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  • Exelis to Build Composite Missile Bodies for Lockheed's Standoff Missile; Mike Blair Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Exelis to Build Composite Missile Bodies for Lockheed’s Standoff Missile; Mike Blair Comments

    Exelis will build composite missile structures for Lockheed Martin‘s two batches of the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile under a $20 million contract. Exelis will manufacture the structures for more than 400 baseline and extended-range JASSM versions by composite braiding and resin-transfer mold technologies, Exelis said Wednesday. “We believe this contract is a reflection of our customer’s confidence in Exelis as a […] More

  • Mike Blair: Exelis Adds Aerostructure Technologies to Composites Portfolio - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Mike Blair: Exelis Adds Aerostructure Technologies to Composites Portfolio

    Exelis has licensed patented manufacturing technology from Belgium-based Bodair S.A. to produce a new product line and expand upon the company’s aerostructures offerings in the aerospace industry, Exelis said Tuesday. The new Exelis STaR product line is a selection of technologies that are intended to help with development and reconfigurations of product design that can achieve […] More

  • Boeing Gives Processor Qualification Status to Exelis' Aerostructures Arm - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing Gives Processor Qualification Status to Exelis’ Aerostructures Arm

    Exelis has received a processor qualification designation from Boeing for a composite design and manufacturing center in Salt Lake City, Utah. Exelis said it went through a  technical review through Boeing specifications and had to demonstrate both process controls and manufacturing capabilities. Mike Blair, vice president and general manager of Exelis Aerostructures, said his company finished the qualification process in less than a year. […] More