Boeing [NYSE: BA] and the U.S. Navy have successfully completed an in-flight demonstration of a satellite communications (SATCOM) system that, if implemented, will enable F/A-18E/F Super Hornet aircrews to conduct two-way, secure voice and data communications with other SATCOM-enabled aircraft, ships, ground forces and command centers.
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MADES completed acceptance testing in Germany
The first MEADS power and communications unit recently completed acceptance testing in Germany and will power the first Multifunction Fire Control Radar (MFCR) during integration tests at Pratica di Mare, Italy.
ATK supports Pegasus XL rocket launch
ATK (NYSE: ATK) supported the successful launch of an Orbital Sciences Corporation (NYSE: ORB) air-launched Pegasus XL® rocket from the Ronald Reagan Test Site at Kwajalein Atoll in the Pacific Ocean. The Pegasus rocket carried NASA’s Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) satellite, an Orbital-built spacecraft designed to study high energy X-rays in the universe.
20th C-130J for Dyess delivered by Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] delivered its 20th C-130J Super Hercules to Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, yesterday. By 2013, Dyess will be the largest Super Hercules operator in the world with a fleet totaling 28 C-130J aircraft. Brig. Gen. Randy A. Kee, Deputy Director for Politico-Military Affairs at the Pentagon, flew the aircraft to Dyess.
Lockheed Martin as a top IT provider
Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) has been named the top provider of IT services to the federal government for the 18th straight year in Washington Technology’s annual contractor review.
Lockheed Martin will fund Alliance to Save Energy’s Green Schools
Lockheed Martin and a local energy efficiency program have committed to the continued funding of the Alliance to Save Energy’s Green Schools program in three Prince George’s County, Md. public schools based on the measurable energy and cost savings achieved by a pilot program.