Military equipment

Rockwell Collins announces its second affordable open architecture software product at the US Army Aviation FACE™ Technical Interchange

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Rockwell Collins is showcasing advanced software applications at the US Army Aviation Future Airborne Capability Environment (FACE) Technical Interchange Meeting (TIM). The company is exhibiting at booth #6 on Feb. 2, 2016, in the Von Braun Civic Center South Hall. New software capabilities on display include the first Required Navigation Performance Area Navigation (RNP RNAV) … Dowiedz się więcej

Boeing-led Test Improves U.S. Missile Defense Technology

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Continuing its efforts to maintain the United States’ technology superiority in missile defense, a Boeing [NYSE: BA]-led industry team has successfully tested improvements to the Ground-based MidcourseaDefense (GMD) system. Working with the U.S. Missile Defense Agency, Boeing and its partners validated system components, increasing their ability to engage and destroy ballistic missile threats. A GMD … Dowiedz się więcej

Lockheed Martin Partners with Advanced Electronics Company to Open New Sniper ATP Support Center in Saudi Arabia

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Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and Advanced Electronics Company (AEC) recently celebrated the opening of the Sniper® Advanced Targeting Pod (ATP) Expanded Repair Capability center in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This marks the start of operations at the first Sniper ATP support center located outside the United States. The Sniper ATP Expanded Repair Capability center … Dowiedz się więcej

Pratt & Whitney Celebrates End of an Era: Completion of F117 Engine Production

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Hundreds of Pratt & Whitney employees gathered together in the Middletown, Connecticut, Engine Center last week to commemorate the end of production of the final F117 engine used to power the C-17 Globemaster III airlifter. Some wore jeans and sneakers, some wore C-17 baseball caps, and others were in skirts and blazers, but they all … Dowiedz się więcej

DOD and Pratt & Whitney Announce Principle Agreement on Purchase of 167 F135 Engines

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The U.S. Department of Defense and Pratt & Whitney have reached an agreement in principle on production contracts for the ninth and tenth lots of F135 propulsion systems to power all three variants of the F-35 Lightning II aircraft. The latest agreement continues to support program affordability initiatives with continued reduction in price associated with … Dowiedz się więcej

Lockheed Martin Brings Color to the Apache Helicopter Cockpit with $54 Million U.S. Army Contract

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The U.S. Army awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) a $54.3 million contract in December 2015 to upgrade the Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (M-TADS/PNVS) on the AH-64E Apache helicopter, bringing color to the cockpit for the first time. Under this contract, Lockheed Martin will produce 35 M-DSA kits and spares for the … Dowiedz się więcej