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Florence, Italy (SPX) Sep 15, 2004Raytheon and EADS SPACE Transportation have signed a cooperative agreement to begin collaborating on ballistic missile defense (BMD) interceptor programs in Europe, the United States and around the world. United Defense Integrates And Fires ETC Gun From Combat Vehicle 
Minneapolis MN (SPX) Sep 14, 2004United Defense Industries achieved an industry first recently when it successfully fired a 120mm Electrothermal Chemical (ETC) gun from a hybrid electric drive combat vehicle. |
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DARPA Seeks Soldier Memory System
WASHINGTON (UPI) Sep 13, 2004The Pentagon is hoping to build a soldier-mounted camera, video and audio recording system to capture battlefield events. US Air Force Selects Northrop Grumman For E-10A Battle Management Contract 
Melbourne FL (SPX) Sep 13, 2004The US Air Force has selected a Northrop Grumman-led team to develop the service's E-10A aircraft's Battle Management Command and Control (BMC2) subsystem, one the most important programs in the development of Joint Network Centric Warfare in this decade. Navy Taps Raytheon For SCA-compliant Multi-Band SATCOM Terminal 
McKinney TX (SPX) Sep 09, 2004Raytheon Company has received a $23.3 million addition to its Navy Multi-band Terminal (NMT) contract that was awarded in October 2003. The modified effort takes the original contract's value for the initial phase of development of the terminal from $61 million to $87 million. Northrop Grumman Awarded Contract For Next Phase Of B-2 Bomber's Radar Modernization 
El Segundo (SPX) Sep 09, 2004Northrop Grumman has been awarded a $388 million contract by the U.S. Air Force for the next phase of a program to modernize the B-2 radar system. This program continues the efforts of the Air Force and Northrop Grumman to enhance the stealth bomber's ability to operate as part of the military's increasingly integrated force structure. IntelliTech Microsystems Delivers UAV To University Of South Australia 
Bowie MD (SPX) Sep 09, 2004IntelliTech Microsystems has delivered a Vector P Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) to The University of South Australia, it was announced WEdnesday by Steve Fujikawa, President of IMI. Major Risk Reduction Program Completed For New Airborne Surveillance Radar 
El Segundo CA (SPX) Sep 09, 2004A Northrop Grumman / Raytheon team has successfully integrated and tested a laboratory-based prototype of a new airborne surveillance radar planned for deployment on the US Air Force's RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aerial reconnaissance and E-10A battle-management platforms. Globecomm Qualified For Multiple US DoD Blanket Purchase Agreement Programs 
Hauppauge NY (SPX) Sep 08, 2004Globecomm Systems, a global provider of end-to-end satellite-based communications solutions, Tuesday announced that the Company has been selected to participate in multiple US Government Department of Defense and other Governmental Agencies blanket purchase agreements programs (BPA). |
Israeli Spy Satellite Crashes Into Sea After Malfunction
Jerusalem, Israel (AFP) Sep 06, 2004Israel's new-generation spy satellite Ofek 6 failed a launch attempt on Monday and crashed into the Mediterranean Sea after a technical malfunction, the defence ministry said. "Today, September 6, 2004 at 1:53 pm (1053 GMT) an unsuccessful attempt was made to launch into orbit a remote sensing satellite," a ministry statement said. Missile Defense To Tie US To Iraq, Afghanistan, Caspian, Experts Warn 
WASHINGTON (AFP) Sep 05, 2004A key component of national missile defense, whose development is receiving priority this year, is likely to strategically tie the United States to Iraq, Afghanistan and some of the authoritarian former Soviet republics, requiring permanent US military bases there, according to officials and scientists involved in the project. US Navy Awards Raytheon $440M Development Contract For New Standard Missile-6 
Tucson AZ (SPX) Sep 06, 2004The US Navy awarded a $440 million contract to Raytheon to develop and produce the new Standard Missile-6 Extended Range Active Missile. SM-6 is being developed to meet the Navy's requirement for an extended range anti-air warfare missile (ER-AAW). A2100 Satellite Fleet Achieves 100 Years In Orbit 
Newtown PA (SPX) Sep 06, 2004The Lockheed Martin A2100 communications satellite fleet has achieved a major milestone by accumulating 100 years of successful in-orbit operations. The A2100 satellite series, designed and manufactured at Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems (LMCSS), currently consists of 24 satellites featuring 900 transponders with an accumulated lifetime of over 4,000 years of successful operations in orbit. US Army Shadow Tactical UAV's Pass 10,000 Flight Hours And 2,500 Sorties In Iraq 
Hunt Valley MD (SPX) Sep 06, 2004US Army RQ-7A Shadow Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (TUAV) systems have achieved new, major milestones of flight, surpassing 10,000 flight hours and 2,500 sorties while performing surveillance and reconnaissance for coalition warfighters in Operation Iraqi Freedom. PAC-3 Missiles Defeat Tactical Ballistic Missile And Cruise Missile In Test 
Dallas TX (SPX) Sep 03, 2004Lockheed Martin Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Missiles successfully intercepted and destroyed an incoming tactical ballistic missile (TBM) and a low-altitude cruise missile in a dual test Thursday at White Sands Missile Range, NM. LockMart-Led Team Provides Next-Gen MUOS Solution For US Military
Sunnyvale CA (SPX) Sep 02, 2004A team led by Lockheed Martin announced Wednesday that it has offered the U.S. Navy a network-centric solution for the Mobile User Objective System (MUOS), a next-generation narrowband tactical satellite communications system designed to significantly improve ground communications for U.S. forces on the move. |
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