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Northrop Grumman To Showcase Various Military Satellite Products At SATELLITE 2014
March 10, 2014 @ 01:32 PMNorthrop Grumman will highlight its specialized space capabilities for products ranging from secure military satellite communications to antenna technologies at SATELLITE 2014, March 10-13. At the exhibit, the company will showcase protected satellite communications developed for the US Air Force which includes hosted payloads for the Enhanced Polar System (EPS) – to provide continuous coverage for secure, jam-resistant, strategic and tactical military satellite communications in the North Polar Region; the EPS Control And Planning Segment (CAPS) - which leverages foundational capabilities for an affordable, scalable, pathfinder mission control capability for any variety of future protected satellite communications architecture options; and...
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Northrop Grumman To Develop Combat Systems Trainers For US Navy
March 5, 2014 @ 11:48 AMThe US Navy has selected Northrop Grumman to continue development and improvement of combat systems trainers with a task order valued up to $33 million, if all options are exercised. The task order was awarded under the SeaPort-e indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity multiple award contract
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Sikorsky's Matrix Technology Program Begins Second Phase
February 27, 2014 @ 04:09 PMSikorsky Aircraft's Matrix Technology autonomy research program has progressed to the second phase of flight test activities with the installation of advanced sensors to allow the Sikorsky Autonomy Research Aircraft (SARA) to conduct real-time perception work. Sikorsky's Matrix Technology program has set rigorous key performance parameters this year including demonstrating safe flight in obstacle-rich environments, shipboard and brownout condition landings
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Exelis Wins $34 Million CH-53K Helicopter Components Contract
February 26, 2014 @ 01:02 PMExelis has won a $34 million contract from Sikorsky to produce major structural airframe components for four production-representative CH-53K heavy lift helicopters. Designated as System Demonstration Test Articles (SDTA), the four aircraft will enable the US Marine Corps to conduct operational evaluation of the new helicopter system beginning in 2017
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AgustaWestland Wins €210 Million Worth Helicopter Orders
February 26, 2014 @ 11:20 AMAgustaWestland has won a €125 million contract from Omni Helicopters International Group (OHI) for four AW139 intermediate twin-engine and five AW189 8.3 ton helicopters in offshore configuration
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Will S. Korea’s FA-50 Emerge As A Low-Cost Alternative To Western Fighter...
February 26, 2014 @ 09:45 AMWith its sale to the Philippines, Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI) FA-50 fighter jet may be the answer for countries that cannot afford expensive western aircraft. South Korea will provide the Philippines with 12 FA-50 jets worth $415
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New Lockheed Martin VTOL Aircraft To Be Operational In 2015: Reports
February 25, 2014 @ 01:10 PMLockheed Martin is developing a new kind of unmanned, vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft that seeks to replace helicopters on a wide range of military missions, and will go operational by mid-2015. In early 2013, US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) agreed on a proposal from Lockheed-Piasecki team, to pursue a flying vehicle that can carry a mix of modular payloads, including small vehicles, cargo containers, sensors or weapons weighing up to 1,360kg (3,000lb), according to Flight Global
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Lockheed Martin Successfully Demos JAGM In Dual-Mode Design
February 21, 2014 @ 07:43 AMLockheed Martin recently demonstrated the Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM) dual-mode guidance section, engaging a laser-designated moving target during an internally funded flight test at Eglin Air Force Base. The rail-mounted JAGM guidance section flew six kilometers, engaged its precision-strike, semi-active laser and hit the moving target
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Rolls-Royce Wins $1 Billion C-130J Super Hercules Engines Contract
February 13, 2014 @ 04:29 PMRolls-Royce has won a contract worth $1 billion to deliver approximately 600 engines for future C-130J Super Hercules aircraft. The agreement secures the Rolls-Royce AE 2100 as the engine of choice for all variants of the C-130J to 2025
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Thales Announce ATM Systems Contract At Singapore Airshow 2014
February 11, 2014 @ 08:07 AMThales has announced a contract to modernize Thailands air traffic management at Singapore Airshow 2014, starting from today. Recently, Thaless LORADS III system has entered into service with Singapore
Italian Navy’s First FREMM EVO Frigate Begins Construction
Northrop to Equip Australian C-130J Fleet with New Electronic Warfare System
Trump Tariffs Could Impact F-35 Global Supply Chain, Other Defense Projects
U.S. to Deploy Korea-based Patriot Missile Systems to Middle East
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
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...