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Lockheed Martin Wins Contract with U.S. Army Modernization of Launcher Family

Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $30 million contract to lead the U.S. Army's modernization of the M299(TM) launcher family. The modernization program calls for a multi-platform missile launcher to carry and launch the family of HELLFIRE II missiles from current and future Army rotary-wing and unmanned aerial system (UAS) platforms.

07 October 2008: Lockheed Martin

 

Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet a Finalist in Brazil Fighter Aircraft Competition

Boeing has announced that the Brazilian Air Force has selected the F/A-18E/F Block II Super Hornet as one of three aircraft to be evaluated in the Request for Proposals phase of Brazil's F-X2 fighter competition.

06 October 2008: Boeing

 

Boeing Awarded Initial Phase of Estimated $3 Billion Contract for C-17 Support

Boeing Company has been awarded the initial phase of a new three-year U.S. Air Force contract to continue the C-17 Globemaster III Sustainment Partnership (GSP) program following a decade of comprehensive logistics support of C-17 fleets around the world.

06 October 2008: Boeing

 

AgustaWestland Service Centre In The Republic Of Korea

AgustaWestland has announced that KBHC, soon to be renamed UI Helicopters, a subsidiary of AgustaWestland exclusive official distributor UII - United Industries International, has been appointed AgustaWestland Service Centre in the Republic of Korea. The Service Centre will be located at Yesang, just outside of Seoul, and will be operational by the end of 2008.

03 October 2008: AgustaWestland Helicopters Ltd

 

SECOM Takes Delivery Of Its AW109 Power Helicopter

AgustaWestland and Kaigai Aviotech have announced that SECOM, the largest security company in Japan, has taken delivery of its corporate-configured AW109 Power helicopter.

03 October 2008: AgustaWestland Helicopters Ltd

 

NATO Consortium Completes Agreement to Acquire Boeing C-17s

Boeing has announced that an international consortium of 10 NATO members -- joined by Partnership for Peace nations Sweden and Finland -- signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Sept. 24 to acquire three Boeing C-17 Globemaster III long-range cargo jets. The agreement sets the stage for NATO's first major defense purchase in 30 years.

02 October 2008: Boeing

 

Lockheed Martin's F-22 Raptor as an exemplary program in PBL

The U.S. Department of Defense has recognized Lockheed Martin's F-22 Raptor as an exemplary program in Performance Based Logistics (PBL), an innovative support approach that provides higher aircraft readiness to warfighters and lower overall costs to taxpayers.

02 October 2008: Lockheed Martin

 

Curtiss-Wright Acquires Mechetronics

Curtiss-Wright has announced that it has acquired Mechetronics Ltd for $2.8 million. Mechetronics develops and supplies solenoids and solenoid valves for industrial markets. The business will become part of Curtiss-Wright's Motion Control segment.

02 October 2008: Curtiss Wright Corporation

 

Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor 50,000 hours

The Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor surpassed more than 50,000 total flight hours in August while establishing new standards in capability and maturity.

30 September 2008: Lockheed Martin

 

General Dynamics - Swiss F/A-18 Hornet fighter fleet contract

General Dynamics Information Technology, a business unit of General Dynamics, was awarded a contract to provide program management services for the Swiss government's F/A-18 Hornet fighter fleet.

26 September 2008: General Dynamics

 

Boeing Awarded Contract for B-52 Advanced Targeting

Boeing has announced a $15 million contract award from the U.S. Air Force to develop advanced targeting capabilities for the B-52 Stratofortress.

26 September 2008: Boeing

 

AgustaWestland - VH-71 presidential helicopter program milestone

The VH-71 presidential helicopter program achieved another major milestone today when the first operational pilot production helicopter (PP-1) completed its maiden flight at AgustaWestland's facility in Yeovil, England.

22 September 2008: AgustaWestland Helicopters Ltd

 

BAE Systems - First UK trance 2 twin-seat Typhoon begins final Assembly

The first UK Tranche 2 twin-seat Typhoon is now in the final stages of assembly at BAE Systems Warton.

21 September 2008: BAE Systems

 

AgustaWestland - Uganda Police AW119 Achieves Mission Readiness

AgustaWestland is pleased to announce that the Uganda Police Air Wing has started operating its new AW119 Koala single engine helicopter.

18 September 2008: AgustaWestland Helicopters Ltd

 

Lockheed Martin - C5-A Avionics modernization program

The Lockheed Martin C-5 Avionics Modernization Program (AMP) reached another milestone this week with the induction of the first U.S. Air Force C-5A into the program.

18 September 2008: Lockheed Martin

 

Northrop Grumman Makes the Case for a 2018 Next-Generation Bomber

Research paper from company think tank outlines military, operational benefits of a new stealthy, long range strike system

15 September 2008: Northrop Grumman

 

Boeing Completes Mission System Flight Testing for US AWACS Block 40/45 Upgrade

Boeing has completed mission system flight testing for Block 40/45, the largest upgrade in the history of the U.S. E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) fleet.

13 September 2008: Boeing

 

XCOR - Nelson as Chief Operating Officer

Company focused on safe, reliable and reusable rocket technology

10 September 2008: XCOR Aerospace

 

Boeing's C-130 AMP Flight Marks Completion of Software Development

Boeing has completed software development for its C-130 Avionics Modernization Program (AMP).

08 September 2008: Boeing

 

WestWind Technologies Wins U.S. Army Materiel Command Program

Will Serve as Prime on Aviation Contract

06 September 2008: WestWind Technologies

 

Lockheed Martin - New wings for U.S. Navy's P-3 Orion fleet

Lockheed Martin has received a $129.3 million contract to build a total of 13 new outer wing sets for the U.S. Navy's P-3 Orion fleet. The all new production outer wings will be delivered to the Navy beginning in early 2010 for installation on selected aircraft.

05 September 2008: Lockheed Martin

 

Northrop Grumman - X-47B carrier demonstration system air vehicles

The first of two X-47B carrier demonstration system air vehicles is well over 50 percent complete and ahead of its build schedule, enabling this first flight in November 2009, just over 24 months from initial contract award. This is a historical step toward operating an unmanned combat aircraft aboard a Navy aircraft carrier.

03 September 2008: Northrop Grumman

 

Boeing Awarded US Army Contract for 191 CH-47F Chinook Helicopters

27 August 2008: Boeing

 

Boeing, US Navy Offer Super Hornet for Denmark Fighter Competition

Boeing and the U.S. Navy delivered a proposal Aug. 15 offering the advanced F/A-18E/F Super Hornet to the Royal Danish Air Force as part of Denmark's New Combat Aircraft competition.

27 August 2008: Boeing

 

Lockheed Martin - Arrowhead and Longbow Support for Apache Block III

The Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT]/Northrop Grumman [NYSE: NOC] Longbow Unmanned Aerial Systems Tactical Common Data Link Assembly (UTA) and Lockheed Martin'sArrowhead modernized target acquisition/night vision sensor debuted during the first flight of the U.S. Army's AH-64 Apache Block III attack helicopter.

25 August 2008: Lockheed Martin

 
 
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