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Northrop delivers first efficiency converter unit for USAF's fourth AEHF satellite
18 June, 2013
Northrop Grumman has completed delivery of the first of 20 uplink phased array high-efficiency converter units designed for installation onboard the US Air Force's fourth Advanced Extremely...
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Raytheon completes USAF's MALD-J development programme
Monday, June 17, 2013 Raytheon has successfully completed a four-year development programme of the US Air Force's (USAF) Miniature Air Launched Decoy-Jammer (MALD-J)...

USAF takes delivery of second EPS payload from Northrop
Friday, June 14, 2013 The US Air Force (USAF) has taken delivery of the second of two extremely high frequency (EHF) payloads under contract from Northrop Grumman for use on Enhanced Polar System...

Logos to improve AFRL's data exploitation and tracking capabilities
Thursday, June 13, 2013 Logos Technologies has secured a small business innovative research contract to support the US Air Force Research Laboratory's Processing Exploitation and Analysis of Large Data Sets...

USAF contracts TMC Design for Locata NGBPS installation
Thursday, June 13, 2013 TMC Design has received a contract from the US Air Force to install Locata's Non‐GPS Based Positioning System at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico,...

Lockheed wins Finnish JASSM missile installation support contract
Wednesday, June 12, 2013 Lockheed Martin has been awarded a contract to support additional installation of joint air-to-surface standoff missiles (JASSM) on the Finnish Air Force's (FiAF) F-18C/D Super Hornet...

DGA awards C-130H avionics upgrade study contract to Marshall Aerospace
Tuesday, June 11, 2013 Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group has been awarded a study contract to modernise the French Air Force's (ALAT) C-130 Hercules military transport aircraft...

USAF contracts Wyle for C-5 life raft system upgrade
Tuesday, June 11, 2013 Wyle has secured a contract for the modernisation of legacy life rafts used onboard the US Air Force's (USAF) C-5 Galaxy transport aircraft...

Kongsberg's JSM missile completes fit check on F-35's internal carriage bay
Monday, June 10, 2013 Kongsberg Gruppen has successfully completed a fit check of the joint strike missile (JSM) in the internal carriage bay of the F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter (JSF) aircraft at...

French Air Force's Sancerre Squadron evaluates SAMP/T air defence system
Friday, June 07, 2013 The French Air Force's (ALAT) 2/95 Sancerre Air Defense Squadron (EDSA) has successfully conducted the first operational firing of the Aster sol-air moyenne portée terrestre (SAMP/T) air...

Lockheed selects QinetiQ's LAST armour for AC-130J gunship
Friday, June 07, 2013 QinetiQ North America's (QNA) enhanced LAST lightweight composite armour has been selected to improve ballistic protection onboard Lockheed Martin's AC-130J gunship...

Lockheed completes first GPS III space bus' electronic systems functional testing
Thursday, June 06, 2013 Lockheed Martin has successfully completed functional integration testing of the US Air Force's (USAF) first next generation Global Positioning System (GPS III) spacecraft's bus and...

DRDO produces glided bombs for IAF's fighter aircraft
Wednesday, June 05, 2013 The Indian Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is currently manufacturing glided bombs to help enhance strike capabilities of the national air force's fighter aircraft,...

Thales test flights I-Master radar onboard DA42MPP aircraft
Wednesday, June 05, 2013 Thales has conducted a test flight of its I-Master radar system on a Diamond DA42 Multi-Purpose Platform (MPP) Guardian aircraft in collaboration with Diamond Aircraft Industries and...

Raytheon receives Paveway II supply contract from international customer
Tuesday, June 04, 2013 Raytheon has received a contract to supply its combat-proven Paveway II precision-guided munitions to an undisclosed international military...

Wyle to improve US AFRL's research flight testing programmes
Tuesday, June 04, 2013 Wyle has secured a contract to conduct studies aimed at enhancing the quality and supportability of the US Air Force Research Laboratory's (AFRL) research flight testing...

Warner Robins Air Logistics Center to receive CEESIM system from Northrop
Monday, June 03, 2013 Northrop Grumman has secured a contract for the delivery of its enhanced combat electromagnetic environment simulator (CEESIM) system to the Warner Robins Air Logistics Center (WR-ALC), which...

Curtiss-Wright to supply data acquisition systems for FAB's KC-390 aircraft
Monday, June 03, 2013 Curtiss-Wright Controls has received a contract from Embraer Defense and Security for the delivery of rugged data acquisition systems for installation on the Brazilian Air Force's (FAB)...

Array to upgrade USAF's two major logistics systems
Friday, May 31, 2013 Array Information Technology (ARRAY) has secured two contracts to maintain and modernise the US Air Force's (USAF) two critical logistics data...

Selex completes Praetorian deliveries for Tranche 2 Typhoons
Thursday, May 30, 2013 Selex ES has completed shipment of Praetorian defensive aids sub-systems (DASS) for installation onboard the Tranche 2 Eurofighter Typhoon multi-role combat aircraft....

Northrop completes third gate review of modular space vehicle
Thursday, May 30, 2013 A Northrop Grumman-led team has successfully completed the third gate review of its first modular space vehicle (MSV) bus, which is being developed for the US Air Force's (USAF)...

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