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L-3 GS&ES receives contract position to support U.S. Air ForceNEW YORK, Jan. 27, 2012. L-3 Communications' Global Security & Engineering Solutions (L-3 GS&ES) unit was awarded an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (ID/IQ) contract to support the U.S. Air Force under the fourth installment of the Contracted Advisory and Assistance Services (CAAS IV) program. |
Northrop Grumman and U.S. Navy test autonomous aerial refueling for unmanned combat air systemST. AUGUSTINE, Fla., Jan. 26, 2012. Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) and the U.S. Navy have completed a series of flight tests to demonstrate technology that could help extend the operating range and flight duration of future carrier-based unmanned systems. |
US Navy completes testing of Raytheon laser-guided Maverick missileTUCSON, Ariz., Jan. 24, 2012. The U.S. Navy completed developmental and operational testing (DT/OT) of the newest variant of the Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) laser-guided Maverick missile. |
Rugged 3U VPX data storage module with anti-tamper and security introduced by PhoenixORANGE, Calif., 27 Jan. 2012. Phoenix International Systems Inc. in Orange, Calif., is introducing the VP1- 250X serial attached SCSI (SAS)/serial ATA (SATA) based solid-state disk VPX data storage plugin blade for aerospace and defense applications that operate in harsh environments. The device has a purge input to destroy the supported media installed on the module for data security and anti-tamper capability. |
Lockheed Martin to upgrade U.S. Air Force C-130 Training DevicesORLANDO, Fla., Jan. 26, 2012. The U.S. Air Force awarded Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] a $24 million contract to upgrade weapons systems trainers used in the C-130 Aircrew Training System (ATS) II. |
Rad-hard accelerometers introduced by Meggitt for monitoring parts in radioactive placesSAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif., 26 Jan. 2012. Meggitt Sensing Systems in San Juan Capistrano, Calif., is introducing the Endevco model 2273A series radiation-hardened piezoelectric accelerometers for vibration measurements within nuclear and power generation environments such as monitoring pipes, fans, turbines, loose parts, and other structures in nuclear and conventional power plants. Offered with a high sensitivity of 10 pC/g, even with its high-temperature operation, the Endevco model 2273A series is available in top (model 2273AM20) and side connector (model 2273AM1) versions. |
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Unmanned vehicles take a front seat in Pentagon plans for the future
January 10, 2012
The U.S. defense budget might be headed downward in general, but not for select technologies determined to be critical for the nation's warfighting efforts. Among these critical tech...
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ISR, command and control, unmanned vehicles, and EW could be winners in DOD budgetSAN DIEGO, 27 Jan. 2012. Military electronics industry experts are optimistic for the continued health in military electronics spending for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR); command, control, computers, and intelligence (C4I), unmanned vehicles, and electronic warfare (EW) in the upcoming fiscal year 2013 budget request for the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD), which is scheduled for public release and submission to Congress on 13 Feb. |
Department of Defense awards Raytheon contract to perform work on AIM-120D missile systemsTUCSON, Ariz., Jan. 27, 2012. The Department of Defense awarded Raytheon [NYSE:RTN] a $17 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to provide test integration of software to enhance the system performance of the AIM 120D missile. |
BAE receives order to continue work on Caiman Multi Theater VehiclesSEALY, Texas, Jan. 26, 2012. BAE Systems has received three delivery orders from the U.S. Marine Corps, totalling more than $148 million, for continued support of Caiman Multi Theater Vehicles (MTV). |
F/A-18E/F contract brings DOD aircraft orders this week to 25 in deals worth $2.2 billionPATUXENT RIVER NAS, Md., 26 Jan. 2012. U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) military aircraft purchases continued to roll along on Wednesday, with a U.S. Navy order of 15 Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet carrier-based jet fighter-bombers under terms of a $687.5 million contract modification. |
Navy to buy five E-2D radar aircraft from Northrop Grumman in $781.5 million contractPATUXENT RIVER NAS, Md., 25 Jan. 2012. U.S. Navy leaders are buying five models of the Navy's most advanced carrier-based maritime patrol aircraft, the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye from the Northrop Grumman Corp. (NYSE:NOC) Aerospace Systems segment in Bethpage, N.Y., under terms of a $781.5 million contract modification announced Tuesday. Officials of the Naval Air Systems Command at Patuxent River Naval Air Station, Md., are ordering the advanced radar surveillance aircraft as part of Lot 4 of the E-2D low-rate initial production program. |
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