An MQ-9B SeaGuardian® Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) is once again supporting the U.S. Navy during its Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise, this […]
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U.S. Army awards Lockheed Martin million$$$ hypersonic weapon system contract
The U.S. Army has awarded Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] a $756 million contract to deliver additional capability for the nation’s ground-based hypersonic weapon system, the Long Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW). […]
EchoStar awarded a U.S. Navy contract to provide 5G smart devices + services for DoD + others
EchoStar Corporation (NASDAQ: SATS) has been awarded an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract as part of the U.S. Naval Supply Systems Command Spiral 4 wireless products and services purchasing program. […]
Viasat’s 1st U.S. Navy Military Sealift Command Ship installation
Viasat, Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT) has completed the first ship installation for the U.S. Navy Military Sealift Command (MSC) under the Next Generation Wideband (NGW) Follow-On (FO) 10-year, Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity […]
Raytheon building defensive microwave antenna systems for U.S. military
Raytheon, an RTX business, will design, build and test two high-power microwave antenna systems that will use directed energy to defeat airborne threats at the speed of light. The systems […]
Stratolaunch awarded flight test contract for the Navy’s MACH-TB hypersonic program
Stratolaunch, LLC has received a flight test contract award from Leidos, the prime contractor for the U.S. Navy’s Multiservice Advanced Capability Test Bed (MACH-TB) — this contract award is funded […]
Australia’s 1st MQ-4C Triton UAS takes flight
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has successfully completed the first flight of Australia’s multi-intelligence MQ-4C Triton uncrewed aircraft — the flight marks a major production milestone as Northrop Grumman progresses […]
AeroVironment’s JUMP 20 medium UAS demos maritime autonomous takeoff + landing at vessel speeds of more than 20 knot
AeroVironment, Inc.‘s (NASDAQ: AVAV) JUMP 20 VTOL Medium UAS exceeded expectations during the recent U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/4th Fleet Hybrid Fleet Campaign Event (HFCE) that demonstrated human-machine teaming in […]
Orbit Fab’s new Chief Operating Officer will ramp up production and testing for RAFTI™ refueling port
Orbit Fab, provider of on-orbit refueling services, recently announced it has named industry veteran Shawn Hendricks as the company’s first Chief Operating Officer. Hendricks will lead the ramp up of […]
General Atomics-ASI’s unmanned aircraft surpasses 8 million flight hours
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI) today announced that its family of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), which includes the Predator®, Reaper, Gray Eagle, Avenger®, and MQ-9B SkyGuardian®/SeaGuardian® lines, has surpassed […]