Carrier-based aircraft

Lockheed Martin Delivers 500ᵗʰ Electro-Optical Targeting System for F-35

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Monday, June 17, 2019
Aircraft, Aviation, Stealth aircraft, Targeting, Carrier-based aircraft, Lift fan, Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control, EOTS, Electro-Optical Targeting System, LMT, Economy of Maryland

PARIS, June 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) successfully delivered the 500th Electro-Optical Targeting System (EOTS).

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  • PARIS, June 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) successfully delivered the 500th Electro-Optical Targeting System (EOTS).
  • All units have been delivered on time or ahead of schedule to support aircraft production and sustainment requirements.
  • "We are proud to bring superior capabilities to the F-35," said Michael Williamson, vice president of Sensors & Global Sustainment at Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control (MFC).
  • The company also delivered the 4,000th Distributed Aperture System (DAS) Window for the F-35 Lightning II.

Cubic Selected to Deliver Video Data Link Solution for the F-35 Lightning II

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Tuesday, June 11, 2019
Aviation, Aircraft, Economy of the United States, Stealth aircraft, Carrier-based aircraft, VDL, Lockheed Martin, Cubic Corporation, Lockheed Corporation

SAN DIEGO, June 11, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Cubic Corporation (NYSE: CUB) today announced that its Cubic Mission Solutions business divisionwas selected by Lockheed Martin as the Video Data Link (VDL) provider for the F-35 Lighting II Program.

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  • SAN DIEGO, June 11, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Cubic Corporation (NYSE: CUB) today announced that its Cubic Mission Solutions business divisionwas selected by Lockheed Martin as the Video Data Link (VDL) provider for the F-35 Lighting II Program.
  • "We are very pleased to partner with Lockheed Martin to provide a secure video data link capability for the F-35," Mike Twyman, president, Cubic Mission Solutions.
  • "Our team of protected communications experts have decades of experience supplying common data link systems and we look forward to partnering on this critical program."
  • The software-defined, radio-based VDL solution features high-performance processing that can support future live video enhancements, while minimizing size, weight, power and cooling (SWAP-C).

Boschung Global Presents the Finest Sea Fury in the World

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Tuesday, June 4, 2019
Aircraft, Aviation, Carrier-based aircraft, Racing aircraft, Hawker Sea Fury, Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15, Sea Fury, Fury

SARNEN, Switzerland, June 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Boschung Global Ltd. is proud to present a wonderful example of the "hot rod"of British fighters - the powerful Hawker Sea Fury.

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  • SARNEN, Switzerland, June 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Boschung Global Ltd. is proud to present a wonderful example of the "hot rod"of British fighters - the powerful Hawker Sea Fury.
  • In a famous action, the Sea Fury also proved it could tangle with enemy jets, shooting down one MiG-15 and damaging two others.
  • Consequently, it is not an overstatement to say that this aircraft can indeed lay claim to be "the world's finest Sea Fury."
  • The owner has elected to place the aircraft in the hands of a company he knows will treat the Sea Fury with the same reverence he has - Boschung Global Ltd.

Harris Corporation Awarded $212 Million F/A-18 Electronic Warfare System Contract

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Monday, April 29, 2019
Technology, Hardware, Software, Audio, Video, Telecommunications, Satellite, Manufacturing, Aerospace, Engineering, Defense, Contracts, Other Defense, Carrier-based aircraft, Electronics, Aircraft, Military technology, Electronic countermeasures, McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet, Harris Corporation, Next Generation Jammer, AN/ALQ-128

Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) has been awarded a $212 million contract modification to supply the next production lot of electronic jammers to protect U.S. Navy and Foreign Military Sales F/A-18 Hornet and Super Hornet aircraft against electronic threats.

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  • Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) has been awarded a $212 million contract modification to supply the next production lot of electronic jammers to protect U.S. Navy and Foreign Military Sales F/A-18 Hornet and Super Hornet aircraft against electronic threats.
  • The contract, which represents the largest order on the program to date, was received during the third quarter of Harris' fiscal 2019.
  • Harris will manufacture and deliver Integrated Defensive Electronic Countermeasures (IDECM) jammers for the F/A-18C/D/E/F variants, with deliveries under the new contract expected to be completed by August 2022.
  • The Harris ALQ-214A(V)4/5 is the key onboard electronic warfare (EW) jamming system for the IDECM program, protecting the aircraft from electronic threats, including sophisticated integrated air defense systems.

Raytheon demos land-based deployable version of its ship-based precision landing system

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Monday, April 8, 2019
Carrier-based aircraft, Lift fan, Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, Stealth aircraft, Aircraft, Aviation, Royal Air Force, Airport, Human activities

"JPALS can help any fixed or rotary-wing aircraft land in rugged, low-visibility environments at austere bases worldwide."

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  • "JPALS can help any fixed or rotary-wing aircraft land in rugged, low-visibility environments at austere bases worldwide."
  • The proof-of-concept event showed how the GPS-based system, which is currently used to guide F-35Bs onto ships in all weather, could be reconfigured into a mobile version to support landings in a traditional airport setting.
  • During the demonstration, F-35B pilots used the JPALS system on the jet to connect with the expeditionary system on the ground from 200 nautical miles away.
  • From there, the system guided the pilot to a designated landing point on the runway.

