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GA-ASI Enhances Predator B/MQ-9’s Capabilities
2012-09-06 Read More...
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA ASI), a leading manufacturer of Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA), tactical reconnaissance radars, and electro-optic surveillance systems, announced the successful first flight of the Block 1-plus

Raytheon Tests HARM Upgrades
2012-09-06 Read More...
Raytheon completed testing of High-Speed Anti-Radiation Missile (HARM) upgrades, which make the combat-proven missile more precise and accurate, while reducing collateral

MBDA’s Viper Strike Scores Direct Hits
2012-09-05 Read More...
MBDA Incorporated’s GBU-44/E Viper Strike munition launched from a Cessna Caravan test aircraft scored direct hits against high speed vehicles in a recent two-day

Raytheon Wins SM-3 Standard Missile Contract
2012-09-05 Read More...
The Missile Defense Agency awarded Raytheon a $230 million contract for 14 Standard Missile-3 Block IA missiles and 5 SM-3 Block IB

Duncan Destroyer Embarks 1st Sea Trials
2012-09-03 Read More...
DUNCAN, the 6th and final Type 45 destroyer built by BAE Systems, has set sail from the company’s Scotstoun shipyard to embark on its first stage of sea trials off the west coast of

Boeing Winged JDAM Completes 1st Round of Tests
2012-08-31 Read More...
A winged version of the Boeing Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) that will triple the weapon's glide range to more than 40 miles is a step closer to production after completing wind tunnel tests at a U.S. facility in

ThalesRaytheonSystems to Upgrade US Army Firefinder Radars
2012-08-31 Read More...
ThalesRaytheonSystems has been awarded a $44.9 million contract by the U.S. Army to upgrade the Receiver Exciter (REX) in the Improved AN/TPQ-37 Firefinder

Boeing Wins PBL Contract for USAF F-15 Radars
2012-08-30 Read More...
Boeing has received an $85 million Performance-Based Logistics (PBL) contract for continued support of U.S. Air Force F-15 mechanically scanned and Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA)

PAC-3 Missile Intercepts Tactical Ballistic Missile Target
2012-08-30 Read More...
Lockheed Martin's PAC-3 Missile successfully destroyed a tactical ballistic missile (TBM) target at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, in an Operational Test conducted by the U.S. Army Test and Evaluation

GD Acquires Gayston Corporation's Defense Operations
2012-08-30 Read More...
General Dynamics (GD) has acquired the defense operations of Gayston Corporation, a privately held company that supplies precision metal components used in several munitions

US Army AH-64 Apache Fleet Surpasses 3.5 M Flight Hours
2012-08-28 Read More...
Boeing and Team Apache suppliers worldwide are applauding the news that the U.S. Army AH-64 Apache helicopter fleet has surpassed 3.5 million flight

U.S. Arms Sales Hit Highest Record Fueled by Gulf Deals
2012-08-28 Read More...
Weapons sales by the United States tripled in 2011 to a record high, driven by major arms sales to Persian Gulf allies concerned about Iran’s regional ambitions, according to a new study for

Roll off of 1st Typhoon Tranche 3 Front Fuselage
2012-08-27 Read More...
The first Typhoon Tranche 3 Front Fuselage unit has rolled off the production line at BAE Systems’ Samlesbury

Oshkosh Wins JLTV Contract
2012-08-27 Read More...
The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corporation, a contract for the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program’s Engineering, Manufacturing and Development (EMD)

GA-ASI Lynx® Multi-Mode Radar in US Navy Exercise
2012-08-23 Read More...
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA ASI), a leading manufacturer of Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA), tactical reconnaissance radars, and electro-optic surveillance

AM General's BRV-O Selected for New JLTV
2012-08-23 Read More...
AM General's independent proposal for the U.S. military's new Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV), was selected for a $64.5 million Engineering, Manufacturing and Development (EMD) phase

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