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Lockheed Martin and the Missile Defense Agency have completed a critical design review of a radar system designed to protect the U.S. from ballistic missile threats. The conclusion of CDR on Sept. 28 will pave the way for the Long Range Discrimination Radar to enter the fabrication, test and demonstration phase, Lockheed said Thursday. LRDR is an S-band radar […] More
Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky subsidiary has wrapped up a critical design review of the training systems for the Combat Rescue Helicopter program designed to replace the U.S. Air Force’s fleet of HH-60G Pave Hawk aircraft. The CDR’s completion will pave the way for the HH-60W helicopter’s training systems to enter the assembly, evaluation and testing phase, Lockheed said Wednesday. HH-60W […] More
Northrop Grumman‘s Astro Aerospace subsidiary has conducted a preliminary design review of L-band reflectors for two communications satellites that Airbus currently develops for Inmarsat. Astro Aerospace will work to mature the reflectors’ design before the Inmarsat-6 satellite program undergoes a critical design review later this year, Northrop said Wednesday. Inmarsat awarded Airbus’ defense and space business a […] More
General Atomics‘ aeronautical systems business has conducted a critical design review (CDR) on its ground control station offering for the U.S. Air Force as part of efforts towards fielding new technologies for the military branch’s fleet of remotely piloted aircraft. General Atomics said Tuesday that it conducted the CDR for the Advanced Cockpit Block 50 GCS […] More
Aerojet Rocketdyne has completed a critical design review of the company-built AR1 rocket engine. The company said Monday it aims to obtain flight certification for the AR1 technology in 2019 to help the Defense Department move away from foreign-made engines. Independent government and industry experts attended the review, which assessed whether AR1’s design meets performance requirements ahead of full-scale manufacturing, Aerojet Rocketdyne added. The […] More
Boeing and BAE Systems have concluded a critical design review of an electronic warfare warning platform for the U.S. Air Force’s fleet of F-15 fighter aircraft. The companies wrapped up the CDR phase on the Eagle Passive/Active Warning Survivability System in February as part of the F-15 modernization program, BAE said Monday. EPAWSS is designed to […] More
Northrop Grumman has completed a critical design review of the electronic subsystem of the U.S. Navy’s AN/SLQ-32(V)7 electronic warfare platform. The company said Monday the CDR is part of the service branch’s Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program Block 3 development. The AN/SLQ-32(V)7 system works to detect and counter anti-ship missiles and other threats through signal analysis. Northrop […] More
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice has named former Boeing Chairman and CEO Jim McNerney as its new senior adviser to provide support for its investment and value-creation strategies. McNerney brings decades worth of experience in management while he held senior leadership positions for a number of global companies, CD&R said Wednesday. “His exceptional record is one grounded […] More
Northrop Grumman has moved a step closer to the build and testing phase for the aerial refueling platform of E-2D Advanced Hawkeye jets after it completed a critical design review exercise with the U.S. Navy. The company said Tuesday the CDR is part of a program to design, manufacture and assess aerial refueling subsystems for integration with […] More
The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory has received the go-ahead to start building NASA’s Solar Probe Plus spacecraft following a critical design review of its full mission plan by an independent agency panel. The plan includes how the SPP team will perform construction and testing of the spacecraft tasked to study the outer atmosphere […] More
General Dynamics UK has completed the critical design review for the Scout reconnaissance variant that is intended to help the British Army perform intelligence, surveillance and target acquisition missions. The company performed the review on the variant’s platform hull design, the Lockheed Martin UK-built turret, electronic architecture, onboard software solutions, subsystems and variant-specific products, General Dynamics […] More
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