Raytheon Company wins $88 million U.S. Navy contract for modification and upgrade of sensor software for F/A-18 and F/A-18G aircraft

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Wednesday, February 13, 2019
Aviation, Carrier-based aircraft, Raytheon, Water pollution in the United States, Boeing EA-18G Growler, Economy of the United States, Aircraft, RTN

WALTHAM, Mass., Feb. 13, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) won the following contract as announced by the Department of Defense on February 11, 2019 .

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  • WALTHAM, Mass., Feb. 13, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) won the following contract as announced by the Department of Defense on February 11, 2019 .
  • The Raytheon Co., El Segundo, California, is awarded an $88,443,303 cost-plus-fixed-fee indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for the modification and upgrade of the sensor system software and hardware for the F/A-18/EA-18G aircraft to incorporate updates, improvements, and enhancements of tactical capabilities.
  • Services to be provided include technical support for hardware and software anomaly investigation, design, development, documentation, integration, test, and evaluation of systems and support equipment.
  • Raytheon Company, with 2018 sales of $27 billion and 67,000 employees, is a technology and innovation leader specializing in defense, civil government and cybersecurity solutions.

Raytheon Company wins $81 million for retrofit of F/A-18E/F and EA-18G aircraft

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Wednesday, January 30, 2019
Aviation, Carrier-based aircraft, Aircraft, Military aviation, Raytheon, Boeing EA-18G Growler, Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet

WALTHAM, Mass., Jan. 30, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) was awarded the following contract as announced by the Department of Defense on January 2, 2019 .

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  • WALTHAM, Mass., Jan. 30, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) was awarded the following contract as announced by the Department of Defense on January 2, 2019 .
  • Raytheon Co., El Segundo, California, was awarded $81,224,627 for modification P00007 to a previously awarded fixed-price-incentive-firm-target contract (N00019-17-C-0042).
  • This modification provides for the procurement of 228 configuration components required for completion of Configuration D Retrofit Component engineering change proposals for the F/A-18E/F and EA-18G aircraft for the Navy and the government of Australia.
  • Raytheon Company, with 2017 sales of $25 billion and 64,000 employees, is a technology and innovation leader specializing in defense, civil government and cybersecurity solutions.

General Dynamics Awarded F-35 Joint Strike Fighter IT Support Contract

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Thursday, January 24, 2019
Stealth aircraft, Aviation, Aircraft, Carrier-based aircraft, Companies, Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, General Dynamics, Joint Strike Fighter program

FAIRFAX, Va., Jan. 24, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) announced today it was recently awarded the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) F-35 IT program support contract.

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  • FAIRFAX, Va., Jan. 24, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) announced today it was recently awarded the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) F-35 IT program support contract.
  • The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) awarded a task order against a previously issued General Services Administration, Government Wide Acquisition Alliant Contract (GS00Q09BGD0030) to General Dynamics One Source, a joint venture between GDIT and General Dynamics Mission Systems.
  • The F-35 JPO's objective is to develop and deploy the F-35 air system a three-variant family of fifth-generation strike fighter aircraft.
  • For more information about General Dynamics Information Technology, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), please visit www.gdit.com .

FLIR Systems Awarded $89 Million Contract from French Armed Forces to Deliver Black Hornet Personal Reconnaissance System

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Friday, January 18, 2019
Technology, Photography, Satellite, Security, Defense, Contracts, Aircraft, FLIR Systems, Carrier-based aircraft, Aviation, Black Hornet Nano

The contract has a ceiling value of $89 million to provide the FLIR Black Hornet 3 nano-unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and Personal Reconnaissance System (PRS) to support French Armed Forces operations.

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  • The contract has a ceiling value of $89 million to provide the FLIR Black Hornet 3 nano-unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and Personal Reconnaissance System (PRS) to support French Armed Forces operations.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190118005085/en/
    The French Armed Forces awarded FLIR Systems a contract to deliver the Black Hornet Personal Reconnaissance System for military operations.
  • We are honored to support the French Armed Forces mission with the delivery of the Black Hornet PRS and related services, said Jim Cannon, President and CEO at FLIR Systems.
  • This program provides the expanded capability of the Black Hornet 3 for the French Armed Forces.

Raytheon selected for classic Hornet AESA radar upgrade

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Tuesday, January 15, 2019
Aviation, Aircraft, Carrier-based aircraft, Military aviation, AN/APG-79, Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, Raytheon, Active electronically scanned array, Boeing EA-18G Growler, McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet, AN/APG-65 radar family, AN/SPY-6

EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Jan. 15, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Marine Corps selected Raytheon's APG-79(v)4 AESA radar to equip its F/A-18C/D classic Hornet fleet.Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) will begin delivering radars in 2020 and complete deliveries by 2022.

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  • EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Jan. 15, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Marine Corps selected Raytheon's APG-79(v)4 AESA radar to equip its F/A-18C/D classic Hornet fleet.Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) will begin delivering radars in 2020 and complete deliveries by 2022.
  • The APG-79(v)4 is a scaled version of the APG-79 AESA radar integrated on the U.S. Navy and Royal Australian Air Force's Super Hornets and EA-18G Growlers.
  • "With AESA radars,fighter jet pilots and crews tip the scales in their favor over their adversaries," said Eric Ditmars, vice presidentof Raytheon Secure Sensor Solutions.
  • "Now that the APG-79(v)4 is slated to fly on the classic Hornet, Marine Corps pilots will be able to identify, track and engage more targets over a greater distance than ever before."