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Eurocopter & Heli-One Introduce "Team NORDSAR"
2012-05-31 Read More...
A capable, mission-tailored solution for Norway’s new search and rescue helicopter acquisition is now available with Team NORDSAR. It brings together the extensive resources of Eurocopter and its EC225 NORDSAR helicopter with the in-country aircraft

NGC, L-3 MAS to Join Forces on Unmanned Polar Hawk™
2012-05-31 Read More...
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) and L-3 MAS announced plans to join forces on a variant of the Northrop Grumman-produced Global Hawk high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE) unmanned aircraft system (UAS) for Canada to maintain continuous

Boeing Delivers 1st EA-18G Growler with BEL Cockpit
2012-05-30 Read More...
Early this month, Boeing delivered to the U.S. Navy the first EA-18G Growler electronic attack aircraft with a cockpit subassembly produced by Bangalore-based Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL).

Lockheed Completes GPS III Non-Flight Satellite Testbed
2012-05-30 Read More...
The Lockheed Martin team developing the next generation Global Positioning System III satellites has completed a major integration and test event on the program’s satellite pathfinder, known as the GPS III Non-Flight Satellite Testbed (GNST).

Harris Wins USSOCOM Order for Falcon III Radios
2012-05-30 Read More...
Harris Corporation, an international communications and information technology company, has received orders totaling $81 million for its Falcon III® AN/PRC-117G wideband manpack tactical radios from the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM).

Lockheed Delivers Core Structure for 4th SBIRS Satellite
2012-05-25 Read More...
Lockheed Martin has received the core structure for the U.S. Air Force’s fourth Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) geosynchronous satellite

Boeing Wins US-NATO AWACS EMD Contract
2012-05-25 Read More...
Boeing received a $368 million Engineering, Manufacturing and Development (EMD) contract to develop a design that modernizes the flight deck and avionics of the U.S. and NATO E-3 707 Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft

Indian Air Force Orders 75 Pilatus S PC-7 MKII Aircraft
2012-05-24 Read More...
Pilatus Aircraft Ltd announced that the Indian Air Force has entered today into a contract in excess of 500 Million Swiss Francs to procure a fleet of 75 PC-7 MkII turboprop

NGC's Joint STARS Completes Flight Testing
2012-05-23 Read More...
Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NGC) E 8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS) testbed aircraft, equipped with a new JT-8D propulsion

Oshkosh’s TPV at the National Homeland Security 2012
2012-05-23 Read More...
Homeland security officials, planners and funding managers from federal, state and local levels across the U.S. will have an opportunity this week to see and learn firsthand about the unique Tactical Protector Vehicle (TPV) from Oshkosh

P&WC Tests Next Generation Turboprop Engine
2012-05-22 Read More...
Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) has begun testing of the compressor for the next generation regional turboprop engine, a key step in the company's technology demonstrator

Northrop Grumman Wins $1.7 Billion NATO Order
2012-05-21 Read More...
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) signed a $1.7 billion (€1.2 billion) contract for NATO's Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) system. Operating under NATO command, AGS is expected to be the major data source for NATO's system for Joint

U.S. House of Representatives Votes 2013 Defense Budget
2012-05-21 Read More...
The Republican-led House of Representatives voted on Friday to authorize $642.5 billion in defense spending next year, defying a White House veto threat by adding several billion dollars to President Barack Obama’s Pentagon budget

Rheinmetall at the ITEC 2012 Simulation Tradeshow
2012-05-21 Read More...
With over 2,000 systems in service worldwide, Rheinmetall offers a comprehensive array of products ranging from inexpensive computer-supported training systems to highly advanced full-mission simulators for surface combatants, submarines, land and

Raytheon Wins Phalanx Contract
2012-05-21 Read More...
The U.S. Navy awarded Raytheon a contract totaling $57.8 million to overhaul and upgrade 9 Phalanx Close-In Weapon Systems, and manufacture 2 SeaRAM anti-ship missile defense systems.

NGC Demonstrates New Target Location Module
2012-05-18 Read More...
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) has announced the successful demonstration of the company's new Target Location Module (TLM), a key component of the battle-proven, man-portable Lightweight Laser Designator Rangefinder High Accuracy (LLDR

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