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Kuwait – C-17 GLOBEMASTER III
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress April 16 of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Kuwait for 1 C-17 GLOBEMASTER III aircraft and associated equipment, parts, training and logistical support for an estimated cost of $371 million.
The Government… Continue reading
Lockheed Martin Completes Major GPS III Flight Software Milestone
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The Lockheed Martin team developing the U.S. Air Force’s next generation Global Position System III satellites has completed a key flight software milestone validating the software’s ability to provide reliable and effective command and control for the GPS… Continue reading
Elbit Systems wins $17.5 mln contract from Boeing
Israeli electronics defence firm Elbit Systems said its U.S. subsidiary won a $17.5 million contract from Boeing Co to redesign and upgrade the Apache Block III AH-64D mission processor over a five-year period.
The mission processor will provide the Apache… Continue reading
Beechcraft AT-6 Completes Phase III of Weapons Assessment
Weapons capability unveiled at 2012 Air & Space Conference and Technology Exposition
Hawker Beechcraft Defense Company (HBDC) today announced it has completed Phase III of a weapons assessment at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida after successfully employing more than… Continue reading
U.S. Air Force Awards Lockheed Martin GPS III Flight Operations Contract
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin a $68 million contract to provide mission readiness, launch, early orbit checkout and on-orbit operations engineering support for the first two GPS IIIspace vehicles. The first and second GPS III satellites are… Continue reading
Lockheed Martin Completes Navigation Payload Milestone For GPS III Prototype
GPS III Remains On Schedule; Within Original Air Force Budget
DENVER., May 29, 2011 – The Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] team developing the next generation Global Positioning System III satellites has completed a major integration and test event on the… Continue reading
Boeing to Build 8th C-17 Globemaster III for United Kingdom
Boeing today announced that the UK Ministry of Defence has signed an agreement for the acquisition of one C-17 Globemaster III, bringing the Royal Air Force (RAF) fleet of the world’s most advanced airlifters to a total of eight. Boeing… Continue reading
Boeing Delivers 1st Aircraft Under US Navy F/A-18E/F and EA-18G MYP III Contract
ST. LOUIS, March 15, 2012 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] has completed delivery… Continue reading
Longbow LLC Delivers First Production Block III Apache Data Link System to the U.S. Army
ORLANDO, Fla., February 21, 2012 – The LONGBOW Limited Liability Company, a joint venture between Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] and Northrop Grumman [NYSE: NOC], recently delivered the first production Unmanned Aerial Systems Tactical Common Data Link Assembly (UTA) to the… Continue reading
U.S. Air Force Awards Contract to Lockheed Martin for GPS III Launch and Checkout Capability
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] a $21.5 million contract to provide a Launch and Checkout Capability (LCC) to command and control all GPS IIIsatellites from launch through early on-orbit testing.
The LCC, which will be… Continue reading
LONGBOW LLC Receives $181 Million for Apache LONGBOW Block III Radar and Data Link Systems
The LONGBOW Limited Liability Company, a joint venture of Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman Corporation, received a $181 million contract from the U.S. Army for AH-64D Apache Block III LONGBOW systems.
The contract includes the first international purchase of the… Continue reading
U.S. Army Pilots train on new AH-64D Apache helicopter
FORT RILEY, Kan. — A new helicopter is coming to the Block. The 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, is the first unit in the Army to have their entire fleet of Apache… Continue reading