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    Lockheed, Raytheon Assess GPS III Operational Readiness; Matthew Gilligan, Mark Stewart Comment

    Lockheed Martin and Raytheon have jointly tested the command and control features of the U.S. Air Force‘s GPS III satellite during a fourth launch readiness exercise. The companies demonstrated automatic data transfer between the Lockheed-built satellite and a Raytheon-made operational control system, Raytheon said Wednesday. The evaluation also sought to demonstrate the infrastructure’s maneuver planning, […] More

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    Lockheed Gets USAF Approval for Extended-Range Missile Production

    Lockheed Martin has received approval from the U.S. Air Force to begin full-rate production of the company’s Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile-Extended Range for the military service. The Air Force completed operational test and evaluation on the extended-range missile variant last year, Lockheed said Monday. The company was awarded a contract in December 2013 to build […] More

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    Exelis to Build Aircraft Radar Testing Tools for USAF; Jennifer Schoonover Comments

    Exelis has been awarded a $6.3 million task order to manufacture portable simulation systems for the U.S. Air Force to test radar warning receivers of multiple aircraft platforms. The order is for the company’s AN/PLM-4 Radar Signal Simulators and falls under a contract the company won in July 2012, Exelis said Monday. Jennifer Schoonover, vice […] More

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    Northrop Delivers F-16 AESA Radar System to Lockheed; Jeff Leavitt Comments

    Northrop Grumman has delivered an active electronically scanned array radar to Lockheed Martin under an F-16 radar modernization program. Lockheed contracted Northrop to provide its APG-83 Scalable Agile Beam Radar systems for the U.S.’ and Taiwan’s F-16 fighters, Northrop said Friday. “The progress to date in the APG-83 program reflects our enduring commitment to providing […] More

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    Bob Mehltretter: Lockheed Taps Northrop Attitude Control Instrument for 5th SBIRS Satellite

    Lockheed Martin has selected Northrop Grumman‘s Scalable Space Inertial Reference Unit to bring attitude control and sensor stabilization functions to the U.S. Air Force‘s fifth Space-Based Infrared System geosynchronous Earth orbit satellite. Bob Mehltretter, vice president of navigation and positioning systems at Northrop’s electronic systems sector, said Tuesday that the award continues his company’s support for the SBIRS program, with Lockheed as […] More

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    Northrop Hands Lockheed 4th Payload for AEHF Satellite

    Northrop Grumman has delivered the fourth protected military communications payload for the U.S. Air Force‘s Advanced Extremely High Frequency satellite to prime contractor Lockheed Martin ahead of its integration with the AEHF payload module. Northrop said Monday it will perform payload integration while Lockheed works on satellite bus unit integration as part of a hybrid satellite integration and test approach. The […] More

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    Lockheed-Solid Power Team to Build Air Force ICBM Battery; Doug Campbell Comments

    Lockheed Martin and Solid Power have partnered to develop intercontinental ballistic missile battery systems under a two-year, $2.9 million U.S. Air Force contract awarded to Solid Power. Lockheed will help Solid Power perform electrochemical and environmental tests on the power cell units in order to comply with program requirements, Solid Power said Monday. Doug Campbell, president and CEO of Solid Power, said the companies intend […] More

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    Lockheed Martin F-35 Training System Wins Modeling, Simulation Awards; Mary Ann Horter, Col. Todd Canterbury Comment

    Lockheed Martin has received a recognition from the National Training and Simulation Association for the company’s F-35 Lightning II training system. The team of Lockheed Martin, U.S. Air Force’s 33rd Fighter Wing and the F-35 joint program office was awarded the 2014 Modeling and Simulation Awards for training pilots and maintainers on the F-35 system, Lockheed Martin said Tuesday. Mary Ann Horter, […] More

  • in Executive Spotlight

    Executive Profile: Robin Lineberger, Lead Client Service Partner for Deloitte’s A&D Practice

    Robin Lineberger serves as lead client service partner for the aerospace and defense industry practice of Deloitte. where he also holds a senior adviser title. He previously served as CEO of the firm’s federal government services business, where he led a team at least 7,000 professionals to provide risk advisory, consulting and financial advisory services to U.S. government agencies. Lineberger is […] More

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    Northrop, Air Force Complete Minuteman III Flight Test; Lori Belnap Comments

    Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) and the U.S. Air Force have completed a flight test of the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile weapon system. The missile reached the Marshall Islands-based Ronald Reagan test site 30 minutes after its launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, Northrop said Tuesday. “Each operational test we conduct is critical to ensuring the safety, surety, reliability and […] More

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    Northrop Closes Review Phase of Air Force’s Polar Comms System; Linnie Haynesworth Comments

    Northrop Grumman  has completed the integrated baseline review for the U.S. Air Force‘s Enhanced Polar System Control and Planning Communication technology. The company performed production, deployment and initial sustainment evaluation for the communications system the Air Force uses to transmit telemetry and supplies configuration commands and cryptographic planning to polar users, Northrop said Monday. The military’s satellite communications systems directorate […] More

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    Air Force Wants Info on Aerial Directional Data Links, Networks

    The U.S. Air Force has asked industry to submit information on a directional tactical data links and networks that are designed to work at higher frequencies. A Nov. 18 request for information calls for details on industry offerings and research and development efforts on tactical data links and interoperable networking systems. The service also seeks industry input on waveform agility to create capacity, latency, jam resistance […] More