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El Segundo - Oct 02, 2003Northrop Grumman's Integrated Systems sector and the U.S. Air Force have successfully demonstrated the operation of a new smart bomb rack assembly (SBRA) that increases the B-2 stealth bomber's capacity to deliver smart (GPS-guided) weapons by a factor of five. Goldeneye Shows Potential For A New Breed Of Unmanned Aircraft 
Manassas - Oct 01, 2003Aurora Flight Sciences has conducted a successful first flight of its unique GoldenEye-100 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), during testing in early September. The barrel-shaped autonomous vehicle was able to execute a smooth vertical take-off and transition to a stable hover well above the ground-hugging mist at the Manassas Regional Airport in Virginia. |
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French Government Selects Air Defense Radar Team
Paris - Oct 01, 2003ThalesRaytheonSystems has signed a 70 million euros (approximately $78 million) contract with the French defense procurement agency, Delegation Generale pour l'Armement (DGA), to develop a demonstrator for a new generation of air defense radar. The contract will be conducted in partnership with the Thales Group. Lockheed Martin To Develop High Altitude Airship for Missile Defense 
Akron - Sep 30, 2003The Missile Defense Agency today awarded Lockheed Martin a $40 million design and risk reduction contract as the next phase of the advanced technology concept demonstration to deliver a high altitude airship (HAA) prototype in 2006. Lockheed Martin Unveils Advanced Air-Space Integration Lab 
Colorado Springs - Sep 30, 2003Lockheed Martin unveiled Monday its new HI-Vision Air-Space Integration Lab, a state-of-the-art development and integration facility designed to enable collaboration with customers and industry partners for future advancements in Joint command and control (C2) across air and space domains. Curtiss-Wright To Develop Weapons Hoist Unmanned Combat Air System 
Roseland - Sep 29, 2003Curtiss-Wright Corporation said Friday that The Boeing Company awarded it a contract to design, develop and integrate the weapons bay hoist systems for the new Joint Unmanned Combat Air System (J-UCAS) X-45 program. Russia Proposes Global Ban On Space Armss 
New York - Sep 29, 2003Russia has proposed a global ban on the deployment of weapons in outer space reports Interfax. "We are for preparing a comprehensive agreement on the nondeployment of weapons in outer space and invite countries with space potential to join the Russian initiative," President Vladimir Putin told the 58th session of the UN General Assembly in New York. Marines Selects Northrop Grumman ABC Warning System 
Herndon - Sep 26, 2003The U.S. Marine Corps Systems Command has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation a contract to design, implement, and field the next generation chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) defense warning and reporting system. ATK Demonstrates Rocket Motor for Missile Defense Applications 
Minneapolis - Sep 26, 2003Alliant Techsystems (ATK) has successfully tested a high-performance Advanced Solid Axial Stage (ASAS) 32-inch-diameter solid rocket motor demonstrating critical technologies required for future missile defense, as well as strategic and tactical mission applications. |
Establishing Baseline Procedures For Bioforensics In The Age Of Terror
Los Alamos - Sep 25, 2003 Following the 2001 anthrax mail attacks it became clear to law enforcement and forensic scientists that high-quality procedures for the handling of bioagents used in alleged criminal activity were not standardized across the research labs that were asked to respond. Raytheon Group Mulls Predator UAVs For NATO Radar System 
Washington - Sep 24, 2003An international consortium led by Raytheon that is vying to build a $4 billion airborne radar system for NATO is inclined to incorporate Predator B unmanned aerial vehicles in its proposal, a Raytheon executive said Tuesday. Rockwell Collins To Help Supply Advanced Satcom To USAF 
Cedar Rapids - Sep 24, 2003Rockwell Collins has been selected to join the Boeing team in the development of the Family of Advanced Beyond-Line-of-Sight Terminals (FAB-T) for the U.S. Air Force. Boeing is the prime contractor for a six-year, $273 million contract to design and develop the first increment of wideband satellite communications terminals for a transformational Department of Defense initiative known as FAB-T. Orbital Wins $14 Million Launch Deal For Missile Defense Tests 
Dulles - Sep 24, 2003Orbital Sciences has been awarded a sole-source contract for the Critical Measurements and Countermeasures (CMCM-1) Program under the Critical Measurements Program (CMP) contract by U.S. Army's Space and Missile Defense Command (USASMDC), located in Huntsville, AL. Northrop Grumman To Service Vandenberg Communications For Space Command
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." 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. |
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