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The Air Force recently awarded Northrop Grumman [NOC] $219 million for the Joint Threat Emitter (JTE) follow-on production program, according to a company statement. The contract includes a $44 million initial award […]

Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] prototype for the Air Force’s next generation of GPS proved that it will be able to communicate with the existing GPS satellite constellation, the company said on […]

The Air Force on Nov. 19 successfully launched its Operationally Responsive Space (ORS) and Space Test Program (STP) satellites from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in eastern Virginia, according to a […]

MBDA on Nov. 19 said it completed the integration and factory acceptance test of the first Multi-Purpose Combat Vehicle (MPCV) vehicles designed to operate the Mistral surface to air missile.  Built […]

A $56.4 million U.K. contract with MBDA in Britain will guarantee the supply of the Brimstone missile stockpile for the next five years, the Ministry of Defense said.  The air-to-ground missiles provide […]

ManTech International [MANT] yesterday said it has named Christopher Goodrich as the chief operating officer (COO) and executive vice president of its Mission, Cyber & Intelligence Solutions (MCIS) Group. Chris […]

Aerostructure designer and manufacturer Spirit AeroSystems [SPR] yesterday said that it has appointed former Lockheed Martin [LMT] executive Chris Kubasik to its board of directors. Chris Kubasik Kubasik, 52, will […]

The Navy and Northrop Grumman [NOC] have completed installation of the new tactical afloat network on a ship and work continues on more than 10 other surface vessels to field the new […]

The defense industry agrees with the Pentagon’s mandate for new cyber security measures aimed at protecting sensitive technical information but the path forward is unclear and industry has more questions […]

Boeing’s [BA] Family of Advanced Beyond Line-of-Sight Terminals (FAB-T) development program has completed the functional qualification testing phase for the protected wideband satellite communications system, according to a company statement.  […]