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Lockheed Martin’s Aegis Combat System Showcases Integrated Air and Missile Defense Capabilities
Lockheed Martin’s Aegis Combat System recently demonstrated simultaneous anti-air warfare and ballistic missile defense capabilities during its first integrated air and missile defense test.
The successful test verified the capabilities of the most recent upgrade to the Aegis system, known… Continue reading
Successful flight trials for the Saab RIGS Head Up Display system
15 May 2012
Saab’s innovative integrated Head Up Display (HUD) System “RIGS” has completed initial flight trials in Sweden. The HUD has been integrated with Garmin’s G500H Avionic System and Maxviz’ EVS-1500 sensor in an AS350 helicopter.
The successful flight… Continue reading
FAA Makes Progress with UAS Integration
For more than five decades, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has compiled a proven track record of introducing new technology and aircraft safely into the National Airspace System (NAS).
Most recently, the agency has been working to ensure the safe… Continue reading
BAE Systems to upgrade EW capabilities on Saudi fighter jets
BAE Systems today announced a $367M contract to deliver 70 Digital Electronic Warfare Systems (DEWS)/Common Missile Warning Systems (CMWS) to upgrade F-15S fighter jets in support of the Royal Saudi Air Force.
NASHUA, New Hampshire — BAE Systems today announced… Continue reading
Boeing to Upgrade B-1 Navigation System for US Air Force
OKLAHOMA CITY, April 9, 2012 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] has received a $55.3 million production contract from the U.S. Air Force to upgrade the B-1 Lancer navigation system. The upgrade… Continue reading
New Tornado helmet flown in Afghanistan
BAE Systems has delivered an Urgent Operational Requirement to the Royal Air Force (RAF) that helps its Tornado pilots identify friendly forces.
The equipment is a high-tech helmet system which projects information in front of the pilot’s eye allowing instant… Continue reading
U.S. Air Force and Lockheed Martin Complete Final System Tests For Critical Missile Warning Satellite
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has successfully completed a major milestone for the U.S. Air Force’s second Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) geosynchronous satellite (GEO-2). The milestone, known as the Final Integrated System Test (FIST), verifies the spacecraft’s performance and functionality… Continue reading
Marine aviators complete operational test and evaluation of APKWS
Aviators from the U.S. Marine Corps completed the Initial Operational Test and Evaluation phase of the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) program, firing rounds against stationary and moving targets.
The APKWS – the U.S. government’s only program of record… Continue reading
First test of advanced arrow missile system planned in the near future
Itzhak Kaya, Head of Arrow Missile Program in Israel Aerospace Industries announced this today at the Military & Aviation Exhibition 2012
“The first test of the advanced Arrow 3 weapon system will be performed in the near future, confirming the… Continue reading
Northrop Grumman to Upgrade Software for the LN-251 Navigation System on the CH-53K Helicopter
Northrop Grumman Corporation has been awarded a Phase II contract by the U.S. Navy to modify existing software for the LN-251 embedded GPS/fiber-optic inertial navigation system (INS) on the new CH-53K Super Stallion helicopter.
The $5.6 million contract to support integration… Continue reading
Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System Scores Successful First Time Demo on Fixed-Wing Aircraft in Record Time
NASHUA, New Hampshire — The Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) recently achieved a first shot success from a fixed-wing aircraft, BAE Systems announced today.
The semi-active laser guided version of the U.S. military’s Hydra rocket successfully hit within inches… Continue reading
Thai Aviation Industries completes final upgrade of Royal Thai Air Force C-130 aircraft with Rockwell Collins Flight2™ avionics system
Company “unmatched” in number of CNS/ATM avionics upgrades for C-130s
Rockwell Collins recently completed the Thailand C-130 Avionics Upgrade Program, led by Thai Aviation Industries (TAI), adding to the company’s extensive record of providing communications, navigation, surveillance/air traffic management (CNS/ATM)… Continue reading