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4 August

BAE Hosts Defense Interoperability Testing Event in Michigan

BAE Systems has hosted a defense interoperability testing event in Michigan, bringing together government and industry participants.

4 August

Ronald Watkins

Echodyne Launches ATAK Plugin for MESA Radar Platform

Radar company Echodyne has introduced an Android Team Awareness Kit plugin for its MESA radar platform to control, and view radar data.

4 August

Christine Casimiro

Raytheon Installs First SPY-6(V)4 Radar Array at US Navy’s Wallops Test Site

Raytheon has installed the first SPY-6(V)4 radar array at the Surface Combat Systems Center on Wallops Island in Virginia, marking the start of extensive testing before its deployment aboard the USS Pinckney (DDG 91).

4 August

Illustration of the United States Golden Dome missile defense architecture.

Jodesz Gavilan

Leidos to Equip Golden Dome Satellites With Infrared Sensors

Leidos will provide flight-proven infrared sensors for 18 missile defense satellites being built by Sierra Space for the US Golden Dome missile defense initiative.

4 August

Christine Casimiro

Northrop Grumman Expands Melbourne Campus to Support Next-Gen Aircraft Programs

Northrop Grumman has added a new 300,000-square-foot engineering facility at its Melbourne campus in Florida, supporting next-generation aircraft programs.

4 August

Northrop Grumman will deliver advanced simulation and threat modeling capabilities that provide 24/7 operational and training needs for the warfighter.

Jodesz Gavilan

Northrop to Expand US Missile Defense Training Simulations

The Missile Defense Agency has tapped Northrop Grumman to expand simulation and threat modeling tools used to train US missile defense personnel.

4 August

Service members take the oath of office officially transferring from the United State Air Force to the United States Space Force during a ceremony held at the Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Feb. 10, 2020. The Airmen transitioned into the Space Force as Guardians during the ceremony, joining some of the first Guardians to cross into the newest branch of the U.S. armed forces. (U.S. Air Force Photos by Senior Airman Caleb House

Jodesz Gavilan

US Space Force Taps 15 Companies for $981M Training Contract

The US Space Force has selected 15 companies for a $981-million contract vehicle to develop next-generation space test and training capabilities.

3 August

Inder Singh Bisht

US Navy Orders 188 More Hammerhead Anti-Submarine Mines

The US Navy has awarded General Dynamics Mission Systems a $229.65-million contract to procure 188 additional Hammerhead anti-submarine mines.

3 August

Inder Singh Bisht

Pratt & Whitney Awarded $1.3B F-35 Engine Support Contract

Pratt & Whitney has secured a nearly $1.3-billion contract to supply spare parts and support equipment for F135 engines.

3 August

A 189th Airlift Wing C-130H is mounted with a Northrop Grumman LITENING pod targeting system as part of an Air National Guard Air Force Reserve Test Center program to develop a highly-accurate air drop and reconnaissance system. The Arkansas Air National Guard unit has been tapped as a test bed and has sent aircraft, aircrews and maintainers to Arizona for the test program.

Rojoef Manuel

Northrop Secures $1.8B US Air Force Deal to Continue Litening Pod Support

Northrop Grumman has signed a contract valued at up to $1.84 billion to extend manufacturing and modification of the AN/AAQ-28 Litening advanced targeting pods for the US Air Force.

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