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BIRD Aerosystems’ Airborne Missile Protection System To Be Equipped On UN’s Mi-17s...

August 5, 2019 @ 03:49 PM

BIRD Aerosystems has won a contract to supply additional Airborne Missile Protection Systems (AMPS) to be equipped on UN Mi-17 Helicopters. “Under the contract, BIRD will provide its AMPS-MV solution, which includes the MACS sensor, and install it on the UN Mi-17 Helicopters, that are operating in the most dangerous and complicated areas in Africa,” the company said in a statement Monday
US To Draft Treaties To Control Military Growth Of Russia, China

April 26, 2019 @ 10:39 AM

The United States is planning to draft new arms control treaties imposing new limits on Russia's nuclear arsenal and placing unprecedented limits on and verifying China's program, according to a report published Thursday. US President Donald Trump also unilaterally withdrew the US from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, a ballistic missile pact with Russia that was intended to limit the possibility of nuclear war in Europe, according to the report by The Washington Post
South Korean KF-16 Twin-seater Fighter Crashes into West Sea, Pilots Safe

February 27, 2019 @ 09:14 AM

A South Korean twin-seater KF-16D fighter jet crashed into the West Sea on Wednesday, both the pilots were rescued safely. The KF-16D warplane fell into the sea for an unidentified reason at 12:13 p
Raytheon Completes Wind Tunnel Tests of Extended-range AMRAAM Missiles

February 18, 2019 @ 09:42 AM

Raytheon has completed more than 1,700 wind tunnel tests on the newest, extended-range variant of the AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM). The AMRAAM-ER missile is a ground-launched weapon that will intercept targets at longer distances and higher altitudes
Elta Systems Delivers Drone Detection Systems to Argentina

December 5, 2018 @ 10:40 AM

Israel Aerospace Industries subsidiary ELTA Systems has won a contract to provide the Drone Guard system for detection, identification and disruption of UAVs and drones to Argentina. The Drone Guard sold to Argentina will be used for securing large-scale international events held in Buenos Aires this year, including the 2018 Youth Olympics, and the G20 Summit that will take place in the Argentinian capital, the company said in a statement Tuesday
NASA Awards Optical Telescope Assembly for WFIRST Contract to Harris Corp

December 1, 2018 @ 07:15 AM

NASA has awarded a contract to Harris Corporation of Rochester, New York, for the Optical Telescope Assembly (OTA) for the agencys Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST) mission. The total value of this cost-plus-award-fee contract is approximately $195
Alion Challenges $60B Canada’s Frigate Design Decision in Federal Court

November 23, 2018 @ 08:05 AM

Alion Science and Technology Corp (ASTC), one of the losing bidders in the Canadian navy's next generation of warships design competition has asked the Federal Court to overturn the recent decision to award the $60 billion contract to group of companies led by Lockheed Martin Canada. The Federal government decided to select Lockheed Martin Canada that offered BAE Systems designed Type 26 frigate as their preferred bidder
Saab Gripen E Conducts Missile Firing, Fuel Tank Drop Tests

October 27, 2018 @ 11:44 AM

The Gripen E fighter jet of Saab has completed tests to verify the ability to release and launch external payloads by jettisoning an external fuel drop tank and firing of an IRIS-T air-to-air missile. Conducted by the first Gripen E test aircraft (designated 39-8), the tests took place in October 2018 at Vidsel Test Range in the north of Sweden
US Air Force Awards $51 Million For Extreme-range JASSM Cruise Missile

September 11, 2018 @ 07:53 AM

Lockheed Martin has been awarded the US Air Force contract worth $51 million for Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile Extreme Range (JASSM-XR), the Department of defense announced Monday. This contract effort includes all all-up round level systems engineering and programmatic activities to align and phase the work necessary to design, develop, integrate, test, and verify component and subsystem design changes to the JASSM-XR baseline electronics, hardware, firmware, and operational flight software
Aerojet Rocketdyne Completes Two Hot-fire Tests of Solid Rocket Motor

August 10, 2018 @ 12:00 PM

Aerojet Rocketdynes advanced tactical booster program has completed two successful hot-fire tests of a motor that had been conditioned to mimic extreme cold- and hot-soak conditions for air-launch application. The tests took place at the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) at Edwards Air Force Base in California, the company confirmed Monday

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