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Raytheon Awarded Contract For Precision Guidance Systems Mckinney TX (SPX) May 08, 2008 
Raytheon will extend production and delivery of Improved Target Acquisition Systems under a $203.3 million contract from the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command, Huntsville, Ala. The order continues Army procurement of the systems. ITAS is the advanced electro-optic target acquisition fire control system. It guides Raytheon- manufactured TOW (Tube-Launched, Optically Tracked, Wire-Gui ... read more |
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Northrop Grumman To Develop 360-Degree Warning System To Detect Ground-Based Threats
Linthicum MD (SPX) May 08, 2008Northrop Grumman has been selected by the U.S. Army to continue development of the Passive Infrared Cueing System (PICS), a cost-effective ground threat warning system that can locate, cue, and classify potential threats from tank fire, rocket-propelled grenades and anti-tank guided missiles. "This rugged, easy-to-use, and cost-effective sensor system will provide military personnel with e ... more ITT's AIDEWS - International EW Countermeasures System Of Choice 
White Plains NY (SPX) May 08, 2008ITT's Advanced Integrated Defense Electronic Warfare System (AIDEWS) continues its role as a system of choice for international F-16 fighter aircraft. ITT Electronic Systems has been awarded a Foreign Military Sales contract of the ALQ-211(V)4 AIDEWS, for Pakistan Air Force F-16s, from Robins Air Force Base, Georgia. This represents the sixth customer to contract for AIDEWS to protect thei ... more Northrop Grumman Tanker To Boost Military Airlift Capacity 
Washington DC (SPX) May 08, 2008The recent decision by ATA Airlines to file bankruptcy and cease operations -- including the charter service it provided to the U.S. military -- makes more apparent the wisdom of the U.S. Air Force decision to select the Northrop Grumman KC-45 as America's new tanker. In evaluating the competing proposals, the Air Force considered the ability to carry passengers a Key Performance Parameter (KPP) ... more Boeing Team Receives Howard Hughes Award For Network-Centric Rotorcraft Demonstrations 
St. Louis MO (SPX) May 08, 2008A team comprised of Boeing, the U.S. Army's Aviation Applied Technology Directorate, AMRDEC Aviation Systems Integration Facility, Harris and Rockwell Collins received the American Helicopter Society's (AHS) 2008 Howard Hughes Award during the AHS International Annual Forum in Montreal on April 30. The Network Centric Operations (NCO) Technology Development Team won the award for successfu ... more Defense Focus: High-tech limits -- Part 3 
Washington (UPI) May 7, 2008 The United States, Russia, China, France and Britain have all found that pushing their high-tech capabilities too far has sometimes given them weapons systems that are turkeys instead of eagles. Because the U.S. defense industry sector is the largest and most technically advanced in the world, we focused far more on both its successes and failures than on those of other nations. But in ... more |
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London, UK (SPX) May 05, 2008A range of futuristic vehicles that could one day help UK forces to identify and avert threats on operations have been unveiled at an MOD event in London. The systems are currently being developed by teams from universities, schools and private business from across the UK, as part of the MOD's Grand Challenge competition. The challenge will culminate in August when vehicles battle it out ... more Raytheon Sarcos Exoskeleton Robotic Suit Linked To Iron Man Superhero 
Tewksbury MA (SPX) May 05, 2008Raytheon's newest research facility in Salt Lake City, Utah, is developing a robotic suit for the soldier of tomorrow. Known as an "Exoskeleton," it is essentially a wearable robot that amplifies its wearer's strength, endurance, and agility. In its May issue, Popular Science magazine likens the Exoskeleton to the "Iron Man" in the movie of the same name and suggests a blurring of the lines ... more ITT Receives 2 Orders For Systems To Thwart IEDs 
White Plains NY (SPX) May 05, 2008ITT has announced it has received two follow-on orders, together worth $70 million, for its CREW 2.1 Vehicle Receiver Jammers, vehicle-mounted systems designed to prevent the detonation of improvised explosive devices (IEDs). The contracts valued at $25 million and $45 million were awarded by the U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command, and announced recently by the U.S. Department of Defense. ... more Raytheon To Solve Thermal Challenges In High-Power Radars 
Tewkesbury MA (SPX) May 02, 2008Raytheon has been awarded a $3.3 million contract to overcome thermal challenges in semiconductors designed for next-generation high-power radars and other electronic systems. The award is for the first of a three-phase Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Radio Frequency Thermal Ground Plane program that could be worth $8 million if all options are exercised. The full three ... more Marine Snails Could Help Provide Better Armor For Soldiers 
Riverside CA (SPX) May 01, 2008Marine snails, sea urchins, and other animals from the sea are teaching researchers in UC Riverside's Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering how to make the world a better place. Consider, for example, the possibilities of designing a lightweight armor that would protect U.S. soldiers in Iraq from Improvised Explosive Devices. Or, what flexible ceramics might offer industry. ... more |
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Moscow, April 23, 2008 The Sukhoi Su-34 Fullback aircraft's remarkable qualities give Russia the option of using a relatively small number of them as an elite strike force. This is not a new concept. Elite units of top-class aircraft manned by superbly trained crews formed the core of the German air force, the Luftwaffe, during World War II, and Japan's Imperial Navy had a similar concept. However ... more Defense Focus: Weapons evolution -- Part 4 
Washington, April 23, 2008 Weapons systems in the 21st century are evolving in different directions: They are getting bigger and smaller, vastly more high tech and far simpler -- all at the same time. Here again, the parallels are striking between the complexity, savagery and rapid adaptations of life forms in nature, and those developed by human designers to kill other people or prevent other people from killing ... more BAE Starts Manufacture Of First F-35 Lightning II Aircraft 
Manchester, UK (SPX) Apr 24, 2008BAE Systems has cut metal on its first component for the F-35 Lightning II production aircraft. This opening cut, on a component part of the aft fuselage, signifies a major milestone for the F-35 Lightning II programme. The metal cut is for the first production F-35 Lightning II aircraft which will enter into service with the US Air Force (USAF) in 2010 and follows the production contract ... more Boeing Awarded DARPA Contract To Develop Ultra-Long-Endurance Aircraft Technologies 
St. Louis MO (SPX) Apr 23, 2008Boeing has been awarded a $3.8 million Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) contract for Phase 1 of the Vulture air vehicle program, an effort to create a new category of ultra-long-endurance aircraft. DARPA's Vulture program calls for developing technologies and ultimately a vehicle that can deliver and maintain an airborne payload on station for an uninterrupted period of more ... more Outside View: Su-34 strategy -- Part 1
Moscow, April 22, 2008 Russia's rearmament program, approved in 2006 for a period until 2015, provides for supplying modern weapons to its armed forces. One of them is the Sukhoi Su-34 Fullback fighter-bomber, which will replace the Sukhoi Su-24 Fencers. The process has begun, but some say the replacement is taking too long. The new fighter-bomber is said to be very good. An improvement on the Sukhoi ... more
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