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  • Airbus Test-Fires Laser Guided Rocket From H145M Helicopter - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Airbus Test-Fires Laser Guided Rocket From H145M Helicopter

    Airbus has demonstrated a capacity to launch laser guided rockets with the company-built H145M helicopter platform during a firing test held at Alvdalen test range in Sweden. The helicopter fired Thales-made FZ275 70mm air-ground rocket as part of the trials at the Swedish defense materiel administration’s test facility, Airbus said Wednesday. An MX-15D electro-optical system from L3 Technologies‘ Wescam subsidiary helped  guide rockets that […] More

  • BAE Secures $60M Navy Contract for Additional Rocket Guidance Kits - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Secures $60M Navy Contract for Additional Rocket Guidance Kits

    BAE Systems‘ U.S. subsidiary has received a $59.5 million contract from the U.S. Navy to supply guidance kits designed to transform unguided 2.75-inch rockets into laser-guided weapons. The company said Tuesday it will deliver its Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System guidance kits to meet the demand of U.S. military and allied foreign customers. The new deal follows a $180.5 […] More

  • BAE to Add Laser-Guided Rockets to Air Force F-16, A-10 Planes - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE to Add Laser-Guided Rockets to Air Force F-16, A-10 Planes

    The U.S. Air Force has started to field a BAE Systems-built laser-guided rocket technology on the service branch’s F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft to support ongoing combat missions in Afghanistan and Iraq. It marks the first time that BAE’s Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System has been deployed on fixed-wing Air Force aircraft, the company said Wednesday. “The APKWS fixed-wing fielding […] More

  • BAE Systems to Supply APKWS Rockets to US Army - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Systems to Supply APKWS Rockets to US Army

    The U.S. Army has placed an order for an initial supply of BAE Systems-built laser-guided rockets for deployment onboard its AH-64 Apache helicopters. The company said Tuesday the service branch will use the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System rockets to support its military operations in Afghanistan and Iraq. The APKWS is a mid-body guidance system […] More

  • Raytheon-PCO Team to Build Poland Military's Night-Vision Devices; Duane Gooden Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon-PCO Team to Build Poland Military’s Night-Vision Devices; Duane Gooden Comments

    Raytheon’s missile systems business and optoelectronic devices manufacturer PCO S.A. have teamed up to design and produce night-vision goggles for Poland’s uniformed personnel and international military forces. Raytheon said Wednesday the letter of intent with the Poland-based company also covers the development of surveillance, targeting and reconnaissance platforms and concept design and production of hardware, optics […] More

  • Raytheon Kicks Off Laser Guided Rocket Production for UAE; Darryl Kreitman Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon Kicks Off Laser Guided Rocket Production for UAE; Darryl Kreitman Comments

    Raytheon has started to build the TALON laser guided rocket for the United Arab Emirates under a $117 million contract it holds with Tawazun. The company will also provide logistics and training services for the integration of the TALON system into the UAE Armed Forces, Raytheon said Monday. “Full rate production of the TALON LGR is […] More