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LONGBOW LLC Receives $90 Million Contract for Saudi Arabia Apache Radar Systems
ORLANDO, Fla., June 13, 2013 – The LONGBOW Limited Liability Company, a joint venture of Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] and Northrop Grumman Corporation [NYSE: NOC], received a $90.6 million contract to provide Saudi Arabia with LONGBOW Fire Control Radars (FCRs)… Continue reading
Friend or Foe: Advanced Aircraft Identification Systems Headed to U.S. and Allied Forces
System to outfit Air Force’s F-16s
The nation’s fighting forces need secure and reliable line-of- sight identification to distinguish friend from foe during missions, and BAE Systems is answering the call. The company has been awarded a $34 million contract… Continue reading
BAE Systems’ 155-mm Long Range Land Attack Projectile Aces Live Fire Tests
BAE Systems and Lockheed Martin Corporation recently completed a series of successful guided flight tests for 155-mm Long Range Land Attack Projectiles (LRLAP) as part of the on-going qualification test program at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico.
The… Continue reading
Boeing, ADASI Sign Teaming Agreement for Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Boeing and Abu Dhabi Autonomous Systems Investments Company (ADASI), a Tawazun subsidiary, today signed a teaming agreement for the two companies to address the growing Middle East market for unmanned systems.
Speaking at the International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX)… Continue reading
Northrop Grumman to Begin Next Phase of Modernizing B-2 Defensive Systems
Northrop Grumman Corporation will help drive down costs and speed the availability of new hardware and software upgrades for the B-2 stealth bomber under a recently awarded contract from the U.S. Air Force.
The contract covers Technology Development (TD) Phase… Continue reading
Avibras joins Harpia Systems to develop the unmanned aircraft systems market in Brazil
February 5, 2013 — Embraer Defense and Security and its affiliate AEL Systems, Inc., a subsidiary of the Israeli company Elbit Systems Ltd., announce the entrance of Avibras Air and Naval Division, Inc., in the capital structure of Harpia Systems,… Continue reading
BAE Systems Wins $400 Million U.S. Navy Aircraft Maintenance Contract
BAE Systems has been selected by the U.S. Navy to maintain and service T-34, T-44 and T-6 trainer aircraft under a contract valued at approximately $400 million over five years.
The company will perform scheduled inspections, along with required repairs,… Continue reading
Success of Thales Avionics Flight Management Systems is confirmed in China
Thales is proud to announce the selection of its TopFlight Management System by China Eastern and Hainan Airlines.
Under these selection agreements, Thales will equip China Eastern 50 future A320 and Hainan Airlines 15 A330 aircraft with Thales FMS.
This… 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
South Korea Selects BAE Systems to Perform F-16 Avionics Upgrades
The Republic of Korea has selected BAE Systems to upgrade the avionics and electronic systems for its fleet of F-16 aircraft.
The Korean Government will deliver a Letter of Request (LOR) for BAE Systems’ U.S.-based Support Solutions business to be… Continue reading
Anglo-French unmanned air systems programme contract awarded
BAE Systems and Dassault Aviation welcome today’s award by the UK and French Governments for a Future Combat Air System Demonstration Programme Preparation Phase (FCAS DPPP) contract.
The FCAS DPPP contract will propose a joint plan to mature and demonstrate… Continue reading
Hydraulic System Now Ready to Power Bombardier CSeries Aircraft Systems Integration Test Rig
Collaborative approach to global supply chain management delivering positive results in development of the CSeries aircraft
Bombardier Aerospace announced today that the hydraulic system for its all-new CSeries aircraft has been commissioned on “Aircraft 0”* – the company’s on-the-ground systems… Continue reading