Month: May 2011

FLIR Systems Inc. [FLIR] May 19 said it entered into a definitive agreement with William J. Parrish and E. Timothy Fitzgibbons (“Plaintiffs”) to settle claims filed in 2008 arising out […]

The heads of a Senate panel grilled naval officials about plans to cancel the Marine Corps’ Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EFV) last week, as the House prepares to debate a defense […]

The Air Force and Lockheed Martin [LMT] remain in discussions regarding financial penalties for propulsion system malfunctions that prevented a new communications satellite from reaching its orbit last summer, a […]

Northrop Grumman [NOC] and Applied Minds, LLC announced the success of a recent launch and orbit of a Mayflower test microsatellite. Data gathered from around the world was analyzed, showing […]

Lockheed Martin [LMT] recently said it received a $45.3 million contract to upgrade 22 Finnish army M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) launchers, incorporating the Universal Fire Control System and […]

Air Force officials say they may still be able to institute a new satellite purchasing method, even if the Congress adopts language in the House Armed Services Committee’s markup curtailing […]

ATK‘s [ATK] Reusable Solid Rocket Motors (RSRMs) supported the final flight of Space Shuttle Endeavour recently as they ignited to send the crew on their 11-day mission to the International […]

A new antenna system being developed by Northrop Grumman [NOC] will enable the B-2 stealth bomber to send and receive battlefield information securely by satellite up to 100 times faster […]

The Air Force successfully launched the first Space Based Infrared System geosynchronous satellite aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V launch vehicle on May 7 from Cape Canaveral Air Force […]

The Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman [NOC] a $48.7 million contract modification for continuing operations and support of the Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) system. Under the contract modification, […]