Americas * The US Army has contracted Raytheon Missile Systems $127 million contract modification for additional Excalibur 155mm guided artillery rounds. Work will be performed at locations throughout the United States, England and other locations, with the production...
Americas * Northrop Grumman announced Monday that it is to buy rocket maker Orbital ATK for $7.8 billion in cash. The acquisition—Northrop's first since 2002's takeover of TRW Inc—would establish Orbital as a new, fourth business sector under Northrop, and comes ahead...
Americas * Canada is looking to Australia to aid it with its interim fighter requirement, as a dispute between the government and aerospace manufacturer Boeing continues. The row stemmed from a complaint made by Boeing against Canadian firm Bombardier over allegations...
* On Monday, Aerospace supplier United Technologies Corp struck a $30 billion accord to buy avionics and interiors maker Rockwell Collins, thus making one of the world’s largest makers of civilian and defense aircraft components. Under the deal, the companies said...
Americas * Huntington Ingalls has being awarded a $2.8 billion US Navy contract for USS George Washington (CVN-73) refueling complex overhaul. The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier is expected to be out of action for the next 4-5 years as it undergoes the necessary...
Americas * The US Air Force has lifted altitude restrictions for F-35A flights operating from Luke Air Base, while investigations continue into what caused five incidents of pilot oxygen deprivation earlier this summer. Aircraft were grounded in June after five...
Americas * The US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and US Navy have successfully conducted a scheduled test of a Standard Missile-6 guided missile (SM-6) off the coast of Hawaii. Launched from the deck of the USS John Paul Jones, the missile intercepted a medium-range...
Americas * Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $547.9 million US Army contract for the production and delivery of Hellfire II air-to-ground attack missiles. As many as 7,359 Hellfire II missiles, in a number of air-to-ground variants, and including their containers...
Americas * The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is one more weapons delivery accuracy (WDA) test away from having its initial operating capability (IOC) declared for its Block 3F software. The news comes after a surge by the F-35 Developmental Test team in early August,...
Americas * The US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has given Raytheon a $66.4 million contract modification for the Standard Missile-3 Aegis Ashore ballistic missile defense program. Work will be carried out in Tuscon, Ariz and includes engineering work, support services...