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The U.S. Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract valued at $276 million for operations and maintenance support of the RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned reconnaissance aircraft.
Read MoreSmall unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) can threaten U.S. troops deployed in war zones, however Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has successfully demonstrated that a laser system mounted on an Avenger combat vehicle can shoot down a small unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).
Read MoreSmiths Detection has received a $19.3 million contract from the U.S. Army for Meteorological Measuring Set-Profiler (MMS-P) systems, taking the total Program value to over $89 million.
Read MoreA team led by Raytheon Co. has completed a segment design review and modernized capability engineering for the U.S. Air Force's next-generation GPS control segment (GPS OCX).
Read MoreRaytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has successfully completed two significant milestones for the U.S. Air Force's next-generation Global Positioning System, or Control Segment, or GPS OCX, establishing a solid foundation and roadmap to keep the program on track and on schedule.
Read MoreThe Air Force Space Command's Space and Missile Systems Center, Military Satellite Communications Systems Wing, has authorized Boeing US$234 million to initiate production of the sixth Wideband Global SATCOM Satellite.
Read MoreComtech AeroAstro, Inc., has successfully delivered the first spacecraft bus for the U.S. Air Force's Space Test Program Standard Interface Vehicle (STP-SIV) satellite program.
Read MoreThe U.S. Air Force has just modified a contract with Lockheed Martin Space Systems Co., Sunnyvale, California for US$7,189,000.
Read MoreLockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] and the U.S. Coast Guard are a team committed to enhancing two additional missionized HC-130Js with new mission equipment and sensor packages that deliver enhanced search, detection and tracking capabilities in maritime search and rescue, law enforcement and homeland security missions.
Read MoreComtech Telecommunications Corp.'s (Nasdaq:CMTL) Maryland-based subsidiary, Comtech Mobile Datacom Corporation, has received an order for $282.0 million under its Movement Tracking System, or MTS contract, with the U.S. Army.
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