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UncategorizedNorthrop Grumman Wins Contract for Next-Gen Marine Helicopter Mission Computer
Naval Air Systems Command awarded Northrop Grumman [NOC] a contract to supply a next-generation mission computer for the Marine Corps’ H-1 helicopter upgrade program, the company said Nov. 16. Northrop […]
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UncategorizedUnmanned Helicopters Perform Firefighting Demonstration, Lockheed Martin Says
A team of unmanned aircraft produced by Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Kaman [KAMN] successfully demonstrated its ability to support firefighting operations, Lockheed Martin said. In a Nov. 6 demonstration, an […]
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UncategorizedRolls-Royce Wins Contract for V-22 Engine Services
Rolls-Royce was awarded a two-year $287 million contract to provide aftermarket engine support for the U.S. Marine Corps and Air Force V-22 fleets, the company said on Nov. 25. The […]
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Navy/USMCGAO Says Ford Carrier Cost Will Likely Increase
The Government Accountability Office issued a report this week predicting that the cost of the Navy’s first of the Gerald R. Ford class (CVN-78) of aircraft carriers will further rise […]
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UncategorizedIsrael Successfully Tests Barak-8 Missile Defense System
The Israeli Ministry of Defense (IMOD) completed a successful test of the Barak-8 Air and Missile Defense System on Nov. 10, prime contractor Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) said. The Barak-8s […]
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UncategorizedAegis BMD Hits Three Targets In Simultaneous Test
The Pentagon’s sea-based ballistic missile defense system known as Aegis successfully took out a short range ballistic missile and two low flying cruise missiles during a test on Nov. 6 […]
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UncategorizedAir Force Lays Ground Work For Weather System Follow-On Procurement
The Air Force is laying the ground work for procurement of a new-start program called the Weather System Follow-On (WSF) with a Milestone A goal of fiscal year 2015. Air […]
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UncategorizedATK Sees Little Risk To Orbital’s Recovery Plan And Finances
ATK [ATK] President and CEO Mark DeYoung on Nov. 19 said his company and its board of directors believe that Orbital Sciences [ORB] has a sound recovery plan for NASA’s […]
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UncategorizedULA Could Have ‘Trades’ On Next-Generation Launch Vehicle Done By January
United Launch Alliance (ULA) could have internal tradeoffs done as early as January on what will go into its next-generation launch vehicle to pair with the company’s Blue Origin-developed engine, […]
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UncategorizedNOAA Moves Up JPSS-2 Launch By One Year
The National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) moved up by one year the launch of its second Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) satellite from fiscal year 2022 to a goal of […]