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Raytheon Developing Extended Range AMRAAM Air TO Air Missile
February 24, 2015 @ 01:19 PMRaytheon is developing an extended range variant of the combat-proven Advanced Medium Range Air to Air Missile (AMRAAM) for ground-air defense and will enable intercepts at longer range and higher altitudes. "The new missile will be even faster and more maneuverable than the current AMRAAM," said Mike Jarrett Raytheon vice president of Air Warfare Systems in companys press statement on Sunday
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Northrop Grumman To Highlight Upgraded Helicopter Cockpit, Other Capabilities At IDEX 2015
February 22, 2015 @ 06:45 AMNorthrop Grumman will showcase a range of systems including airborne early warning and control, C4ISR, radars, defence electronics, cyber security and an upgraded helicopter cockpit at IDEX 2015. The company will also feature leading maritime capabilities, including mine-countermeasure solutions ALMDS and AQS-24, at NAVDEX, the naval defence and maritime security section of IDEX
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VSE Corp To Showcase Defense Sustainment Capabilities At IDEX 2015
February 22, 2015 @ 06:40 AMVSE Corporation together with partner Saudi Prerogative Company (SPC) will showcase their wide range of defense sustainment capabilities, including the maintenance, repair, overhaul and modernization of land, sea and air systems a IDEX 2015 in Abu Dhabi. VSE and SPC have recently formed a Saudi-registered Joint Venture Company, VSE Arabia, dedicated to providing world-class platform, system and equipment sustainment to the Saudi market
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Northrop Supplies Distributed Aperture System For F-35s
February 19, 2015 @ 03:12 PMNorthrop Grumman has recently supplied the 1,000th AN/AAQ-37 Distributed Aperture System (DAS) sensor for integration on the F-35 Lightning II aircraft. The six infrared DAS sensors on the F-35 provide full spherical situational awareness to the pilot, day and night
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Raytheon To Provide Application-Based Architecture To P-8A Poseidon
February 19, 2015 @ 03:09 PMRaytheon has won a $15 million contract from the US Navy to provide an open system application-based architecture (ABA) to fleet of P-8A Poseidon maritime surveillance aircraft. Under this contract, Raytheon will deliver two prototype ABA systems featuring software-based mission applications and services-oriented architecture and airborne Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) computing capabilities
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Airbus Wins $220.5 Million Contract For UH-72A Lakota Helicopters
February 16, 2015 @ 08:59 AMAirbus has won a $220.5 million contract from the US army for procurement of more 41 UH-72A Lakota helicopters equipped with Airborne Radio Communications 231 radios
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Lockheed Martin-Team Lays Keel For US Navy’s Thirteenth Littoral Combat Ship
February 10, 2015 @ 09:09 AMThe Lockheed Martin has laid the keel for the US Navy's thirteenth Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), USS Wichita in a ceremony held at Marinette Marine Corporation Monday. The Lockheed Martin-led LCS team includes ship builder Marinette Marine Corporation, a Fincantieri company, naval architect Gibbs & Cox, as well as nearly 900 suppliers in 43 states
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Boeing Wins $223 Million Combat Logistics Support Contract
February 5, 2015 @ 01:32 PMThe US Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) has awarded the second phase of a performance-based contract to Boeing, worth $223 million, that reduces combat logistics support costs while enhancing warfighter readiness. Under terms of the contract, Boeing will provide support for 11 different aircraft, according to the companys press release
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US Approves 6 M88A2 Hercules Heavy Vehicles To Australia
January 30, 2015 @ 02:20 PMThe US has approved sale of six BAE Systems M88A2 Hercules heavy recovery vehicles to Australia for $47 million on Wednesday. The vehicles are expected to enhance Australia's capability to conduct heavy-ground operations and support the country's deterrent capabilities against regional threats
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Honeywell Wins Next Gen Turboprop Engine Development Contract
January 29, 2015 @ 02:58 PMHoneywell International Inc., Phoenix, Arizona, has been awarded a $75,000,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite quantity contract for Versatile Affordable Advanced Turbine Engines (VAATE) III & Beyond
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Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
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NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
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Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U