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Northrop Grumman has unveiled its vertical-launch, horizontal-landing reusable booster design for the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency’s (DARPA) XS-1 experimental spaceplane program. Northrop, teamed with subsidiary Scaled Composites and Virgin Galactic, is working under a 13-month,...
Lockheed Martin has received a contract through the National Center for Manufacturing Sciences (NCMS) for the U.S. Navy to evaluate and test two FORTIS exoskeletons. This marks the first procurement of Lockheed Martin’s exoskeletons...
The article summarized here appeared on http://spendergast.blogspot.be/ and includes a global survey of the E-3 Sentry program. AWACS upgrade achieves initial operational capability – U.S. Air Force The commander of Air Combat Command, Gen. Mike Hostage, declared...
FR MoD / new technologies / UAV / UK MoD
A version of this article appears in the August 11/18 double issue of Aviation Week & Space Technology. New low-observable technologies, a highly reliable turbofan engine and multifunction radar are among the technologies that...
Around the world, threats to densely populated locations such as subways, train stations and airports underscore the need for new counterterrorism methods – especially the capability to investigate suspicious objects that may contain weapons...
Shock waves from battlefield explosions are invisible threats for U.S. Soldiers and their top-of-the-line combat helmets, but with new studies in synthetic human physiology, researchers are learning how to lessen blast wave effects on...
Raytheon Co., El Segundo, California, has been awarded a $22,000,000 modification (P00015) to FA8807-12-C-0012 for software coding and security on the military global positioning system user equipment contract. The total cumulative face value of...
DRS Technologies, Inc., a Finmeccanica Company, announced that it will provide logistics support to the U.S. Air Force’s Halvorsen 25K Aircraft Cargo Loaders around the globe. The Air Force awarded DRS Sustainment Systems, Inc....
Boeing and subsidiary Insitu Inc. today named Ryan Hartman Insitu president and CEO, effective immediately. Hartman most recently served as senior vice president, Insitu Programs. He succeeds CEO Steve Morrow, who is retiring. “Insitu...
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) an $89.7 million contract option to continue operating and supporting the Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) system in support of overseas contingency missions through...
North Vancouver, BC – Seaspan today announced that Tim Page has joined Seaspan Shipyards as Vice President, Government Relations. Tim will provide leadership to Seaspan Shipyards, acting as the primary representative with Government agencies and non-Government...
Air Systems / Contracts / ISR
Boeing has received a contract from NATO worth approximately $250 million to install digital flight decks and avionics on 13 of the alliance’s Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft, which are based on...
Finmeccanica Chief Executive Officer and General Manager Mauro Moretti presents an overview of the “New Finmeccanica” and Group Priorities. Finmeccanica CFO Giampiero Cutillo details the 2014 Half Year Results in details (from minute 21)...
Rockwell Collins Satellite Communications Systems Inc. has been acquired by an Atlanta based private investor group and renamed DataPath Inc, reviving a brand long known for quality and innovation in remote field communications. The...
Air Systems / Contracts / UAV
AgustaWestland completed a demonstration of its Rotorcraft Unmanned Aerial System / Optionally Piloted Helicopter (RUAS/OPH) to the Italian Ministry of Defence. The trials were conducted to evaluate modern remote controlled rotorcraft technology and its...
Beechcraft Corporation, a subsidiary of Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. company, has launched a new demonstrator dedicated to showcasing the Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities of its Baron G58 piston-engine aircraft. video...
ISR / MSA / new technologies
The current plans for the lifetime extension through 2018 of Sentinel capability will see a number of key investments to both maintain current capability and the delivery of potential improvements to support a broader...
audio here Huge commercial potential of UAVs has already prompted many entrepreneurs to start using them in their businesses. Drones are already in great demand among filmmakers who seek impressive camera shots....
The aircraft flew from an air base in the Mediterranean and across several European countries, including the UK, as part of a NATO trial known as Unified Vision 2014. The flights aim to assist...
Lockheed Martin received from the prime, Huntington Ingalls Industries, a $69 million contract to support the United States Coast Guard’s efforts to enforce maritime sovereignty and address at-sea threats. Huntington Ingalls Industries builds the NSC hulls...
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