Lockheed Martin has assisted the U.S. Navy and the Missile Defense Agency in a series of ballistic missile defense tests in the Atlantic Ocean during the Formidable Shield 2017 naval exercise that involved eight NATO member nations. Formidable Shield aimed to showcase interoperability between NATO allies using the organization’s command-and-control reporting structures …
Read More »Navy Submarine Launches Lockheed-Built Ballistic Missile to Certify Crew, Weapon System
A U.S. Navy submarine has launched a Lockheed Martin-built unarmed ballistic missile unit in the Atlantic Ocean for a flight test in August as part of a demonstration and shakedown operation. Lockheed said Tuesday the Trident II D5 fleet ballistic missile flight test during DASO-27 worked to certify the USS Maryland submarine’s crew and weapon system to …
Read More »Microsoft, Facebook to Collaborate on Atlantic Subsea Cable Construction Project
Microsoft and Facebook have agreed to collaborate on the development of a new subsea cable system across the Atlantic Ocean in an effort to expand their cloud and Internet service offerings. Microsoft said Thursday construction work on the 6,600-kilometer “Marea” submarine cable infrastructure will begin in August and is scheduled …
Read More »Lockheed-Built F-35A Completes Transatlantic Crossing From Italy to Maryland
A Lockheed Martin-built F-35A Lightning II aircraft landed Friday at Naval Air Station Patuxent River in Maryland after it completed its first crossing of the Atlantic Ocean, Defense News reported Saturday. Lara Seligman writes an Italian air force pilot flew the AL-1 fighter jet from an air base in Portugal …
Read More »NOAA to Deploy Raytheon-Built UAS to Track Atlantic Hurricanes
Raytheon has built an unmanned air system for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in an effort to help agency and company researchers study hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean. NOAA and Raytheon launched an upgraded version of the company’s Coyote UAS from a P-3 Orion aircraft over Avon Park, Florida, during a …
Read More »Hughes Unveils Emergency Service Suite Ahead of Hurricane Season; Tony Bardo Comments
Hughes Network Systems has released its storm preparedness system, Hughes Emergency Systems, in order to help businesses and government offices be prepared for the 2014 Atlantic Ocean hurricane season. The satellite offerings include emergency response, continuity of operations and network restoration that the company intends to be options for agencies and businesses to …
Read More »Lockheed Martin & Royal Navy Launch Trident II Missile from Sub; Melanie Sloane Comments
The U.K. Royal Navy has launched a Lockheed Martin trident II D5 fleet ballistic missile, an unarmed missile launched from the submerged submarine HMS Vigilant, located in the Atlantic Ocean. According to a Lockheed statement, the test is the 143rd test flight of the trident D5 missile since the design was completed in 1989. …
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