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  • Lockheed, MBDA JV Eyes Further MEADS Deployment in Europe; Volker Weidemann Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed, MBDA JV Eyes Further MEADS Deployment in Europe; Volker Weidemann Comments

    MEADS International, a joint venture between Lockheed Martin and MBDA, is working to secure deals to deploy its Medium Extended Air Defense System for air and missile defense capability development in Germany and Poland. Lockheed said Wednesday Germany has named MEADS a candidate for the Taktisches Luftverteidigungssystem contract, while Poland has included the JV in technical discussions for the Narew system. Volker Weidemann, executive […] More

  • Lockheed Targets South America, Europe Markets for Naval Combat Systems - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Targets South America, Europe Markets for Naval Combat Systems

    Lockheed Martin is looking to expand the market of its naval combat systems to other regions such as South America and Europe, Defense News reported Dec. 31. David Pugliese writes that as part of the push, the contractor is studying to make an offer to extend the life of Greece’s German-designed Meko200 frigates. “There’s obviously […] More

  • MEADS Completes Fire Control Radar Performance Test; Siegfried Bucheler, Marco Riccetti Comment - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    MEADS Completes Fire Control Radar Performance Test; Siegfried Bucheler, Marco Riccetti Comment

    MEADS International has demonstrated its multifunction fire control radar at Pratica di Mare Air Base near Rome and at the Freinhause, Germany-based MBDA air defense center. The Medium Extended Air Defense System program completed the performance test for the radar system’s functions to track and jam signals, search in ground clutter and identifying target using kinematic data, Lockheed Martin said […] More

  • Research and Markets: Directed-Energy Weapons Market to Achieve 23.16% CAGR by 2018 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Research and Markets: Directed-Energy Weapons Market to Achieve 23.16% CAGR by 2018

    Research and Markets projects the global directed-energy weapons market to achieve a 23.16 percent compound annual growth rate through 2018 as defense budgets and research and development activity increase in certain countries. The market research firm says that research-and-development work will respond to growing demand for new military weapons designed to cause minimal collateral damage. BAE Systems, Boeing, Raytheon and Textron will be […] More

  • MBDA Kicks Off Brimstone 2 Missile Production - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    MBDA Kicks Off Brimstone 2 Missile Production

    MBDA has started to produce Brimstone 2 missile for the British air force to use on its fleet of Tornado GR4 aircraft. The Brimstone 2 missile is built to help the Tornado in guidance against targets and work through both safety methods and potential logistical issues, MBDA said Brimstone 2 enters the series production phase after a qualification of the Brimstone 2 IM rocket […] More

  • Report: MBDA, Mitsubishi Electric Explore Partnership to Develop F-35 Missiles - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: MBDA, Mitsubishi Electric Explore Partnership to Develop F-35 Missiles

    MBDA and Mitsubishi Electric are undertaking a preliminary deal to develop midrange missiles for the F-35 fighter jets as part of the Japanese government’s efforts to establish international defense procurement partnerships, Reuters reported Thursday. Tim Kelly and Nobuhiro Kubo report the deal would be the first to involve using Japanese-built parts for missile exports as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s administration continues […] More

  • MBDA CEO Antoine Bouvier Cuts the Ribbon on French Munitions Demilitarization Facility - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    MBDA CEO Antoine Bouvier Cuts the Ribbon on French Munitions Demilitarization Facility

    MBDA CEO Antoine Bouvier, in the presence of civilians and military authorities, cut the ribbon on France’s new complex munitions demilitarization facility Wednesday at acompany’s site in the center of France. In remarks at the Bourges Subdray site, Bouvier said that MBDA aims to establish firm and long-lasting partnerships with its domestic and foreign customers. “These customers now expect […] More

  • Poland Names Thales-MBDA, Raytheon in Missile Defense System Contract Shortlist - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Poland Names Thales-MBDA, Raytheon in Missile Defense System Contract Shortlist

    The Thales and MBDA team and Raytheon have been named in the shortlist to provide Poland with a midrange missile defense system as the country responds to the recent tensions in Ukraine, E&T magazine reported Tuesday. Tereza Pultarova writes the contract is estimated to be worth $5.1 billion and requires technology that is already operational and used in another NATO member country. The chosen contractor […] More

  • Pentagon Approves Lockheed-MBDA JV's 'Friend or Foe' System; Dave Berganini Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Pentagon Approves Lockheed-MBDA JV’s ‘Friend or Foe’ System; Dave Berganini Comments

    A joint venture of Lockheed Martin and MBDA has obtained federal certification for a technology that works to identify non-hostile aircraft during combat operations. The Defense Department‘s International AIMS Program Office has certified the MEADS International-built Mode 5 Identification Friend or Foe tool for the Medium Extended Air Defense System, Lockheed said Wednesday. Dave Berganini, president […] More

  • MBDA Land Combat Missile Goes Through Firing Test - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    MBDA Land Combat Missile Goes Through Firing Test

    MBDA has moved to validate the safety use of its new land combat missile system through a confined-environment demonstration. The company exhibited the firing technology of the Missile Moyenne Portée at MBDA’s test facility in central France, MBDA said Thursday. The missile system was test-fired under various temperatures to evaluate its function in different conditions […] More

  • MBDA Team Fires Dual Mode Brimstone Missiles Against Moving Targets - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    MBDA Team Fires Dual Mode Brimstone Missiles Against Moving Targets

    MBDA and program partners have conducted two trials of the company’s Dual Mode Brimstone missile technology aboard a remotely piloted aircraft that recorded nine hits against moving and maneuvering targets. The trials were held in December and January at U.S. Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake and used General Atomics‘ MQ-9 Reaper aircraft, MBDA said Friday. Dual Mode Brimstone weapons are […] More

  • Singapore Buys Raytheon-Thales JV Digital Radar System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Singapore Buys Raytheon-Thales JV Digital Radar System

    Thales Raytheon Systems has sold a set of GroundMaster 200 radars to Singapore, adding to that country’s land-based air defense systems highlighted at the Singapore Air zdhow, AINonline reported Friday. Chris Pocock writes the Raytheon-Thales Group joint venture designed the 3D digital radar system to transmit signals in the S-band for target detection at any altitude. […] More