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General Dynamics Awarded $18 Million Gun System Contract by Raytheon

Raytheon Missile Systems of Louisville, Ky., has awarded General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products an $18 million contract to produce gun systems for the Phalanx Block 1B Close-In-Weapon System (CIWS) and the Centurion Land-Based Phalanx CIWS.

09 January 2009: General Dynamics

 

FLIR Systems announces Delivery Orders for $30.4 Million from the U.S. Army

FLIR Systems, Inc. has been awarded two delivery orders totaling $30.4 million from the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command in Huntsville, Alabama for its Star SAFIRE(R) III stabilized multi sensor systems.

08 January 2009: FLIR Systems

 

Lockheed Martin - first live warhead ground launch test of the DAGR(TM) guidance kit

Lockheed Martin has successfully conducted the first live warhead ground launch test of the DAGR(TM) guidance kit for the 2.75-inch rocket. DAGR is now 12-for-12 in contractor-funded flight tests.

07 January 2009: Lockheed Martin

 

Saab signs BILL anti-tank missile system contract worth more than 10 million Euro

Saab signed a contract concerning life time extension of the BILL anti-tank missile system. The order value is approximately 10 million Euro (approx. SEK 104 million).

02 January 2009: Saab

 

Rockwell Collins delivers TacNet™ data link to Raytheon for Joint Standoff Weapon

Rockwell Collins has delivered the first TacNet data link as part of the U.S. Navy's Strike Common Weapon Data Link Program. Raytheon Company recently approved final testing and accepted delivery of TacNet for integration into their weapon systems

24 December 2008: Rockwell Collins

 

Lockheed Martin's Aegis Combat System Enters Operation in Republic of Korea

Lockheed Martin's 94th Aegis System entered active service today under the flag of the fifth nation to join the worldwide Aegis fleet - the Republic of Korea (ROK).

23 December 2008: Lockheed Martin

 

MineWolf Systems - Latest company news

2008 was a very exciting year for MineWolf Systems. Our activities expanded significantly around the globe, including MineWolf machines deployed to new humanitarian demining projects in Africa (Sudan, Rwanda), the Balkans (Croatia) the Middle-East (Jordan, Lebanon, UAE), South America (Chile) and to the United States.

22 December 2008: MineWolf Systems AG

 

Saab - additional order of anti-tank weapon to Finland

Saab has received an order from the Finnish Defence Forces for an additional number of the new anti-tank weapon NLAW. The order is valued to approximately 200 MSEK.

18 December 2008: Saab

 

Boeing Missile Defense Work Adds $193 Million a Year to Arizona Economy

Boeing has, through its work on the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) program, contributed more than $193 million to Arizona's economy in 2007 and supported more than 1,900 direct and indirect jobs in the state, according to an Arizona State University study released today.

15 December 2008: Boeing

 

Boeing-led Missile Defense Team Intercepts Target in Most Complex Test to Date

Boeing, working with industry teammates and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency, today completed the successful intercept of a target warhead in the most challenging test to date of the United States' only long-range ballistic missile defense system.

08 December 2008: Boeing

 

Northrop Grumman - Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system tested

Northrop Grumman's Fire Control Products Play Key Role in Guiding Interceptor During Today's Successful Missile Defense Test

08 December 2008: Northrop Grumman

 

ATK - Space Threat Assessment Testbed System (STAT)

ATK Awarded $26.1 Million Contract to Develop and Manufacture the Space Threat Assessment Testbed System (STAT)

06 December 2008: ATK

 

General Dynamics - Trident Fire Control System Contract

The U.S. Navy has awarded General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems a $52 million contract modification to provide operational support; field engineering, repair and return services; training; and system development for the U.S. and U.K. TRIDENT II (D5) Fire Control System (FCS). The

05 December 2008: General Dynamics

 

Boeing - Minuteman Contract from Northrop Grumman

Boeing Company has received a $3.7 million contract from Northrop Grumman Corp. to evaluate enhancements to communications security and replacements for data-storage media for the U.S. Air Force's Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) system.

02 December 2008: Boeing

 

Lockheed Martin - Airborne laser tests successful

Lockheed Martin has announced that the U.S. Missile Defense Agency's Airborne Laser (ABL) team has successfully fired the High Energy Laser through the Lockheed Martin-developed Beam Control/Fire Control system.

02 December 2008: Lockheed Martin

 

Smith & Wesson - Latest update

Orders for Military & Police (M&P) Pistol Series.

26 November 2008: Smith & Wesson

 

Boeing - Royal Netherlands Navy Launches Harpoons From New Frigate

The Royal Netherlands Navy has successfully test-launched two Boeing Harpoon missiles from air defense and command frigate (LCF) HMS De Zeven Provinciën. The exercise, which was the first LCF launch of a Harpoon, was held off the coast of Virginia on 8 Nov. 08.

26 November 2008: Boeing

 

Boeing JDAM ER Weapon System Successful in Royal Australian Air Force Flight Tests

The Boeing Joint Direct Attack Munition Extended Range (JDAM ER) weapon system successfully completed testing with the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in August.

26 November 2008: Boeing

 

Northrop Grumman - static fire test of the KEI first stage rocket motor

Northrop Grumman Corporation, industry teammates and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) today conducted a successful static fire test of the Kinetic Energy Interceptors (KEI) first stage rocket motor that verified performance of key components in their flight configuration.

25 November 2008: Northrop Grumman

 

Northrop Grumman - FIRESTRIKE(tm) Laser

Northrop Grumman Announces the FIRESTRIKE(tm) Laser, World's First Weaponized Solid-State Laser for U.S. Military Services

20 November 2008: Northrop Grumman

 

General Dynamics - GAU-22/A gun systems for the F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter aircraft

General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products, a business unit of General Dynamics, has been awarded two contracts by Lockheed Martin for the production of GAU-22/A gun systems for the F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter aircraft. The contracts have a combined value of nearly $9 million.

17 November 2008: General Dynamics

 

UK MoD - On target - final sniper rifle is delivered to troops

Snipers fulfil a vital and enduring role on the battlefield, in terms of intelligence gathering, target identification and eliminating high value targets.

13 November 2008: UK MoD

 

Lockheed Martin - Laser Guided Bomb (LGB) GBU-12 kits for U.S. Air Force

Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $30 million split-share competition award to deliver paveway II Laser Guided Bomb (LGB) GBU-12 kits to the U.S. Air Force. Delivery is scheduled to begin in early 2009.

11 November 2008: Lockheed Martin

 

BAE Systems’ Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS)

BAE Systems’ Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) contract has been transferred from the U.S. Army to the Department of the Navy.

06 November 2008: BAE Systems

 

Boeing Celebrates 20th Anniversary of 1st Avenger Delivery to US Army

Boeing has announced that Nov. 1 marked the 20th anniversary of its first Avenger fire unit delivery to the U.S. Army.

04 November 2008: Boeing

 
 
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