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General Dynamics Wins Competitive Bid to Provide IT Enterprise Services to U.S. Combatant Commands Worldwide

 General Dynamics Information Technology, a business unit of General Dynamics, was awarded on the 12th of August a contract by the Air Force Material Command to deliver enterprise IT services…

Lockheed Martin Expands Cruise Missile Production Facility

 Lockheed Martin celebrated on the 12th of August the opening of its cruise missile annex with a ribbon cutting ceremony today at its Pike County Operations facility in Troy, Alabama.…

BAE Systems Awarded Up To $130 Million for Upgrades of MK 45 Naval Guns on U.S. Navy Destroyers

 The U.S. Navy has awarded BAE Systems a contract to overhaul and upgrade Mk 45 systems on U.S. Navy Destroyer Class (DDG) ships. The initial contract of approximately $80 million…

U.S. Army Awards Lockheed Martin Contract to Upgrade Apache Helicopter Targeting and Pilotage System

 The U.S. Army awarded on the 12th of August, Lockheed Martin a $21.7 million Lot 4 follow-on contract to continue production of the Modernized Day Sensor Assembly (M-DSA) for the…

Raytheon Delivers Next-Generation SATCOM Radio for Certification Testing

 The U.S. Army has awarded on the 12th of August Raytheon Company a $36 million contract to fund the certification and testing of a significant upgrade to the AN/ARC-231 Multi-Mode…

Raytheon Receives $52 Million Award to Continue JPALS Test and Analysis Program

 The U.S. Navy extended on the 12th of August Raytheon Company’s Engineering and Manufacturing Development contract on the Joint Precision Approach Landing Systems (JPALS) program. Raytheon will continue testing and…

Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engines selected by International Airlines Group

 Rolls-Royce has been selected on the 12th of August by International Airlines Group to provide Trent XWB engines for eight Airbus A350-900 aircraft. The aircraft will be operated by Iberia…

Space Microchips Achieve Crucial Certification to Prove Mission Worthiness

 When it comes to space missions and exploration, system reliability and operational performance are paramount to a satellite’s success for many reasons.  Primarily, operating in a challenging environment like space…

Rheinmetall Books Multimillion-Euro Order for Tank Ammunition

 An international customer has contracted with Rheinmetall to supply it with state-of-the-art tank ammunition. The order is worth around €39 million. The DM63A1 kinetic energy rounds will be delivered in…

Lockheed Martin Receives Enhanced Cybersecurity Services Accreditation from DHS

 The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has accredited on the 10th of August Lockheed Martin as a Commercial Service Provider (CSP) under DHS’ Enhanced Cybersecurity Services (ECS) program. The accreditation…