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Friedrichshafen - Mar 01, 2004ND SatCom, a leading global supplier of satellite based broadband, broadcast and military communication network solutions, today announced the foundation of ND SatCom Defence GmbH. Northrop Grumman Demonstrates Downlink Antenna For EHF Platform 
Redondo Beach - Feb 27, 2004Northrop Grumman has demonstrated electrical performance capabilities of the downlink phased array antenna for the Advanced Extreme High Frequency (EHF) military satellite communications program, reaching a key company development milestone toward providing increased battlefield connectivity and protection for U.S. armed forces. |
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Raytheon Contracts For PASSUR Services To Develop Patriot Missile 
Greenwich - Feb 27, 2004Megadata Corporation announced today that Raytheon Company, of Waltham, Massachusetts has contracted to use a customized version of PASSUR AirportMonitor as a tool in the development of future Patriot missile system capabilities. Metal Storm To Weaponize UAVs For DoD Demonstration 
Arlington - Feb 27, 2004Metal Storm Limited announced today that it is planning to live-fire its 40mm electronic-weapon system on an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) helicopter in the U.S. shortly. Preparation and fabrication are well advanced and a UAV airframe has already been shipped into Australia to commence the weapon/UAV integration process. Lockheed Martin Taps Harris For Key Role On Space Based Radar Team 
Denver - Feb 25, 2004Lockheed Martin has chosen Harris Corporation to be a key member of its team pursing a U.S. Air Force contract to develop the Space Based Radar (SBR) system. Space Based Radar is a transformational system being developed for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to provide global intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) for the military and intelligence community. Peterson Space Battlelab To Demonstrate Near Space Maneuvering Vehicle 
Peterson AFB - Feb 25, 2004Members of the Air Force Space Battlelab will conduct a Phase I demonstration flight of the V-Airship, a Near Space Maneuvering Vehicle, in late February at the new Pecos County/West Texas Spaceport in Ft. Stockton, Texas. Drones, Warplanes And A Dreamliner Star At Asian Aerospace Show 
Singapore (AFP) Feb 25, 2004Unmanned "drones" take centre stage with modern warplanes and long-range commercial aircraft when the world's third biggest aerospace event takes off here Tuesday, with major manufacturers hoping to cash in on Asia's spiralling aviation needs. Lockheed Martin Receives $505 Million for PAC-3 Missile Production
Dallas - Feb 20, 2004Lockheed Martin has received production contracts totaling $505 million for Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Missiles and related support equipment. The battle- proven PAC-3 Missile is currently the world's only fielded hit-to-kill, pure kinetic energy air defense missile. National Missile Defense System Supports MDA War Game 
Colorado Springs - Feb 20, 2004The Lockheed Martin-led Missile Defense National Team recently demonstrated a system architecture that links Joint services, Combatant Commands and disparate systems and sensors in a major Missile Defense Agency (MDA) war game. |
United Defense Wins Ground Based Missile Defense Canister Contract
Minneapolis - Feb 20, 2004 United Defense Industries, Inc. has been awarded a contract for the refurbishment of existing canisters and production of new canisters for the Ground-Based Midcourse Defense system. The total value of the contract, awarded by Boeing is approximately $ 2.1 million if all options are exercised. Commission Proposes Preparatory Action On Security Research 
Brussels - Feb 19, 2004European Research Commissioner Philippe Busquin presented a Communication on Security Research to the European Parliament and the Council on 3 February 2004. Its aim is to explain why action is needed now and to present the issues under consideration. MiniSAR Will Aid Reconnaissance And Precision-Guided Weapons 
Albuquerque - Feb 19, 2004Within a year the National Nuclear Security Administration's Sandia National Laboratories will be flying the smallest synthetic aperture radar (SAR) ever to be used for reconnaissance on near-model-airplane-sized unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and eventually on precision-guided weapons and space applications. Lockheed Martin Team Submits Narrowband Tactical Satellite Plan 
Sunnyvale - Feb 18, 2004A team led by Lockheed Martin has submitted its proposal to design and build the Mobile User Objective System (MUOS), a next-generation narrowband tactical satellite communications system for the U.S. Navy that will provide significantly improved and assured communications for the mobile warfighter. New Eagle Eyes Dual-Mode Seeker Successfully Demonstrated 
Huntsville - Feb 18, 2004The U.S. Army's new Eagle Eyes dual-mode infrared/millimeter-wave radar (IR/MMW) seeker, supplied by Northrop Grumman, successfully detected, acquired, tracked, and struck a moving multiple rocket launcher during a Jan. 11 engineering flight test. SI International Wins $6 Million Air Force Space Command Contract 
Reston - Feb 16, 2004SI International has been awarded a prime contract to provide Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) engineering and technical services to the Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) for defining, developing, fielding, testing, and sustaining their components of the BMD system. The competitive task order has a 11-month base period with a one-year option. The task order's potential value is $6 million, inclusive of the option period. 22nd Northrop Grumman-Built DSP Launched Successfully 
Redondo Beach - Feb 14, 2004The 22nd Northrop Grumman-built Defense Support Program (DSP) satellite was successfully launched today by the U.S. Air Force from Cape Canaveral Air Station. |
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