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UncategorizedBoeing Receives $250 Million To Upgrade NATO AWACS
Boeing [BA] received a NATO contract valued at about $250 million to install digital flight decks and avionics on 13 of the alliance’s Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft, […]
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UncategorizedObama Signs Iron Dome Funding Bill For Immediate Boost in Interceptor Production
President Barack Obama signed into law late Aug. 4 a bill providing $225 million in emergency supplemental funding for the Iron Dome missile defense system in Israel. The funding for […]
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UncategorizedNexter, CILAS Plan Joint Research On Developing Platform-based Laser Weapons
French firms Nexter Systems and CILAS signed a letter of intent in mid-June for joint research work on the development of platform-based laser weapons. This is an opportunity for Nexter, […]
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UncategorizedSpaceX Launches AsiaSat 8 Satellite
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) Aug. 5 successfully launched the AsiaSat 8 satellite from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., company CEO and chief designer Elon Musk said on Twitter. […]
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UncategorizedDynCorp International To Provide Radio Support to Army In Kosovo
DynCorp International will provide land mobile radio support in Kosovo under a potential $978,000 contract issued by the U.S. Army with one base year and two, six month options. The […]
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UncategorizedGPS IIF-7 Now Operational, Boeing Says
The Air Force’s seventh Global Positioning System IIF-series (GPS IIF-7) satellite successfully launched Aug. 1 sent signals to controllers, confirming it is operating properly, according to GPS IIF prime contractor […]
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UncategorizedLatest Virginia-class Sub Completes Sea Trials
The USS North Dakota (SSN-784), the 11th and latest of the Virginia-class (SSN-774) attack submarines, has returned after completing its first voyage in open seas to conduct sea trials, contractor […]
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UncategorizedUniversity of Maryland Launches New UAS Test Site
The University of Maryland (UMD) A. James Clark School of Engineering said Tuesday it is launching a new Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Test Site in southern Maryland. With support from […]
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UncategorizedAAR Tapped To Overhaul Army UH-60 Black Hawk APUs
AAR [AIR] recently said it was chosen by the Army under a five year contract potentially worth more than $23 million to upgrade and overhaul Auxiliary Power Units (APUs) for […]
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UncategorizedArmy Late This Month Expects Future Vertical Lift Technology Selection
The Aviation and Missile Research Development and Engineering Center (AMRDEC) said the Army has reached a continued investment decision on the Joint Multi-Role (JMR) Technology Demonstrator (TD) Air Vehicle Demo […]