Raytheon Company and Emirates Advanced Investments (EAI) completed a series of environmental guided test flights of the TALON Laser-Guided Rocket. The TALON LGR rounds were pre-conditioned in extreme hot and cold temperatures prior to the flights and hit targets at

The first Saab 340 Erieye AEW, Airborne Early Warning, for Thailand completed its maiden flight together with the first Royal Thai Air Force Gripen on November 13.The Saab 340 Erieye AEW flight took two hours and 14 minutes and was

Alliant Techsystems, announced that it delivered a third AC-208B "Combat Caravan" aircraft to the Iraq Training and Advisory Mission in Kirkuk, Iraq. To date, ATK has delivered 11 modified C-208 aircraft in support of U.S. Government contracts for rebuilding the

Raytheon Company has been awarded a $20.5 million Foreign Military Sales contract for spares to support planned Patriot Configuration-3 system upgrades for the State of Kuwait.This sole source, not-to-exceed contract from the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal,

Saab will develop and upgrade the Swedish Armed Forces SK60 training aircraft to secure its use until 2017. The order from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration, FMV, is valued at MSEK 130. It includes the installation of a new GPS,

BAE Systems has successfully flown the largest fully autonomous unmanned aircraft ever to be built in the UK. The next generation autonomous system, MANTIS, completed its maiden flight in Woomera, South Australia.During subsequent flights, MANTIS successfully completed a series of

Two World War II Japanese submarines, designed with revolutionary technology to attack the U.S. mainland, have been discovered off the Hawaiian coast of Oahu. They are the I-14, which carried two aircraft while submerged; and the I-201, one of the

at the U.S. Navy's Underwater Test Facility at Seneca Lake, N.Y.The cylindrical array is the primary acoustic sensor for submerged operations. It consists of a special hydrophone configuration that is unique to every platform. Lockheed [...]

APKWS), a technology that increases the accuracy and cost-effectiveness of airborne weapon systems. The tests seek to confirm the production readiness of the APKWS rocket and its ability to meet Navy and Marine Corps requirements, including safely launching from [...]

Combined Task Force 150, the coalition maritime security operation, commanded by Danish Commodore Per Bigum Christensen aboard the flagship HDMS Absalon, returned from its 6 month tour in April of this year, and is now preparing to be led out

Alliant Techsystems has received a $100 million contract from Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) to produce solid rocket propulsion systems for all three stages of the U.S. Navy's Trident II (D-5) Fleet Ballistic Missile (FBM).Under terms of the annual contract, ATK

A team led by Raytheon Company has been awarded a contract to help the Defense Information Systems Agency develop integrated network operations situational awareness (NetOps SA) across Department of Defense classified and unclassified cyber networks.Under the $28 million award, Raytheon

AAI Corporation, an operating unit of Textron Systems, a Textron Inc. company, announced today that its United Kingdom (U.K.) based strategic business ESL Defence Ltd. has sold its 500th Baringa Missile Warning System Test Set. This milestone occurred with a

Lockheed Martin Australia of Canberra and Acacia Research, Ltd. of Adelaide are teaming to pursue the combat system integrator role for the Royal Australian Navy's Future Submarine project, SEA 1000. Under this Department of Defence project, 12 next-generation submarines are

MBDA, is bidding for two separate demilitarisation contracts involving a combined total of 49,000 MLRS rockets currently held in the UK and French inventory.In keeping with the spirit of the 2008 Oslo accord, the UK and France are already looking

Raytheon moves closer to its first international sale of RACR (Raytheon Advanced Combat Radar) following approval for the company to move forward with technical discussions with at least two potential customers.Both countries are looking to upgrade their F-16 fleets within

The Pratt & Whitney's F135 engine powering the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter has completed altitude qualification ground testing, the final testing that demonstrates the operability and performance required for Conventional Take-off and Landing (CTOL) and Carrier Variant (CV) Initial Service

Giga-tronics Incorporated announced today that its Microsource subsidiary is part of the Boeing F-15E Radar Modernization Program (RMP) that recently received the designation of AN/APG-82(v)1 from the U.S. Air Force.The addition of the Raytheon-built APG-82 radar will incorporate Active Electronically

The United States has filed a lawsuit against Kaman Dayron Inc., alleging that the Orlando, Fla., defense contractor violated the False Claims Act by knowingly substituting non-conforming parts in fuzes (sophisticated ignition devices incorporating mechanical and/or electronic components) supplied to

After completing a flight development contract for the Indian Air Force (IAF), BAE Systems has delivered the 24th and final UK built Indian Hawk.Following a 3,000 mile journey across Europe, Africa and the Middle East, the aircraft, flown by BAE