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Orbital ATK receives orders for military ammunition
Apr 15, 2015 (UPI)
Orbital ATK reports it is to produce medium-caliber and large-caliber ammunition for U.S. and allied forces under contracts worth $120 million. The awards from ...
Asleep-yet-Aware electronics could revolutionize remote wireless sensors
Apr 15, 2015 (SPX)
State-of-the-art military sensors today rely on "active electronics" to detect vibration, light, sound or other signals. That means they constantly consume powe...
Sagem, Exensor developing battlefield sensor system
Apr 15, 2015 (UPI)
An intelligence gathering system based on remote battlefield sensors is being jointly developed by Sagem of France and Sweden's Exensor. The system, to be used ...
AgustaWestland, others eye pilot training consortium
Apr 14, 2015 (UPI)
The North American subsidiary of AgustaWestland is in talks to form a consortium for training of military and government helicopter pilots. The consortium -- co...
Army receives new self-propelled Howitzer
Apr 13, 2015 (UPI)
The U.S. Army has received its first M109A7 self-propelled Howitzer through a low-rate production contract awarded to BAE Systems. The M109A7 is a replacement w...
DARPA programs simultaneously test limits of technology, credulity
Apr 12, 2015 (SPX)
Less than one week after releasing Breakthrough Technologies for National Security, DARPA's latest summary of the Agency's mission, accomplishments and funding ...
German army to recommission 100 tanks
Apr 11, 2015 (AFP)
The German army is to bring back into service around 100 tanks sold to industry, the ministry of defence said on Saturday. The move will bring to 328 the number...
Boeing acquires 2d3 Sensing
Apr 10, 2015 (UPI)
Boeing reports its acquisition of 2d3 Sensing, a software and services company, to strengthen the image processing capabilities of its unmanned aircraft. 2d3 Se...
Northrop Grumman in new mentor-protege agreement
Apr 10, 2015 (UPI)
Northrop Grumman has a three-year mentor-protégé agreement with the Missile Defense Agency to help enhance QTEC Inc. engineering and technology capabilities. ...
ECA Group joins project for underwater counter-mine vehicle
Apr 10, 2015 (UPI)
The ECA Group of France is to design an autonomous underwater vehicle and its launch and recovery system for an Anglo-French counter-mine program. The work will...
Canadian, U.S. contracts for DRS Technologies
Apr 09, 2015 (UPI)
DRS Technologies is supplying electronic equipment to Canadian and U.S. military services under three separate contracts with a combined worth of $540 million. ...
Springing ahead of nature: Device increases walking efficiency
Apr 08, 2015 (SPX)
It's taken millions of years for humans to perfect the art of walking. But research results published in the journal Nature show that humans can get better 'gas...
CACI engineering support for Army EW software
Apr 07, 2015 (UPI)
The U.S. Army's Software Engineering Center is to receive engineering and technical support from CACI International through a three-year task order. The award f...
Army continues Comtech's support for Blue Force Tracking
Apr 06, 2015 (UPI)
The U.S. Army is continuing Comtech Mobile Datacom Corporation's sustainment services for its Blue Force Tracking situational awareness and control system. The ...
Northrop Grumman focuses on ISR business
Apr 06, 2015 (UPI)
Northrop Grumman has reorganized a key division into two separate units to better take advantage of its growing airborne and ISR business. The Intelligence, Sur...
New armored ATV for Middle East, African markets
Apr 02, 2015 (UPI)
An all-terrain vehicle that employs tracks on its rear section is to be distributed in the Middle East and Africa by the Streit Group and Sand-X. The two compan...
Raytheon, DRS Technologies team for advanced FLIR system
Apr 01, 2015 (UPI)
Raytheon and DRS Technologies have again teamed to provide the U.S. Army with third-generation forward-looking infrared technology. The two companies had previo...
Magal supplying perimeter security systems
Mar 31, 2015 (UPI)
Israel's Magal Security Systems Ltd reports new orders from international customers for physical security solutions worth a combined total of $12 million. One o...
Pentagon needs to adapt to recruit top talent: Carter
Mar 31, 2015 (AFP)
The US military needs to give its troops and new recruits better career options due to increasing competition for talent from private companies, Defense Secreta...
Air Force orders more bomb fuzes
Mar 30, 2015 (UPI)
Kaman Corporation through a $58 million contract modification. The Connecticut-headquartered company said the modification represents option 12 of an earlier co...
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