Northrop Grumman's aerospace systems business has secured a $37.7M contract to provide spare parts for RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft systems to the government of Japan.
Read More »General Atomics Begins MQ-9B Unmanned Aircraft Validation Flights in Japan
General Atomics’ aeronautical systems business has commenced a series of flights for its MQ-9B SeaGuardian remotely piloted aircraft system as part of a demonstration for the Japanese coast guard.
Read More »PAE to Install HVAC Systems at USMC Air Station in Japan; John Heller Quoted
PAE has secured a potential four-year, $25.1 million Naval Facilities Engineering Command Far East contract to install, test and maintain heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Japan, the company announced Tuesday.
Read More »Boeing-Made Satellite Launches for On-Orbit Tests
Cape Canaveral has launched a Boeing-made satellite that will provide improved connectivity for parts of the Asia-Pacific region.
Read More »Northrop Eyes Production Capacity Increase for Global Hawk, Triton UAVs
Northrop Grumman plans to increase the production of MQ-4C Triton and RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned air vehicles to 12 UAVs per year at its Site 7 facilities in Palmdale, Calif., as it expects to see a rise in demand for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems, FlightGlobal reported Thursday.
Read More »Lockheed Gets $80M Navy Aegis Modernization Contract Modification
Lockheed Martin's rotary and mission systems business has received an $80M contract modification to produce, test and deliver equipment needed to address fiscal 2019 production requirements under the AEGIS Modernization program. The company will supply signal processor technology, electronic equipment fluid cooler and kill assessment system and spares, the Department of Defense said Thursday.
Read More »AECOM, Toshiba Sign Nuclear Decommissioning Service Agreement; John Vollmer Quoted
AECOM and Japanese conglomerate Toshiba have agreed to jointly provide nuclear decommissioning services to Japan-based government agencies and utility companies under an alliance agreement between the two companies.
Read More »Raytheon’s Thomas Kennedy: Space-Based Sensor Layer Needed to Counter Advanced Missile Threats
Thomas Kennedy, chairman and CEO of Raytheon, has said the U.S. needs a space-based sensor layer that could help detect, track and counter ballistic missile threats. “To have a space-sensor layer, to be able to pick up this advanced threat … that’s an absolute must for us to get on board and develop that technology,” Kennedy said during a panel at the Reagan National Defense Forum.
Read More »AECOM Wins Navy Contract for Logistics Support, Hazmat Supplies
AECOM's management services business has won a potential five-year, $38.9M contract to provide hazardous material supplies and logistics support services to U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps personnel stationed in Okinawa, Japan.
Read More »Navy, MDA Perform Second Interception Test With Raytheon-Made Missile
The U.S. Navy and the Missile Defense Agency have tested the interception performance of the Raytheon-made Standard Missile-3‘s Block-IIA variant with a land-launched target. The Navy’s USS John Finn destroyer launched the SM-3 IIA missile to intercept the ballistic target during the test in Hawaii, marking the missile’s second fulfilled interception, …
Read More »U.S. MDA, Japan Test Raytheon-Made Interceptor Missile
The Missile Defense Agency and Japan’s maritime self-defense force demonstrated the interceptor function of a Raytheon-made missile during a recent flight test near Kauai, Hawaii. Japan’s JS Atago launched Raytheon’s Standard Missile-3 Block IB unit to intercept a ballistic missile target with the support of the U.S. Navy, Raytheon said Wednesday. The test …
Read More »Lockheed Gets $64M Navy Contract for Aegis System Engineering Support
Lockheed Martin has landed a potential $64M contract to provide design agent field engineering services for U.S. Navy guided missile cruisers and destroyers, U.S. Coast Guard ships and allied vessels equipped with the Aegis combat system. The company will perform test and evaluation, implement engineering changes, modify ordnance, modernize systems, conduct logistics, develop ordnance alterations kits …
Read More »Engineering Services Network Gets $70M Navy Weapon Systems Support Contract
Engineering Services Network has received a potential five-year, $69.6 million contract from the Naval Surface Warfare Center to provide technical, engineering and logistics support for weapon systems programs of the U.S. Navy and foreign military sales customers. The company said Monday it will help test, engineer and conduct post-event analysis of the Aegis Combat …
Read More »General Atomics Completes Large-Scale RPA Flight Demo; Linden Blue Comments
General Atomics has completed the first large-scale demonstration of the Guardian remotely piloted aircraft in an effort to demonstrate the platform’s civil and scientific applications. The tests took place in Iki Island, Japan, and showcased the potential of Guardian to support humanitarian, disaster response, environmental monitoring and maritime patrol operations, the company …
Read More »Harris Provides Sensor for Japanese Greenhouse Gas-Monitoring Satellite
Harris has developed an environmental-monitoring sensor to be installed in a Japanese government satellite that will work to study greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. The Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite-2 that Mitsubishi Electric is building for the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency will be launched in the country’s 2018 fiscal year, Harris said Wednesday. …
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