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Raytheon Missiles & Defense Wins U.S. Navy Contract for Zumwalt Destroyer Engineering Services
2022-04-25 Read More...The U.S. Navy awarded Raytheon Missiles & Defense, a Raytheon Technologies business, an activation, sustainment, and modernization contract for $483 million with options, if exercised, totaling $1.68 billion across five
L3Harris to Deliver Continued Support for Royal Canadian Air Force’s CF-18 Hornet Fleet
L3Harris Technologies has been awarded a 4-year, $482 million USD performance-based contract extension (PBC), with option years, to continue in-service support of the Royal Canadian Air Force’s (RCAF) CF-18 Hornet fighter aircraft fleet until its
Lockheed Martin to Produce Eighth THAAD Battery for US Missile Defense Agency (MDA)
Lockheed Martin has received a contract totaling $74 million to produce the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Weapon System for the Missile Defense Agency (MDA). The award amount covers the production of an eighth THAAD battery for the
Honeywell Demos Alternative Navigation Capabilities in GPS-Denied Environments
Honeywell has successfully demonstrated several advanced alternative navigation technologies that are intended to help ensure seamless navigation, even when GPS signals are blocked, interrupted or unavailable. Testing took place on both an Embraer
Curtiss-Wright to Support U.S. Navy Torpedo Upgrade Programs
Curtiss-Wright’s Defense Solutions division, a leading supplier of Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) based solutions engineered to succeed, today announced it was awarded a contract by Progeny to provide MOSA computers and digital processing
Leonardo Wins U.S. Foreign Military Sale Contract for New AW119Kx Helicopters to Israel
Leonardo received a $ 29 million US$ contract award from the U.S. Department of Defense for new AW119Kx aircraft in the framework of Foreign Military Sales (FMS) to Israel, with the U.S. Army Contracting Command as the contracting
Lockheed Martin Stalker VXE UAS Completes World Record Endurance Flight
Lockheed Martin Skunk Works® demonstrated the expanded endurance capabilities of a specially configured Lockheed Martin Stalker VXE unmanned aerial system (UAS) through a world record endurance flight on February 18, 2022, at the Santa Margarita
Worldwide Fleet of A-29 Super Tucano Reaches 500,000 Flight Hours
Embraer announced during the 2022 edition of FIDAE (Feria Internacional del Aire y del Espacio) in Chile (05-10 April), that the worldwide fleet of the A-29 Super Tucano aircraft has reached 500,000 flight hours. With more than 260 units
Raytheon Installs First Global Aircrew Strategic Network Terminal for U.S. Air Force
Raytheon Intelligence & Space (RI&S), a Raytheon Technologies business, completed the installation of the first Global Aircrew Strategic Network Terminal (ASNT) system for the U.S. Air Force. The terminal system modernizes existing protected
Gray Eagle-Extended Range UAS Upgraded for Multi-Domain Operations
In February, General Atomics-Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) began the first installation of factory upgrades to a Gray Eagle-Extended Range (GE-ER) Unmanned Aircraft System to enhance its capabilities to support Multi-Domain Operations
Oshkosh Defense Receives First Order for Next Generation Delivery Vehicle Fleet
The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) announced it has placed its first order of Next Generation Delivery Vehicles (NGDV) with Oshkosh Defense, a wholly owned subsidiary of Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE: OSK). The initial order is for 50,000 NGDVs and is
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