JAKARTA, Indonesia, 10 April 2012. A contract was signed between Eurocopter and PT Dirgantara Indonesia/Indonesian Aerospace for the supply of six EC725. These aircraft will be received in 2014, whereupon Indonesian Aerospace will customize and deliver these combat search and rescue configured helicopters to the Indonesian Air Force under a contract signed with the Indonesian Ministry of Defence last month.

CINCINNATI, Ohio, 10 April 2012. The U.S. Army has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) a contract to provide SCORPION and SCORPION II Unattended Ground Sensor (UGS) systems to protect soldiers with a remote persistent unattended surveillance capability for improved situational awareness and actionable intelligence.

MCLEAN, Va., 9 April 2012. Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has received an Army Private Cloud (APC2) contract by the U.S. Army.

WATERLOO, Ontario, 9 April 2012. Pixus Technologies in Waterloo, Ontario, is introducing handle and panel sets in various styles for embedded computing boards for military embedded systems and other embedded computing applications. The handle and panel sets come in 3U, 6U, 9U, and custom sizes.

PHOENIX, 9 April 2012. ON Semiconductor (Nasdaq:ONNN), a supplier of silicon solutions for energy-efficient electronics, and the European Space Agency (ESA) are jointly developing High Accuracy Star Tracker 3 (HAS3). The next-generation complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) image sensor (CIS) is designed to be a 1280x1280-pixel, radiation-tolerant CMOS image sensor featuring low read noise and 14-bit performance.

PANAMA CITY, Fla., 8 April 2012. U.S. Navy undersea warfare experts are working together with designers at the Northrop Grumman Corp. Aerospace Systems segment in Melbourne, Fla., to move an important laser-based mine-detection system to its final developmental phase before full-scale production.

WARREN, Mich., 8 April 2012. U.S. Army vetronics researchers are working with engineers at Telcordia Technologies Inc. in Piscataway, N.J., to develop an affordable communications and computing environment for Army vehicles under terms of an upcoming contract from the Army Contracting Command. Telcordia specializes in mobile, broadband, and enterprise software.

BELLEVUE, Wash., 8 April 2012. Icom America in Bellevue, Wash., a portable F3031S series portable mobile radio with military-grade construction and features for outdoor use. The entry-level radio offers waterproof protection, quick communications access, and is designed to be offered at an affordable price, Icom officials say.

BINGEN, Wash., 6 April 2012. Insitu Inc., a subsidiary of Boeing (NYSE: BA), announced that its ScanEagle unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) successfully completed its first hydrogen-powered fuel cell flight during a two-and-a-half-hour flight test.

TUCSON, Ariz., 6 April 2012. Raytheon Co.'s (NYSE: RTN) Small Tactical Munition Phase II scored a direct hit on a target during the weapon's first guided flight test.

WASHINGTON, 6 April 2012. Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) in Bethesda, Md., won from the U.S. Navy a five-year, $1.05 billion contract to provide more than 200 digital cockpits, integrated mission systems, and sensors for the Navy’s MH-60R Romeo and MH-60S Sierra helicopters, designed and manufactured by Sikorsky Aircraft in Stratford, Conn.

CHICAGO, 5 April 2012. Executives of the Heico Companies LLC, a holding company in Chicago for businesses involved in manufacturing, construction, and industrial services, has acquired electronics thermal management specialist Wakefield Solutions Inc. in Pelham, N.H., to boost Heico's expertise in electronics cooling technologies.

SAN DIEGO, 5 April 2012. High-speed camera specialist Photron Inc. in San Diego is introducing the Fastcam SA-X that shoots photos as quickly as 12,500 frames per second at 1,024-by-1,024-pixel resolution, for defense and aerospace research, ballistics imaging, combustion research, shock waves and detonation applications, and other activities that require visualization of complex high speed phenomena.

FORT WORTH, Texas, 5 April 2012. Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced that as part of the OH-58D Wartime Replacement Cabin program it has received a contract for the non-recurring engineering and a "new metal" OH-58D cabin.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, 5 April 2012. Rockwell Collins has received a $17.2 million contract renewal to provide replacement parts for its Common Avionics Architecture System for the U.S. Army's Special Operations Aviation Regiment (SOAR).

FREDERICKSBURG, Va., 5 April 2012. Officials at the U.S. Army Research, Development, and Engineering Command (RDECOM) Communications-Electronics Research, Development, and Engineering Center (CERDEC) have selected six prime contractors to provide engineering support and technology assistance under the Night Vision and Electronics Sensors Directorate (NVESD) Warrior Enabling Broad Sensor (WEBS) support contract.

Nashville, Tenn., April 4, 2012. MD Helicopters released details of its new single engine turbine scout helicopter, the MD 540-F. The 540F is an upgrade to the MD 530F, featuring a six bladed, fully articulated rotor blade system made up entirely of composite material and a more rugged landing skid built for heavier take-off and landing weights.

Hunt Valley, Md., 4 April 2012. Bell Helicopter and Textron Systems operating unit AAI Unmanned Aircraft Systems, both Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) companies, have teamed up to develop a Manned Unmanned Operations (MUMO) Capability Development Labotatory in Huntsville, Ala. to enable software and hardware-in-the-loop (HWIL) development test capability using operationally relevant systems specific to manned unmanned teaming.

WOODLAND HILLs, Calif., 4 April 2012. The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) has signed a direct contract with Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) to provide mission computers for UH-1Y and AH-1Z helicopters. The contract is worth $8.9 million.