Army

iRobot (IRBT) yesterday announced it has been awarded a five-year, $200 million ceiling priced Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract for service orders for military robots, spare parts, training and repair services. The […]

Sikorsky [UTX] last week successfully completed the first flight of its X2 Technology Demonstrator, maneuvering the prototype aircraft through hover, forward flight, and a hover turn, in a test flight […]

By Ann Roosevelt Northrop Grumman [NOC] says it set new industry records in all aspects of high-power solid-state laser production, demonstrating the readiness of these compact, portable, speed-of-light weapons to […]

Turkey’s first national main battle tank, The ALTAY Project, is under way under prime contractor Koc Group‘s Otokar. The estimated budget for design, prototype production, tests and qualification of the […]

By Ann Roosevelt Boeing [BA] and Northrop Grumman [NOC] were awarded options to continue advancing work on a High Energy Laser Technology Demonstrator (HEL TD) able to counter rockets, artillery […]

By Calvin Biesecker Serco Group said yesterday that its United States-based division Serco Inc., has agreed to acquire federal services provider SI International [SINT] for $423 million in cash in […]

By Ann Roosevelt Boeing [BA] received a five-year, $4.3 billion Army contract for 181 CH-48F Chinook helicopters and 10 more Chinooks under fiscal year 2008 supplemental funding. The award contains […]

The Army’s TACOM Life Cycle Management Command will hold an Omnibus Industry Day Aug. 27 at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich. "TARDEC has a rich history of creating successful […]

By Ann Roosevelt Lockheed Martin [LMT], under HELLFIRE Services Limited Liability Company (HSLLC), will produce additional combat-proven Hellfirer II precision- strike, laser-guided air-to-ground missiles for U.S. and international armed forces […]

The Army Research Development and Engineering Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., has awarded General Dynamics‘ [GD] Armament and Technical Products approximately $15.7 million for the first year’s production on a […]