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    UTC Subsidiary to Supply Tactical Reconnaissance Pods to Foreign Military Customers

    A United Technologies Corp. subsidiary has received a one-year, $22.9 million contract to supply U.S. partner nations with tactical reconnaissance pods through the foreign military sales program. The Defense Department said Wednesday that UTC Aerospace Systems will provide DB-110 pods, program infrastructure, airborne data link terminals, surface terminal equipment, fixed and transportable ground stations and data to FMS […] More

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    Hady Mourad: Lockheed Eyes ‘Gray Wolf’ Cruise Missile Against Hostile Air Defense Systems

    Hady Mourad, advanced missiles program director at Lockheed Martin‘s missiles and fire control business, has said the company’s concept for the U.S. Air Force’s Gray Wolf program involves a cruise missile designed to counter hostile integrated air defense systems in “highly contested environments.” “Using the capabilities envisioned for later spirals, our system is being designed to […] More

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    Boeing-Bell JV Gets Navy Osprey Fleet Software Sustainment Order

    A joint venture of Boeing and Bell Helicopter has received a $20.6 million order from the U.S. Navy to maintain software of the V-22 Osprey joint service, multimission aircraft fleet. The Bell-Boeing Joint Project Office will engineer and provide technical support for  the V-22 flight control system and avionics software, the Defense Department said Wednesday. Work also covers flight control […] More

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    PreTalen to Help USAF Automate Wireless Comms System Analysis Under SBIR Phase III Contract

    PreTalen has received a $23.9 million U.S. Air Force contract to develop an automated platform to analyze wireless communications systems under the third phase of the service branch’s Small Business Innovation Research III program. The company will aim to update the features of a Position Navigation and Time Autonomous Negotiator Applying Cognitive Effects-Based Analysis system developed through an […] More

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    Air Force Outlines B-52 Aircraft Engine Replacement Plans

    The U.S. Air Force outlined its options for the replacement of the B-52 Stratofortress bomber aircraft’s engine during an industry day held Dec. 12, Defense News reported Friday. The report said USAF seeks new engines instead of refurbished systems and plans to maintain an eight-engine configuration on the fleet of 76 B-52s. Potential engine integrators must be […] More

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    DARPA Offers Research Tools Under Holiday Operations Program

    The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has provided Santa Claus and his crew with technology platforms designed to help them carry out their duties this Christmas as part of the High-speed Optimized Handling of Holiday Operations program. DARPA said Friday the HO HO HO initiative is on its fourth year and aims to share with Santa […] More

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    FAA Approves Boeing KC-46 Tanker Configuration

    Boeing has obtained an amended type certificate from the Federal Aviation Administration for the 767-2C airframe configuration of company-built KC-46 military tanker aircraft. The company said Thursday it conducted a series of analyses and laboratory, ground and flight tests to verify the performance of KC-46 components that include avionics, fuel system and auto-flight and environmental control systems. 767-2C is a modified version […] More

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    Alion Science-Led Team to Help Air Force Analyze Fleet Sustainability Challenges

    A team led by Alion Science and Technology has received a potential $40.9 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to help the service branch address life-limiting issues on the C-130, C-5, C-17 and F-15 aircraft fleets. The 58-month contract covers requirements evaluation, planning, logistics, engineering, testing, prototyping and data management support for the Air Force’s 409th […] More

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    Raytheon Gets USAF ‘Cobra Dane’ Radar Support Contract Modification

    Raytheon has received a $25 million contract modification to help the U.S. Air Force maintain operational capability of the ground-based Cobra Dane radar system. The Defense Department said Tuesday that Raytheon’s intelligence, information and services business will perform contract work to address in-scope requirements for the radar. Work under the modification will occur in Colorado Springs, Colorado, through March […] More

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    UES Wins Air Force Aerospace Material Characterization Research Contract

    UES has won a potential $22 million contract to help U.S. Air Force researchers study the characteristics of aerospace materials. The company will develop methods, software and tools to aid materials characterization and microanalysis research related to electron, ion, x-ray and optical microscopy, the Defense Department said Tuesday. DoD noted that contract work will run through April 3, […] More

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    Indonesia Receives First Apache Attack Helicopter Under FMS Agreement With US

    Indonesia has received its first Boeing-built AH-64E Apache Guardian attack helicopter as part of the country’s foreign military sales agreement with the U.S. government, Defense News reported Monday. The report said the Apache helicopter was delivered to the city of Semarang in Java, Indonesia using a U.S. Air Force C-17A Globemaster III airlifter. Indonesia requested to buy eight Apache […] More

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    Boeing to Help Install Air Force Low-Frequency Transmission System

    Boeing‘s defense, space and security business has secured a potential two-year, $40.1 million order to install, test and integrate a modified low-frequency transmission system for the U.S. Air Force. The order falls under a previously awarded contract and includes the provision of support equipment and technical data, the Defense Department said Friday. USAF obligated $14.8 million […] More