Americas * Raytheon will provide the Air Force with contractor support for the service’s principal intelligence collection system. A $393 million contract will see the company support the Distributed Common Ground System, an integrator for various intelligence,...
Americas * A Raytheon-manufactured JLENS (Joint Elevated Netted Sensor) aerostat broke free from its moorings on Wednesday, before floating 160 miles over Pennsylvania, prompting the scrambling of F-16 fighters. The blimp eventually came down in the north of the state...
JLENS Concept(click to view full, fixed) Intelligence agencies and analysts believe that the threat of U.S. cities coming under cruise missile attack from ships off the coast is real, sophisticated and evolving. The proliferation of cruise missiles, combined with a...
B200 airframe rollout(click to enlarge) The Armed Forces of Malta has signed a contract for the provision of a 2nd Hawker Beechcraft King Air B200 maritime patrol aircraft, under a EUR 9.7 million program that ordered the 1st plane in October 2009. Aerodata at...
Americas * Northrop Grumman has won the much-anticipated and delayed Long Range Strike – Bomber (LRS-B) contract, the most significant defense contract since the F-35 and a huge win for the company. The winning bid beat off competition from a Boeing/Lockheed...
