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    Textron Unit Selects CPI Aerostructures to Produce AH-1Z Helicopter Components

    Textron‘s Bell Helicopter subsidiary has awarded CPI Aerostructures a potential $14.8 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to supply engine cowl and support assemblies for the AH-1Z Viper attack helicopter. The contract will run through Dec. 31, 2020, and falls under the U.S. Marine Corps‘ H-1 Program of Records initiative that seeks up to 189 AH-1Z and 160 UH-1Y Venom utility helicopters, CPI Aero said Tuesday. Douglas […] More

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    Kratos to Help Train Marine Corps Aircrews; Jose Diaz Comments

    Kratos Defense and Security Solutions Inc. has been awarded a $54 million contract to build five training systems for the U.S. Marine Corps to train the military branch’s aircrews. Kratos said Monday it will supply Marine Common Aircrew Trainers to the Marine Corps for use in the training of Super Stallion, Osprey and Venom enlisted aircrews. […] More

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    Northrop Grumman to Participate in National Guard Conference & Tech Exhibition

    Northrop Grumman will feature some of its technologies at the National Guard Association of the United States’ 138th General Conference and Exhibition in Maryland from Sept. 9 to 12. The company said Thursday it will present technologies that work to support the National Guard in the command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance fields. Included in the […] More

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    Northrop Demos Ground-Based Targeting System Against UAS; Kay Burch Comments

    Northrop Grumman has conducted a demonstration of a ground-based system to test its production of targeting data and detection and monitoring of an adversary’s unmanned aircraft system. The company demonstrated the Venom platform at the U.S. Army’s Maneuver-Fires Integrated Experiment held in Oklahoma, Northrop said Tuesday. The Venom system tracked small drones and provided two land-based […] More