More...
Thales announced that it has been selected by Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) to supply its state of the art Flight Management System (FMS) software, i-FMS200, which will be embedded in the avionics mission equipment package that Northrop Grumman

Boeing, DLA Sign Combat Logistics Support Contract
2015-02-06 Read More...
Boeing and the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) signed the second phase of a performance-based contract that reduces combat logistics support costs while enhancing warfighter readiness.

Diehl Congratulates Boeing for KC-46A Tanker’s Test Flight
2015-02-05 Read More...
Diehl Aerosystems, a leading partner for aircraft cabin design and integration as well as first tier supplier for avionics solutions, congratulates its customer Boeing on achieving the major milestone of successful first test flight for the KC-46A

Rolls-Royce Opens 1st Service Center for Civil Large Engines
2015-02-05 Read More...
Rolls-Royce has launched a new strategic approach to customer care with the opening of the first of a network of Customer Service Centers for civil large engines.

Obama Seeks $78 Billion in War Funds & Defense Spending
2015-02-04 Read More...
Facing new security challenges in the Middle East and Ukraine, the Obama administration on Monday proposed a $534 billion Pentagon base budget plus $51 billion in war funds as it urged Congress to end spending cuts which it says erode U.S. military

New Cessna Skyhawk Order to Expand Civil Air Patrol Fleet
2015-02-04 Read More...
Cessna Aircraft Company, a subsidiary of Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. company, announced an order from the U.S. Civil Air Patrol (CAP) for 21 new Cessna Skyhawk 172 aircraft, the latest in a relationship spanning 40 years.

NGC’s APG-83 SABR Production to Begin for Int’l F-16s
2015-02-04 Read More...
Less than four months after completing all design reviews, Northrop Grumman's (NGC) APG-83 Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR) has received its first production order from Lockheed Martin.

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