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ArmyRaytheon Gains Army Missile Defense Contract
The Army gave Raytheon Co. [RTN] a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement, or CRADA, to investigate improvements to integrated air and missile defense mission effectiveness. Under the five-year agreement, Raytheon […]
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SpaceHigh-Powered Laser Being Installed In 747 Plane; Illuminator Laser Passes Test
The high-powered missile-killing laser at the heart of the Airborne Laser (ABL) ballistic missile defense system is being installed in its platform, a highly modified Boeing 747-400F, Northrop Grumman Corp. […]
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Space
TSAT Router Completes Tests
The Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] — Northrop Grumman Corp. [NOC] Transformational Satellite Communications System (TSAT) team was the first to successfully complete the last in a series of verification tests […]
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Defense Watch
The Latest Word On Trends And Developements In Aerospace And Defense Sticker Price. The Cost Analysis Improvement Group (CAIG) last week reported out an initial estimate of $7.2 billion for […]
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Small Precision Munition, Mini Sensors Among SOCOM’s Aircraft-Related Needs
By Michael Sirak FT. WALTON BEACH, Fla.–A small-sized, air-delivered precision munition weighing only about 30 pounds that could be carried by many classes of manned and unmanned aircraft is of […]
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Retired 4-Star Admiral Joins Giuliani’s Staff of Advisers
By Jen DiMascio Presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani (R) last week beefed up his team of experts with the addition of retired Adm. Robert Natter as his senior military adviser. Giuliani […]
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Israel Commits To Civil Airliner Protection Systems
By B.C. Kessner TEL AVIV, Israel–Israel will become the first nation in the world to try to safeguard its commercial airline fleet against missile attacks after the Security Cabinet met […]
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InternationalFirst Lockheed Martin Arrowhead Sensors Installed On Netherlands Apaches
Lockheed Martin [LMT] installed the first two Arrowhead systems on Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) AH-64D Apaches at Gilze Rijen Airbase, Netherlands, the company announced Oct. 10. These installations mark […]
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Air ForceLawmakers Petition Air Force To Oppose Split Purchase of KC-X Tankers
By Jen DiMascio Lawmakers are calling on the Air Force to continue to oppose the idea of dividing between two contractors an award for its next-generation aerial refueling tankers. Separate […]
