The U.S. Navy awarded Raytheon Company a $338 million contract for the Tomahawk Block IV tactical cruise missile. The contract, which was announced by the Department of Defense on June 7, includes replenishment of weapons used during Operation ODYSSEY DAWN and procurement for the government’s fiscal year 2012.
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Northrop Grumman tests a new pod-based airborne communications system
Northrop Grumman Corporation completed a series of test flights May 17 that demonstrated the transmission of imagery, video, voice and digital messages using a pod-based airborne communications system.
The governemnt of Netherlands has confidence in F-35
The government of the Netherlands has confidence in the new US set-up of the F-35 programme. Not all problems have been resolved yet but the programme is back on the right track. The first Dutch test aircraft will be completed in September 2012.
Lockheed bids for Medium-range Ballistic Missile Targets
Lockheed Martin announced today that it has submitted its bid for the Medium-range Ballistic Missile Targets contract to the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA). The Lockheed Martin-led industry team completed delivery of the proposal today, June 8, to the MDA’s Targets and Countermeasures Directorate in Huntsville, Ala.
New training cotract for EDA
Today the European Defence Agency’s Deputy Chief Executive, Adam Sowa, and Cassidian’s Sales Director Services, Heinz Unterreiner, met at the EDA to sign a 100.000 Euro training services contract.
Kratos has launched a new RF Channel Simulator
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., a leading National Security Solutions provider, announced today that its RT Logic subsidiary has launched its newest, most powerful and widest bandwidth RF Channel Simulator. Now shipping, the 250 MHz T400CS Wideband Channel Simulator precisely replicates the real-time RF conditions that can be expected in wideband SATCOM, aircraft, missile, and UAV missions. Its use in testing and training applications can prevent expensive and dangerous mission communication failures.