BAE Succeeds in 1st Tactical Configuration Ground-launched Test of APKWS...
BAE Systems successfully completed test shots of its APKWS® laser-guided rockets from a tactical configuration ground-based weapon system for the first time. The proof-of-concept testing demonstrated...
View ArticleAdvanced Air and Missile Defense, in the Hands of Soldiers
It’s a cold December morning at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico, and two surrogate cruise missile targets have just been launched, one after the other. They are flying separate courses among...
View ArticleSolar Orbiter to Pass Through the Tails of Comet ATLAS
ESA’s Solar Orbiter will cross through the tails of Comet ATLAS during the next few days. Although the recently launched spacecraft was not due to be taking science data at this time, mission experts...
View ArticleKuwait - Patriot Advanced Capability (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhancements...
The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Kuwait of eighty-four (84) Patriot Advanced Capability (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhancements...
View ArticleLM Delivers 1st KC-130J Super Hercules Tanker to USMC Reserve Squadron at...
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) recently delivered the first KC-130J Super Hercules tanker assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 452 (VMGR-452), the Marine Forces Reserve squadron at...
View ArticleHensoldt Modernizes German Airforce IFF Systems
As part of the modernization of all NATO's IFF identification systems (IFF = Identification-friend-or-foe) to the new "Mode 5" standard, sensor solution provider HENSOLDT is equipping the Air Force's...
View ArticleRolls-Royce Seals Major Contract Covering Complete MTU Propulsion Systems for...
Rolls-Royce is to supply complete MTU propulsion systems for five new Type 31 general-purpose frigates for the Royal Navy. In total, the order comprises of 40 engines and generator sets to be used for...
View ArticleBombardier Concludes Sale of the CRJ Series Regional Jet Program to...
Bombardier (TSX: BBD.B) confirmed today the closing of the previously announced sale of the CRJ Series aircraft program to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd (MHI) (TOKYO:7011) for a cash consideration...
View ArticleBabcock awarded multimillion pound missile tube contract extension by...
Babcock, the Aerospace and Defence company, has been awarded a multimillion pound contract extension to manufacture a further 18 tactical Missile Tube Assemblies (MTAs) for General Dynamics Electric...
View ArticlePreparations Resume for Vega's Upcoming Mission With 53 Small Satellite...
Scheduled for the middle of this month from the Spaceport in French Guiana, it will loft 53 micro- and nanosatellites for the benefit of 21 customers, deploying these payloads into Sun-Synchronous...
View ArticleRAF to enhance tactical air command and control capabilities on the ground...
The Royal Air Force (RAF) has selected the Collins Aerospace Systems FasTAK™ Gateway to advance its tactical data link capabilities on the ground as part of the RAF’s Air Support Operations Squadron...
View ArticleKBR Awarded $33.5M to Provide Avionics Product and Life Cycle Analysis for USAF
KBR Awarded $33.5M to Provide Avionics Product and Life Cycle Analysis for U.S. Air Force HOUSTON, June 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- KBR (NYSE: KBR) announced today that it has been awarded a $33.5 million...
View ArticleAirbus A400M Completes Full Paratrooper Simultaneous Dispatch Certification
The Airbus A400M new generation airlifter has successfully achieved certification of the simultaneous paratrooper dispatch capability and completed the full industrial development of the type’s...
View ArticleSAIC Wins Contract for Heavyweight and Lightweight Torpedo Testing Services...
The U.S. Navy awarded Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) a prime contract worth approximately $60 million to continue to provide mission engineering support by testing heavyweight...
View ArticleFLIR Systems Installs Its EST Screening Solution at Pentagon to Support the...
FLIR Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLIR) announced it has installed its EST™ screening system at the Pentagon Visitor Center in Washington, D.C. The company’s integrated EST screening solution, the A700...
View ArticleComtech Announces $12.6 M Award to Support NASA's Artemis Spacecraft
Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (NASDAQ: CMTL) announced today that during its third quarter of fiscal year 2020, its Mission-Critical Technologies group’s Space & Component Technology division,...
View ArticleComtech Announces COMET - The World's Smallest Over-The-Horizon Microwave...
Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (NASDAQ: CMTL) announced today, that during its third quarter of fiscal 2020, its Orlando, Florida-based subsidiary, Comtech Systems, Inc., which is part of Comtech’s...
View ArticleNavy Completes Joint and Combined Exercise Vigilant Osprey
U.S. Naval Forces Northern Command (NAVNORTH) units completed U.S. Northern Command-led exercise Vigilant Osprey, a major service-integrated homeland defense exercise aimed to strengthen operational...
View ArticleBAE Selected to Provide Autonomy Capabilities for DARPA's Squad X Program
Squad X prime contractor Lockheed Martin has awarded BAE Systems a contract to provide key autonomy and artificial intelligence capabilities that aim to advance the effectiveness of tactical robotic...
View ArticleNGC to Provide Next-Generation Missile Warning Satellites for US Space Force
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has been awarded a not-to-exceed $2.37 billion undefinitized contract modification for Phase 1 of the Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (Next-Gen...
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