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  • MEADS Bids for Poland Missile Defense System Development - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    MEADS Bids for Poland Missile Defense System Development

    MEADS International, a joint venture between Lockheed Martin and MBDA, has submitted a proposal to the Polish government to build and deliver air-and-missile defense systems, Defense News reported Tuesday. Jen Judson writes the submission is in response to a solicitation notice on Poland’s Wisla missile defense program. Marty Coyne,  Medium Extended Air Defense System director at Lockheed, said that the proposal covers […] More

  • Raytheon Informs Army of Company's Vision for NextGen Air & Missile Defense Radar Tech - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon Informs Army of Company’s Vision for NextGen Air & Missile Defense Radar Tech

    Raytheon has presented the company’s ideas for a next-generation missile defense technology to the U.S. Army in an effort to help the military branch establish requirements for a lower tier air and missile defense sensor system. The company said Monday it envisions a future LTAMDS platform that is based on gallium nitride-powered active electronically scanned array technology and could work as a sensor on the service branch’s Integrated Air […] More

  • Army Executes Northrop Battle Command System Dual-Engagement Flight Test - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Army Executes Northrop Battle Command System Dual-Engagement Flight Test

    The U.S. Army has completed a dual-engagement flight test of the Northrop Grumman-developed Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System. Northrop said Monday that the IBCS was used to identify, track and engage ballistic and cruise missile targets to determine its multiple threat management function. Dan Verwiel, vice president and general manager of Northrop’s missile defense and protective systems division, […] More

  • Army's New Multi-Mission Launcher Platform Fires Raytheon Missile for Intercept Test - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Army’s New Multi-Mission Launcher Platform Fires Raytheon Missile for Intercept Test

    The U.S. Army has fired a Raytheon-built interceptor missile using a new Multi-Mission Launcher platform and mobile ground-based weapon system during a demonstration at Eglin Air Force Base. The Army said Thursday its Cruise Missile Defense Systems project office and Aviation and Missile Research, Development and Engineering Center teamed up to develop the Indirect Fire Protection Capability Increment […] More

  • Raytheon to Exhibit New Patriot System Radar Tech at Army Trade Expo - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon to Exhibit New Patriot System Radar Tech at Army Trade Expo

    Raytheon will display its new gallium nitride-based Active Electronically Scanned Array main antenna designed to work with the Patriot air and missile defense system at the Association of the U.S. Army‘s Global Force Symposium and Exposition Tuesday through Thursday in Huntsville, Alabama. Raytheon said Monday the AESA main array is designed to provide 360-degree coverage enabled by smaller transmitters and replace the current […] More

  • Raytheon to Integrate GaN-Based Radar Tech Into Patriot Missile System; Ralph Acaba Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon to Integrate GaN-Based Radar Tech Into Patriot Missile System; Ralph Acaba Comments

    Raytheon will equip its Patriot air and missile defense system with a gallium nitride-based active electronically scanned array technology as part of efforts to modernize the system. The company said Tuesday it will upgrade the Patriot for military customers to detect and identify adversarial manned and unmanned aircraft as well as cruise and ballistic missile threats. Ralph Acaba, Raytheon’s […] More

  • Northrop Hands Missile Defense System Prototype Shelters to US Army; Dan Verwiel Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop Hands Missile Defense System Prototype Shelters to US Army; Dan Verwiel Comments

    Northrop Grumman has handed over four prototype engagement operations shelters to the U.S. Army for the branch’s Integrated air and missile defense Battle Command System. Northrop said Wedneday it delivered the prototype shelters after it integrated improvements suggested by soldiers involved in IBCS-related warfighter exercises. Dan Verwiel, vice president and general manager of Northrop’s integrated air and […] More