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Washington - Oct 09, 2003In a move that aligns a successful acquisition strategy with increasing customer demand for mission-ready unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) systems, Northrop Grumman Corporation announced Wednesday that its Advanced Tactical C4I (ATC4I) organization, which produces the U.S. Army's RQ-5 Hunter UAV, will become a part of the company's Unmanned Systems unit in San Diego. Comtech Gets Order For More Battle Command Terminals 
Melville - Oct 09, 2003Comtech Telecommunications Corp. said Wednesday that it has recently received an aggregate of $14.2 million of new orders for mobile data communications equipment and services. The orders were awarded to the Company's Maryland-based subsidiary, Comtech Mobile Datacom Corp. |
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Boeing To Process Radar Space Radar Data For NIMA
St. Louis - Oct 09, 2003Boeing has received $9.2 million in follow-on orders from the National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA) to produce a digital topographic model of the Earth from radar data collected by the space shuttle Endeavour. Orbital Receives $11M Order For Minotaur Space Launch Vehicle USAF 
Dulles - Oct 03, 2003New Order Represents the Fourth Minotaur Rocket Currently Under Firm Contract Orbital Sciences Corporation said Thursday that the U.S. Air Force has exercised an option order for a Minotaur space launch vehicle under the 10-year Orbital/Suborbital Program-2 (OSP-2) contract that was awarded to the company earlier this year. ATK Achieves 20-Meter Accuracy In Guided Projectile Flight Test 
Minneapolis - Oct 03, 2003Alliant Techsystems (ATK) has announced that a U. S. Navy-industry team achieved unprecedented results in the multi-service pursuit of long-range precision gunnery. On Sept. 24, at the White Sands Missile Range (WMSR) in New Mexico, two Autonomous Naval Support Rounds (ANSR) flew more than 61 miles (54 nautical miles) in less than three minutes. SAIC Wins Space-Based Radar System Integration Contract 
Torrance - Oct 03, 2003Science Applications International Corporation's (SAIC) Space, Air and Information Group today announced a contract award to support the U.S. Air Force's Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) in the development of the Space-Based Radar (SBR), an important national defense program. Titan Awarded $36M SPAWAR Contract For UAV Support 
San Diego - Oct 07, 2003The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center (SPAWAR), Charleston has awarded Titan Corp a four-year (one base year plus three option years), indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contract having a potential value, with options, of $36 million to provide engineering and technical services to support Joint Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Operations. B-2 Bomber's Ability To Deliver "Smart" Weapons Enhanced 
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. |
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. |
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