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Harris Wins $25 Million Contract For Falcon III Manpack, Radios

March 27, 2015 @ 11:52 AM

Harris has won a $25 million contract from a NATO nation for Falcon III manpack and handheld tactical radios that provide the armed forces with a wideband tactical communications solution. The nation is acquiring Falcon III AN/PRC-117G manpack and AN/PRC-152A handheld radios
Exelis To Display Solutions For US Army At Quad-A Expo

March 27, 2015 @ 11:31 AM

Exelis will showcase a wide range of technologies to support the US Armys critical missions at Army Aviation Association of America (Quad-A) Annual Convention, held from March 29-April 1. At Quad-A, Exelis will emphasize Disruptor SRx, the newly debuted adaptive, multifunctional EW capability with appropriate size, weight and power characteristics for mission success in a constantly changing electronic environment
Kaman To Manufacture Bell’s Military Rotor Blade Components

March 27, 2015 @ 10:53 AM

Kamans Aerosystems division has won a contract to continue manufacturing of skin and skin to core components for the Bell UH-1Y and AH-1Z helicopters. This five-year follow on contract has an expected value in excess of $25 million
Netherlands To Receive Operational F-35s In 2019

March 27, 2015 @ 10:47 AM

The Netherlands has signed a contract for its first eight operational Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) aircraft, which are to be delivered by 2019, the country's Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on 26 March. In signing for the Royal Netherlands Air Force's (RNLAF's) initial aircraft, Dutch Defence Minister Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert said that the country has now "passed the point of no return" in its commitment to the F-35 as a successor to the incumbent F-16
CGI To Support UK’s Fire Control Battlefield Information System Application

March 27, 2015 @ 10:24 AM

CGI has won a contract by the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) to provide ongoing support services for the Fire Control Battlefield Information System Application (FC BISA) and the Fire Control Application (FCA) system. FC BISA is a distributed command and control application that helps the British Artillery and Infantry provide accurate and effective indirect fire support to the British Army during operations, the company announced in its press release on Thursday
Northrop Delivers Shipset Of Boeing EA-18G Growler

March 27, 2015 @ 10:22 AM

Northrop Grumman has delivered a subassembly of the first of 12 EA-18G Growler electronic attack aircraft to Boeing. It was ordered by the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), the company announced in its press release Thursday
Finmeccanica-AgustaWestland Wins £580 Contract To Support Merlin Helicopters

March 26, 2015 @ 07:04 PM

Finmeccanica-AgustaWestland has signed a £580 million contract to provide an availability based support package for the UK MoD's fleet of AW101 Merlin helicopters from 1st April 2015 to 31st March 2020. UK Defence Minister Philip Dunne said, “Our fleet of Merlin helicopters has benefitted from considerable investment by the MOD through major upgrades in recent years
US Army Test Fires Missiles From Multi-Mission Launcher

March 26, 2015 @ 04:06 PM

The US army successfully launched three missiles from the Multi-Mission Launcher(MML) Launch Demonstration Unit. The Army's Indirect Fire Protection Capability Increment 2-Intercept Product Office conducted the launches with support from the Aviation and Missile Research, Development and Engineering Center (AMRDEC), the US army announced in press release on Monday
United Launch Alliance Launches 9th GPS IIF Satellite For US Air Force

March 26, 2015 @ 04:03 PM

A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV rocket successfully launched the ninth Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF satellite on Wednesdays for the US Air Force. This mission was launched aboard a Delta IV Medium-plus (4,2) configuration Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) using a single ULA common booster core powered by an Aerojet Rocketdyne RS-68 main engine, along with two Orbital ATK GEM-60 solid rocket motors
Russia’s RS-26 Ballistic Missile Test Fired

March 26, 2015 @ 12:52 PM

Russia has successfully test-fired an RS-26 Rubezh ballistic missile that can penetrate the sophisticated missile defenses. The missiles dummy warhead hit its target at the Sary Shagan range in Kazakhstan just minutes after takeoff from the Kapustin Yar rocket launch and development site in the southern Astrakhan region on March 18, Kommersant newspaper reported Thursday

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