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Monthly Archives: September 2008

Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor Reaches Milestone In Maturity

MARIETTA, Georgia, September 30th, 2008 — The Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] F-22 Raptor surpassed more than 50,000 total flight hours in August while establishing new standards in capability and maturity.   

“The F-22 continues to demonstrate the field performance vital… Continue reading

Israel – F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Aircraft

Photo: Archive Lockheed Martin

Photo: Archive Lockheed Martin

WASHINGTON, September 29, 2008 – On September 26, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Israel of F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Aircraft as well as associated equipment and services.… Continue reading

Turkey – AN/AAQ-33 SNIPER Targeting Pods and AN/AAQ-13 LANTIRN Navigation Pods

Sniper targeting pod

WASHINGTON, September 29, 2008 – On September 26, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Turkey of AN/AAQ-33 SNIPER Targeting Pods and AN/AAQ-13 LANTIRN Navigation Pods as well as associated… Continue reading

Greece – Enhanced PAVEWAY II Kits and Sustainment Support for F-16 Aircraft

WASHINGTON, September 29, 2008 – On September 26, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Greece of Enhanced PAVEWAY II Kits and Sustainment Support for F-16 Aircraft as well as associated equipment and… Continue reading

Brazil – UH-60L BLACK HAWK Helicopters

WASHINGTON, September 29, 2008 – On September 26, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Brazil of UH-60L BLACK HAWK Helicopters as well as associated equipment and services. The total value, if all… Continue reading

Boeing Delivers 1st Standard Missile-3 Kinetic Warhead Kit Built in Huntsville

HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Sept. 30, 2008 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] last month delivered on schedule the first production Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) kinetic warhead kit built in Huntsville, Ala. The delivery came almost one year to the day after Boeing’s announcement that… Continue reading

BAE SYSTEMS DELIVERS PROTOTYPE NIGHT-VISION GOGGLE TO U.S. ARMY

LEXINGTON, Massachusetts — BAE Systems has developed  and delivered to the U.S. Army a new helmet-mounted night-vision goggle system that combines visible, low-light, and infrared imagery for all-weather use in darkness and in other visibility-limiting conditions.

Developed through the Army’s Program… Continue reading

SPACEX SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHES FALCON 1 TO ORBIT

HAWTHORNE, CA – September 28, 2008 – Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) announces that Flight 4 of the Falcon 1 launch vehicle has successfully launched and achieved Earth orbit. With this key milestone, Falcon 1 becomes the first privately developed… Continue reading

Lockheed Martin F-35A Logs 50th Mission; F-35B Prepares For Transition To STOVL Flights

FORT WORTH, Texas, September 30th, 2008 — The conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] F-35A Lightning II notched its 50th flight last week  in preparation for testing at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., while the… Continue reading

NASA Challenges Students To Design Tools For Moon Rovers

WASHINGTON — A new NASA contest challenges college-level students to design tools or instrument packages that could be used on the next generation of human-driven moon rovers. Students will have the opportunity to engage in NASA’s return to the moon… Continue reading

Boeing, US Air Force Celebrate Opening of F-15E Training Center in UK

SUFFOLK, UK, Sept. 30, 2008 — The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] and the U.S. Air Force today celebrated the opening of the new F-15E Mission Training Center (MTC) at Royal Air Force Lakenheath in Suffolk, United Kingdom. The center began… Continue reading

Data Link Solutions Receives $32 Million Naval Information Distribution Contract

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (September 29, 2008) - Data Link Solutions, a joint venture between Rockwell Collins and BAE Systems, will provide Multifunctional Information Distribution System (MIDS)-on-ship systems to the U.S. Navy and international naval forces under a $32 million Navy contract.… Continue reading