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Sikorsky Aims To Bring Civil Aircraft Cost Standards To Air Force’s CSAR-X Helo Program
Sikorsky‘s [UTX] HH-92 helicopter offering for the Air Force’s combat search-and-rescue (CSAR-X) helicopter replacement program will bring savings to the service in fuel, maintenance and related costs, company officials said […]
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Goodrich and Rolls-Royce Propose Engine Controls Joint Venture
Goodrich Corp. [GR] and Rolls-Royce plc Aug. 14 announced they have signed a Letter of Intent proposing the formation of a joint venture company, which would develop and supply engine […]
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Business/FinancialBAE Systems Thermal Imaging Systems To Enhance Special Forces Vehicles
BAE Systems yesterday announced it received a $50 million contract to equip special operations forces vehicles with thermal imaging systems that enhance forward and rearward visibility. The technology systems will […]
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ATK Conducts Second Successful AARGM Operational Assessment Firing This Month
ATK [ATK], the U.S. Navy, and the Italian Air Force are now two for two in operational assessment missile firings of the company’s AGM-88E Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM). The […]
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DHS To Extend Accenture’s US-VISIT Contract
Accenture [ACN] yesterday said that the Department of Homeland Security has notified the company that it will exercise the first option year of a three-year old contract aimed at tracking […]
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InternationalThales Validates Watchkeeper UAV Automatic Take-Off And Landing
Thales UK confirmed meeting another milestone for the Watchkeeper program with the validation of the unmanned aerial vehicle’s automatic take-off and landing system, MAGIC ATOLS. Watchkeeper will provide the U.K. […]
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Boeing Looks To Brazil’s F-X2 Competition For Possible Future Super Hornet Sales
Boeing [BA] delivered a detailed proposal July 30 offering its advanced F/A-18E/F Super Hornet to the Brazilian Air Force as part of Brazil’s F-X2 fighter competition, the company reported. Boeing […]
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Pentagon Reports Schedule Slips For Navy’s AH-1Z And MH-60S AMCM
By Geoff Fein Two Navy helicopter programs are each facing schedule slips of up to two years in the most current round of the Pentagon’s Selected Acquisition Reports (SAR) released […]
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Air ForceBoeing’s Hill Backers Call For Pentagon To Slow New Tanker Competition
By Emelie Rutherford At least 11 lawmakers–including many outspoken Boeing [BA] backers–want the Pentagon to slow the speed of the revised aerial-refueling tanker competition, saying in a letter too many questions […]
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Thales Validates Watchkeeper UAV Automatic Take-Off And Landing
Thales UK confirmed meeting another milestone for the Watchkeeper program with the validation of the unmanned aerial vehicle’s automatic take-off and landing system, MAGIC ATOLS. Watchkeeper will provide the U.K. […]