Military equipment

U.S. Air Force Awards Lockheed Martin New Contracts for Sensor-Enhanced Sniper Pods and Upgrade Kits

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Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) received $176.1 million in contracts from the U.S. Air Force for Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod-Sensor Enhancement (ATP-SE) production and upgrade kits that will convert Sniper ATPs to the ATP-SE configuration. Sniper ATP-SE has improved sensors, a two-way datalink and algorithms that increase air-to-ground, air-to-air and maritime targeting capability. Upgrade kits consist … Dowiedz się więcej

Cobham Receives $51M in Orders for F-35 Lightning II

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Cobham recently received a series of orders from BAE Systems for microelectronic products totaling approximately $51M for the F-35 Lightning II platform. The work will be performed by Cobham Microelectronic Solutions, a business unit of the Cobham Advanced Electronics Solutions sector. Cobham’s offering for the recent orders on the F-35 platform includes microelectronic components and … Dowiedz się więcej

Northrop Grumman Completes Center Fuselage for First F-35 Aircraft to Be Assembled in Japan

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Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has completed – on budget and on schedule – the center fuselage for the first F-35 Lightning II aircraft to be assembled in Japan’s F-35 Final Assembly and Checkout (FACO) facility in Nagoya, Japan. The center fuselage, designated AX-5, will be integrated into an F-35A conventional takeoff and landing variant. Northrop … Dowiedz się więcej

The Netherlands Chooses Lockheed Martin’s Sniper® Advanced Targeting Pod for F-16 Fleet

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The Royal Netherlands Air Force selected Lockheed Martin’s (NYSE: LMT) Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod (ATP) to equip its F-16 fleet, becoming the 21st international customer to acquire the multi-mission system. The contract was awarded through the Dutch Defence Materiel Organisation and includes 29 Sniper ATPs as well as support equipment, training and sustainment. Pod deliveries … Dowiedz się więcej

Boeing Completes Major Upgrade to Air Force F-22 Simulators

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Boeing [NYSE: BA] has completed its upgrade of all U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor Mission Training Centers with its high-fidelity Constant Resolution Visual System (CRVS). The system trains pilots in a more realistic visual environment than current simulators and allows them to experience extreme maneuvers that typically are only practiced in a simulator. The final … Dowiedz się więcej

Boeing B-52 Bomber Flies into the Future with Digital Upgrades

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The nation’s entire B-52 bomber fleet will soon be equipped with technology that greatly enhances the aircraft’s combat capabilities in the digital battlespace. The U.S. Air Force on August 28 awarded Boeing [NYSE: BA] a contract for B-52 bomber Combat Network Communications Technology, known as CONECT. The new CONECT contract will bring capability to the … Dowiedz się więcej