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UncategorizedAgustaWestland Inks U.K. Missile Integration Deal–First Of Anglo-French Collaborations
AgustaWestland’s U.K. unit will integrate, test and install highly advanced anti-ship missiles for Royal Navy Wildcat helicopters under an approximately $90 million contract, in the first new collaborative equipment project […]
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UncategorizedRaytheon Takes Boomerang Shooter Detection System To The Air
Raytheon [RTN] has taken its sniper detection system Boomerang to the air, testing it on UH-60 Black Hawk and CH-47 Chinook helicopters, as it evolves the technology from systems used […]
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UncategorizedKendall: Bell Helicopter Overcharging DLA for Spares Appears to be Fraud
The Defense Department Office of Inspector General found that the Defense Logistics Agency has been paying Textron’s [TXT] Bell Helicopter millions of dollars more than it ought to in a […]
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UncategorizedDoD Official Cautions Against Rushing To Fund New Rocket Engine
A top Defense Department official on July 16 warned a joint Senate panel against rushing to fund a next-generation rocket engine when parameters and goals for such a project have […]
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UncategorizedAgustaWestland Inks U.K. Missile Integration Deal–First Of Anglo-French Collaborations
AgustaWestland’s U.K. unit will integrate, test and install highly advanced anti-ship missiles for Royal Navy Wildcat helicopters under an approximately $90 million contract, in the first new collaborative equipment project […]
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UncategorizedBezos Invests About $500 Million In Blue Origin
Billionaire entrepreneur Jeff Bezos has invested about $500 million and possibly more into secretive Blue Origin, the space company he founded to pursue cost-effective human access to space. Blue Origin Director […]
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UncategorizedGAO Finds DoD Report On Homeland Missile Defense Offers Limited Insight
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) examined a Defense Department report to congressional defense committees on homeland missile defense and flight tests, but finds it provides limited help for Congress to […]
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UncategorizedOrbital’s Cygnus Spacecraft Successfully Berths With ISS
Orbital Sciences’ [ORB] Cygnus spacecraft successfully completed its rendezvous and approach maneuvers with the International Space Station (ISS) July 16, according to a company statement. After Cygnus was launched July […]
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UncategorizedAir Force Issues First Competitive EELV Mission In 10 Years
The Air Force July 15 issued a request for proposal (RFP) for an Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) mission, its first competitive procurement of a space launch mission in 10 […]
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UncategorizedEarnings Up, Sales Down At Orbital In Second Quarter
Orbital Sciences [ORB] on July 17 posted a slight rise in net income in the second quarter despite a modest decline in sales as an insurance recovery related to a an […]