Defense Daily
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Net Income Falls Despite Solid Sales Hike At SI International
By Calvin Biesecker SI International [SINT] yesterday reported lower net income and higher sales in the third quarter in line with its own and analysts’ expectations. The federal information technology […]
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Raytheon IDS Examines The Future, Executive Says
By Ann Roosevelt Raytheon‘s [RTN] Integrated Defense Systems (IDS) business looks at future capability in terms of threats, new technology and also by taking a new look at current operations,” […]
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Northrop Grumman Opens Advanced Antenna Testing Facility
Northrop Grumman [NOC] yesterday unveiled a state-of-the-art, $13.7 million facility in Linthicum, Md., with what it says are unmatched capabilities to test sophisticated antennas for military systems, including anticipated business […]
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Boeing Authorizes $7 Billion Stock Repurchase
Boeing [BA] this week approved a new $7 billion stock repurchase program that follows a $3 billion repurchase effort approved last year that is nearing completion. “Our strong financial performance […]
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Thales Delivery Orders Will Field Nearly 40,000 JTRS Handheld Radios
Thales announced Oct. 29 two awards for its AN/PRC-148 JTRS handheld radio from the Joint Program Executive Office Joint Tactical Radio System (JPEO JTRS) under the Consolidated, Interim, Single-channel, Handheld […]
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THAAD Moves To Next Step After Successful Intercept
By Ann Roosevelt The Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile system, built by Lockheed Martin [LMT] and managed by the Missile Defense Agency (MDA), is expanding its target set […]
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Northrop Grumman Announces Team For Coast Guard NAIS
Northrop Grumman [NOC] yesterday said it will be competing to design and install the Coast Guard’s Nationwide Automatic Identification System (NAIS), a two-way maritime digital communication system that will improve […]
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ArmyArmy Seeking Sources For Maritime Sniper Detection System
The Army, in support of U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM), is seeking to identify potential sources and vendors capable of supplying a maritime gunfire detection system that will be ready […]
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Aurora Flight Sciences Acquires Science And Engineering Firm
Aurora Flight Sciences, a designer and developer of advanced unmanned aircraft and other advanced aerospace vehicles, has acquired Payload Systems, Inc. (PSI), a science and engineering services firm for spaceflight […]
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Lawmakers Protest Potential Delay, Changes To Joint Missile Competition
By Jen DiMascio Four Alabama lawmakers are protesting another possible delay to a program that would upgrade the Army and Navy’s Hellfire, Maverick and TOW missiles, marking one of the […]