Tag: Defense Contractor
We Saw Next-Gen Chain Gun Systems in Action, and It Was Awesome
The truck slowly rolls down the road. The shallow Arizona morning sun paints a silhouette of an average-looking truck, but an ...
VIDEO: The Lockheed FORTIS K-SRD Exoskeleton Lightens the Load for Soldiers
It looks like something out of a sci-fi movie, but this thing is the real deal. Looking to offset the ...
Lockheed to Deliver Record-Setting 60 kW Laser to U.S. Army
The U.S. Army is about to get a powerful new 60 kW laser courtesy of Lockheed Martin. The Bethesda, Md.-based ...
Boeing Submits the MH-139 to Replace Air Force Huey Helicopter
The competition to replace the U.S. Air Force's UH-1N Huey helicopter fleet just got a little more interesting, with Boeing officially ...
Lockheed Martin Receives $1.45 Billion Contract for PAC-3 Missiles
Lockheed Martin is delivering its PAC-3 missiles to the U.S. Army and military forces in Qatar, Korea, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan ...
AMPV: Army Gets Prototype For BAE's Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle
BAE Systems delivered the first prototype of it's highly-anticipated AMPV to the Army to replace the decades-old M113.
USMC to Upgrade AH-1W Cobra Helicopter Fleet
The USMC is currently working on upgrading its fleet of 136 AH-1W Cobra helicopters with new features designed to bolster ...
AAI Corp. to Reduce Audio Signature of RQ-7B Shadow V2 UAV
AAI Corporation has won a 7.69 million contract from the Army to reduce the audio signature of their RQ-7B Shadow ...
Lockheed Wins $69M Coast Guard Contract for C4ISR System
Lockheed Martin will install its C4ISR system on the United States Coast Guard's seventh National Security Cutter (NSC), the future ...
Textron AirLand Wants to Sell Scorpion Jet to Switzerland
Textron AirLand will soon offer its Scorpion fighter jet to Switzerland, just weeks after that country elected not to purchase ...
Northrop Global Hawk UAS Sets Record for Mission Hours in One Week
Defense contractor Northrop Grumman announced that their Global Hawk UAS has set a new world record for mission hours flown ...
L-3 Communications Introduces New APEX UAS
L-3's APEX UAS is designed for ISR missions, first responder calls, reconnaissance missions, low-intensity conflicts and urban warfare operations
Lockheed Martin Fields Ground Control Station for Fury UAS | VIDEO
Defense contractor Lockheed Martin has fielded its Expeditionary Ground Control Station (xCGS) to support the new Fury UAS.
Airbus Hoping to Replace Bell UH-1 Hueys with UH-72 Lakota Helicopter
Airbus is hoping to expand their overseas business by replacing Bell's UH-1 Huey helicopters with the UH-72 Lakota for foreign ...
General Dynamics Wins $163M Stryker Double-V Hull Contract
Defense contractor General Dynamics has received a $163 million contract from the U.S. Army for the Stryker Double-V Hull vehicle.
Boeing Continues Work on QF-16 UAVs for US Armed Forces
Boeing is in the process of converting F-16 fighter jets into unmanned QF-16 UAVs to be used by US armed ...
Lockheed Martin Tests ADAM Laser System on Boats a Mile Away | VIDEO
Lockheed Martin successfully tested its ADAM laser system by disabling two boats a a range of 1.6 kilometers (approximately 1 ...
Lockheed, Oshkosh, AM General Vie for JLTV Contract
Three companies -- Oshkosh, Lockheed Martin and AM General -- continue to vie for the U.S. Army's Joint Light Tactical ...
Lockheed Wins $80M US Army Contract for Apache Sensor Systems
Lockheed Martin has been awarded an $80.6 million contract for the M-TADS/PNVS sensor system on the AH-64 Apache helicopter.
US Navy MQ-8C Drone to be Equipped for Electronic Warfare
The US Navy will equip the MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) system manufactured by Northrop Grumman with electronic ...