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ArmyRaytheon’s SLAMRAAM Moves Another Step Toward Fielding
By Ann Roosevelt Raytheon‘s [RTN] Surface Launched Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (SLAMRAAM) recently successfully completed system field integration testing at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., demonstrating interoperability with both Patriot […]
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Lockheed Martin Completes Successful Demonstration of ICEWS
Lockheed Martin‘s [LMT] Integrated Common Electronics Warfare System (ICEWS) – a single enterprise solution designed to scale across all ship classes in the Navy’s surface fleet – completed a series […]
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Business/FinancialMissiles, Support Activities Help Drive Strong Earnings At Raytheon
By Calvin Biesecker Raytheon [RTN] yesterday reported strong second quarter financial results driven by strong earnings at its missiles, and mission and training support businesses coupled with improved operating performance, […]
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Germany Becomes First Non-U.S. Laser-Guided JDAM Customer
By Marina Malenic Boeing [BA] yesterday announced its first foreign sale of a laser-guided variant of the Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM), currently in service only with the U.S. Air […]
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Business/Financial
Boeing Posts Weak Quarter As Commercial Aircraft, Defense Earnings Fall
By Calvin Biesecker Boeing [BA] yesterday posted weak second quarter financial results, driven in part by a previously disclosed charge on an international military aircraft program but also on an […]
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First Deployment of AESA Equipped Super Hornets Making Big Impression
By Geoff Fein The Block II F/A-18F active electronically scanned array (AESA)-equipped Super Hornets are providing a significant advancement in technology over legacy systems, according to a Navy official. “The […]
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Army
FCS MGV Mounted Combat System Turret Tests Begin
The Army is ready to begin strenuous turret testing of the Future Combat Systems (FCS) Manned Ground Vehicle (MGV) Mounted Combat System, marking a major milestone in hardware development for […]
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Business/Financial
GD’s Earnings, Sales Climb On Broad Strength
By Calvin Biesecker Streaking along so far this year, General Dynamics [GD] yesterday reported strong second quarter financials driven by higher earnings, sales and margins at each of its operating […]
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Impact of F-18 Issues On Fleet Won’t Be Known Until Fall, Official Says
By Geoff Fein While concerns that recent findings from a F-18 assessment program show a number of Hornets might not reach the goal of 10,000 flight hours, thus increasing the […]
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CongressKey Lawmakers Not Sold On Navy DDG-1000, DDG-51 Destroyer Change
By Emelie Rutherford Key lawmakers on defense panels said yesterday they were not sold on the Navy’s new plan to stop the DDG-1000 destroyer program at the two ships already […]