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HUNTSVILLE, Ala.– Lockheed Martin [LMT] Feb. 20 said it received a $92 million Performance Based Logistics (PBL) contract in December 2013 from the Army to sustain the AH-64 Apache helicopter […]

HUNTSVILLE, Ala.—Army Materiel Command (AMC) spends considerable time, money and effort on science and technology to improve soldier equipment and effectiveness, the commanding general said. In the “defined space between […]

Sikorsky Aircraft has conducted ground testing of the engines of the next variant of the heavy lift CH-53 helicopter for the Marine Corps, the company said Feb. 12.  The prototype CH-53K […]

A second airframe of the newest version of the unmanned Fire Scout MQ-8C helicopter has entered testing at the Navy’s Point Mugu base in California, manufacturer Northrop Grumman [NOC] recently said. Testing […]

Lockheed Martin [LMT] on Feb. 6 said it received a $60 million sustainment and support contract from Finmeccanica’s AgustaWestland for the Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (M-TADS/PNVS) system on […]

L-3’s [LLL] Link Simulation & Training (L-3 Link) said Feb. 12 it will retrofit one Aviation Combined Arms Tactical Trainer (AVCATT) suite with UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) simulated platforms under […]

Lockheed Martin [LMT] Feb. 11 said it received a three-year $22 million contract from the Army to provide Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (M-TADS/PNVS) Special Repair Activities for […]

As the Marine Corps adjusts to operating with fewer Marines afloat on amphibious ships, the service is better defining the role of its new Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force […]

U.S. special operations forces will likely continue to purchase small unmanned aerial systems (UAS) at least at the current rate, even as the Army and Marine Corps have slowed the […]

The Air Force is pursuing alternative industry sources to provide the navigation payload for its next generation Global Positioning System (GPS) III satellite constellation in case prime contractor Lockheed Martin [LMT] […]