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Telephonics to Supply 85 Radars to Kazan Helicopters
2013-01-25 Read More...
Telephonics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Griffon Corporation, announced a second contract from the Russian manufacturer of the world-renowned Mi-8/17 family of helicopters, Kazan Helicopters, part of the Russian Helicopters company.

New Milestones for F-35A & F-35C
2013-01-25 Read More...
The second Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter, known as AF-1 (photo), joined the 500 flight hour club recently during its 272nd flight. It joins AF-2 which passed the milestone June 26, 2012.

Fit Check of Small Diameter Bomb II on F-35 Fighter
2013-01-23 Read More...
The U.S. Air Force and Raytheon Company successfully completed a fit check of the GBU-53/B Small Diameter Bomb II on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter

ITT Exelis Wins International Communications Order
2013-01-21 Read More...
ITT Exelis has received a $25 million order to provide a wide range of communications equipment to an international

Harris Wins Falcon Handheld Radios Order
2013-01-18 Read More...
Harris Corporation, an international communications and information technology company, has received $36 million in orders from a NATO member for Falcon III® handheld tactical radios and

Raytheon: Supplier of AEGIS Components for 40th Year
2013-01-17 Read More...
Raytheon is observing a significant program milestone, its 40th year as the U.S. Navy's provider of AN/SPY-1 radar transmitters (photo) and MK99 Fire Control Systems for the Navy's AEGIS weapon

Harris Wins Tactical Area Communications Order
2013-01-16 Read More...
Harris Corporation, an international communications and information technology company, has received $42 million in orders from an international customer for an end-to-end tactical information system that connects commanders with armed forces

Pelican Acquires Minnesota Thermal Science
2013-01-15 Read More...
Pelican Products, Inc., the leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance protective case solutions and advanced portable lighting systems, announced the acquisition of Minnesota Thermal Science (MTS), the industry leader in global

NGC, Cassidian Test 1st Sensor-Equipped EURO HAWK
2013-01-14 Read More...
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) and EADS Deutschland GmbH, operating through Cassidian, together achieved a major milestone with the first full system test flight of the EURO HAWK® unmanned aircraft system (UAS) equipped with the signals

F-35 Program Achieves New Milestones in 2012
2013-01-14 Read More...
The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Program completed 30 aircraft deliveries and achieved significant advances in flight test highlighting a year of continued progress for

Lockheed Martin Wins PAC-3 Production Contract
2013-01-11 Read More...
Lockheed Martin received a contract totaling $755 million from the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command for hardware and services associated with the combat-proven PATRIOT Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Missile Segment

NGC to Modernize US Army Training Centers
2013-01-11 Read More...
The U.S. Army Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) a six-year contract to modernize the existing instrumentation systems at the National Training and the Joint Readiness

Raytheon's Quick Kill™ Defeats a Set of Threats
2013-01-11 Read More...
As the U.S. Army prepares for formal testing to evaluate a system to protect combat vehicles from shoulder-fired and tube-launched Rocket Propelled Grenades (RPGs), Raytheon’s Quick Kill™ Active Protection System (APS) has again shown its maturity

Telephonics to Provide Radar for MQ-8B UAS
2013-01-10 Read More...
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC), under contract to the U.S. Navy, has selected Telephonics Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Griffon Corporation, to provide a multimode maritime radar system for the Navy's MQ-8B Fire Scout vertical

NGC Delivers 2 Global Hawks to U.S. Air Force
2013-01-10 Read More...
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) has completed early delivery of 2 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft to the U.S. Air

Hagel Named US Defense Secretary; Brennan to Lead CIA
2013-01-08 Read More...
U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday named former Senator Chuck Hagel as his next Defense Secretary and counterterrorism adviser John Brennan to head the CIA, urging the U.S. Senate to confirm them

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