February 22, 2012

Northrop Grumman Completes U.K. E-3D AWACS Repairs

Northrop Grumman said Tuesday it successfully completed repairs to a wing spar on a U.K. E-3D Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System (U.K. AWACS) aircraft and delivered it to the Royal Air Force ahead of schedule. The aircraft's cracked wing spar was repaired at the company's Lake Charles Maintenance and Modification Center, marking the first time a Sentry aircraft, a 707-variant...

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  • Lockheed Martin Deploys TRACER System

    February 22, 2012 | Lockheed Martin said its Tactical Reconnaissance and Counter-Concealment-Enabled Radar (TRACER) has been deployed to on a U.S. Army C12 aircraft for U.S. Southern Command's (SOUTHCOM) counter-terrorism, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief...

  • LONGBOW Delivers First Block III Apache Data Link System to the Army

    February 21, 2012 | The LONGBOW LLC, a joint venture between Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman, delivered the first production Unmanned Aerial Systems Tactical Common Data Link Assembly (UTA) to the U.S. Army for the Apache Block III, the company announced Monday...

  • BAE Systems to Provide EW Systems for B-2

    February 17, 2012 | BAE Systems has won a contract from Northrop Grumman to provide Electronic Support Measure (ESM) systems for use on all 20 B-2 Spirit bombers. This ESM upgrade will be a complete replacement of the current AN/APR-50 system. With this award, BAE Systems will...

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  • AeroVironment, Sentinent Sign License Agreement

    February 14, 2012 | AeroVironment, (AV), of Monrovia, Calif., and Australia-based Sentient signed an exclusive global license agreement that allows AeroVironment to distribute Sentient's automatic target detection software for full motion video for use with small...

  • Sikorsky Selects Sandel's HeliTAWS for S-70i

    February 13, 2012 | Sandel Avionics, based in Vista, Calif., will supply a Mil-Std version of its HeliTAWS wire and terrain alerting system for forward-fit installations on Sikorsky's S-70i Black Hawk helicopter in mid-2012. The Sandel HeliTAWS protects against terrain...

  • L-3 Selects CMC's TacView for MH-65 Helicopters

    February 13, 2012 | Esterline CMC Electronics (CMC) has been selected by L-3 Communications to supply its TacView Portable Mission Display to provide a Situational Awareness Data Link (SADL) system for U.S. Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopters. The avionics grade TacView system...