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Herndon - Sep 23, 2003Northrop Grumman Corporation's Information Technology (IT) sector has been awarded a contract by InDyne, Inc. to support the Air Force Space Command's Western Range Operations, Communications and Information (WROCI) at Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB), Calif. Air Force Space Command At 21 
Peterson AFB - Sep 22, 2003This month the Air Force Space Command celebrated its twenty-first anniversary of operations. When Space Command was first activated on Sept. 1, 1982, the first commander, Gen. James Hartinger, remarked at the time that this was "a crucial milestone in the evolution of military space operations." |
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ViaSat to Supply Mobile VSAT Systems for Joint Combat Camera
Carlsbad - Sep 22, 2003ViaSat Inc. has received a subcontract for approximately $1.5 million from VSE Corporation for mobile, rapid-deploy LINKWAY satellite terminals. Using the terminals, military camera crews will be able to quickly and securely transmit video and still imagery from forward military areas to headquarters and command locations in the field, as well as back to the U.S. ViaSat will also provide system engineering, integration, installation services, and training in the U.S. and abroad. Orbital Suborbital to Test Advanced Earth Penetrator for Air Force 
Dulles - Sep 22, 2003Orbital Sciences Corporation earlier this month was issued a task order issued under the Sounding Rockets Program Follow-on (SRP-2) contract by U.S. Air Force's Space and Missile Systems Center Detachment 12, located in Albuquerque, NM for a suborbital rocket that will test an advanced penetrator. Boeing/Insitu ScanEagle UAV Completes Long-Endurance Flight 
St. Louis - Sep 22, 2003ScanEagle, a low-cost, long-endurance autonomous unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) developed and built by Boeing and The Insitu Group, successfully demonstrated its long-endurance capability when it completed a 15.2-hour flight at the Boeing Boardman test facility in eastern Oregon. $85 Million Awarded For Research On Human Immunity And Biodefense 
WASHINGTON - Sep 19, 2003A better understanding of the human immune response to potential agents of bioterror and rapid development of countermeasures such as vaccines and therapies are among the objectives of a new program announced today by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), one of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Harris Awarded $7.7 Million Contract By Sea-based X-band Radar 
Harris Corporation has been awarded a $7.7 million contract by Boeing to provide systems engineering, integration services, and satellite communications equipment for the U.S. Missile Defense Agency's (MDA) Sea-Based X-band (SBX) Radar program. X-Band Radar (XBR) is the tracking and discrimination radar used for the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system.ATK Delivers 42 Advanced Solid Rocket Motors For LOSAT Contract 
Minneapolis - Sep 19, 2003Alliant Techsystems (ATK) has completed delivery of 42 advanced solid rocket motors to Lockheed Martin for use in the U.S. Army's Line-of-Sight Antitank (LOSAT) weapon system. After additional flight test qualifications, the program is scheduled to begin Low-Rate Initial Production (LRIP) in 2004. Northrop Grumman To Develop Illuminator Laser For Missile Defense 
Redondo Beach - Sep 18, 2003Northrop Grumman's Space Technology sector will develop the Strategic Illuminator Laser (SILL) for the Missile Defense Agency (MDA), providing a crucial component for systems such as the Airborne Laser (ABL) and future space-based programs. |
Pratt & Whitney Joins Unmanned Combat Air Systems Team
Washington - Sep 18, 2003Northrop Grumman has added Pratt & Whitney to the Northrop Grumman-led team competing for the Department of Defense's joint unmanned combat air system (J-UCAS) program. Getting The Software Right Critical To Missile Defense 
Herndon - Sep 18, 2003Northrop Grumman Corporation provided ground command and launch equipment (CLE) software for a successful flight test of a prototype booster for the ground-based midcourse defense (GMD) program. The launch took place last month from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Lockheed Martin Announces Deal To Buy Titan Corporation 
San Diego - Sep 17, 2003Lockheed Martin Corporation and Titan Corporation have entered into a definitive agreement for Lockheed Martin to acquire Titan. Under the merger agreement, shareholders of Titan may elect to receive $22 per share in cash, an equivalent amount of Lockheed Martin common stock or a combination. Development and Production of Next Generation Global Hawk Begins 
Washington - Sep 16, 2003U.S. and allied war fighters can look forward to a new larger, more capable model of the U.S. Air Force's Global Hawk unmanned aerial reconnaissance system. Northrop Grumman Corporation's Integrated Systems sector, the Global Hawk prime contractor, has begun developing and producing the new RQ-4B model following a recent $30.1 million award by the Air Force for advanced procurement activities and long lead hardware. Congress To Hear More On Looming Cyber Crash 
Washington - Sep 16, 2003Dan Verton, senior writer at IDG's Computerworld and renowned national expert on cyber-security, has been invited by the House Committee on Government Reform to testify at a hearing on September 18 regarding the security of industrial control systems in the nation's critical infrastructure. L-3 Communications Awarded $24 Million Army Block 1 Phoenix Program 
New York - Sep 16, 2003L-3 Communications has announced that its Communication Systems-West (L-3 CS-West) division has been awarded $24 million for the building, testing, certification and delivery of eight High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) Block 1 Extended Capacity Vehicle (ECV) mounted Tri-Band Satellite Communications Systems for the Block 1 Phoenix Program. Harris Delivers Lightweight Multiband Satellite Terminals To Marines
Quantico - Sep 16, 2003Harris Corporation has delivered 13 of the first 28 transit case- configured Lightweight Multiband Satellite Terminals (LMST) to the U.S. Marine Corps. The highly mobile LMST ground terminals provide deployed military forces with reach-back to headquarters operations as well as satellite-based voice, video, and data communications connectivity within the battlefield. |
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