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Offutt AFB (SPX) Jun 02, 2004Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company has presented a model of a Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) Block 5D-3 spacecraft to the Air Force Weather Agency (AFWA) here. Since 1966, the U.S. Air Force has launched more than 30 Lockheed Martin DMSP satellites. Now in its fourth decade of service, the DMSP has proven itself to be a valuable tool in scheduling and protecting military operations on land, at sea and in the air. India, Pakistan Survive Verbal Scare 
New Delhi (UPI) Jun 02, 2004India and Pakistan Tuesday overcame a recent verbal dual and fixed June 27 and 28 for bilateral talks to pursue the peace process. |
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Lockheed Brings A THAAD To Troy
Troy AL (SPX) May 31, 2004Lockheed Martin began manufacturing the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile today at its Pike County Operations facility in Troy, AL. The facility will perform final integration, assembly and testing of the THAAD missile, which is an integral part of the THAAD weapon system and the United States' network of layered defenses against ballistic missile attack. Raytheon Delivers First Production Tactical Tomahawk Cruise Missile 
Tucson AZ (SPX) May 31, 2004Raytheon has delivered to the U.S. Navy the first production model of the next-generation Tactical Tomahawk (Tomahawk Block IV) cruise missile at the company's Missile Systems operations. Nuclear Sites Ready For Terror 
by Thom J. RoseWashington (UPI) May 27, 2004 Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Nils Diaz said U.S. nuclear sites are well protected against terrorism despite recent safety scares. "The level of security, which is what I'm concerned with, has continued to increase," Diaz said at a news briefing sponsored by the trade journal Energy Daily. Russia's Super Subs Sink 
by Pamela HessWashington (UPI) May 26, 2004 The United States can call off the Hunt for Red October. The long proud and feared Russian submarine fleet is rapidly sinking to the bottom of the Barents Sea. This week alone, Russian news reports have revealed that the entire Akula attack class submarine class is being scrapped. NASA-Industry Alliance Initiates UAV National Airspace Access Project 
Edwards AFB (SPX) May 31, 2004 A new NASA-led project intended to eventually enable remotely or autonomously operated aircraft to fly safely and routinely with other aircraft within the national airspace system is being initiated this month. Raytheon SSDS Category 3 On Line At Navy Test Facility 
Tewksbury MA - May 27, 2004The US Navy Open Architecture initiative achieved a major milestone when Raytheon's Ship Self Defense Systems (SSDS) Category 3 software was operated in the Open Architecture Test Facility (OATF) May 12. Russian Navy May Sink By 2008 
Moscow (UPI) May 25, 2004Russia's navy has lost its most powerful subs and the whole fleet may disappear by 2008, a disgraced admiral said according to MosNews.com Tuesday. |
DHS Awards Wireless Geospatial Contract To Northrop Grumman
Herndon VA (SPX) May 25, 2004Northrop Grumman Corporation has been awarded a contract by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) consisting of three projects to engineer interoperable wireless geospatial solutions. Raytheon To Supply Ship Self-Defense Systems Computers
Tewksbury MA - May 25, 2004The U.S. Navy has awarded Raytheon a $38.7 million contract to design, produce and deliver Ship Self-Defense System (SSDS) Mk 2 enhanced to an open architecture computing environment (OACE). Lockheed Martin Conducts Guided MLRS Unitary Rocket Tests 
Dallas TX (SPX) May 25, 2004Lockheed Martin conducted a successful Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) Unitary rocket test at White Sands Missile Range, NM. The GMLRS Unitary rocket is a spiral development program that expands the MLRS family of munitions and provides a unitary warhead capability to the existing GMLRS configuration. Airbag Inflators Provide Push For New Surface Vessel Launcher 
Newport RI (SPX) May 25, 2004SEA CORP announced today that it supported the Naval Undersea Warfare Center in a series of tests in Rhode Island's Narragansett Bay to demonstrate a new torpedo launcher concept for surface ships and to gather launch vehicle water entry data from high speed launches. Northrop Grumman To Build New Generation Aircraft Carrier 
Newport News - May 24, 2004Northrop Grumman Corporation received a $1.38 billion construction preparation contract for work on the new generation nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, CVN 21. Using Brain-based Control For Unmanned Vehicles 
Washington - May 24, 2004Even the least graceful among us has motor control the most high-tech unmanned undersea vehicle would envy, thanks to a region of the brain that allows our bodies to carry out complex maneuvers. Orbital Flight Tests Supersonic Sea-Skimming Target Missile 
Dulles VA (SPX) May 20, 2004Orbital Sciences said Tuesday that it successfully flight-tested the GQM-163A "Coyote" Supersonic Sea-Skimming Target (SSST) system for the United States Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) on May 18, 2004. |
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