Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) (NYSE: SAI) announced it was awarded a prime contract by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to provide tools and services to implement continuous monitoring through the Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM), Tools and Continuous Monitoring as a Service (CMaaS) contract.  The CDM program will strengthen the cybersecurity posture of […]

Harbin Embraer Aircraft Industry Co., Ltd (HEAI), Embraer’s joint venture with Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC), announced that the first Legacy 650 large executive jet assembled in China successfully completed its maiden flight today. Delivery of the first Legacy 650 is scheduled for the end of 2013. Embraer’s test pilots flew the aircraft for […]

The U.S. Army awarded Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] $206 million in additional orders for the AN/TPQ-53 (Q-53), a long-range counterfire radar that provides soldiers with enhanced 360-degree protection from indirect fire. This contract is for 19 Q-53 systems, formerly designated as EQ-36. To date Lockheed Martin has delivered 32 initial production systems to the U.S. […]

Bombardier Aerospace announced today that it will showcase its Q400 NextGen aircraft, as well as the cockpit and full-scale cabin demonstrators for its all-new CSeries jetliner at the 2013 International Aviation and Space Salon – MAKS 2013 – at Moscow’s Zhukovsky Airport from August 27 to September 1. This will be the first appearance of […]

CACI International Inc (NYSE:CACI) announced today that it has been selected as one of 13 prime contractors to support Integrated Cyber Operations (ICO) services for the U.S. Navy. With an anticipated ceiling value of $899 million, this five-year (one base plus four options) indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract is one of multiple “Pillar” contracts that will […]

UAV Navigation, a leading developer of flight control avionics and motion processing solutions, today announced that it will be supplying its unbeatable AH01 AHRS (Attitude and Heading Reference System) module for AvMap to bundle with its EKP V Aeronautical GPS. The AH01 module turns the 7″ display on the EKP V into a complete Electronic […]

The future USS Coronado (LCS 4) successfully concluded acceptance trials after completing a series of graded in-port and underway demonstrations for the Navy’s Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV), the Navy announced Aug. 28. Acceptance trials are the last significant milestone before delivery of the ship to the Navy, which is planned for later this […]

Iron Bow Technologies LLC, an information technology solutions provider, announced today that the U.S. Air Force has cancelled the stop work order on the NETCENTS-2 Products contract and the company is now able to deliver IT solutions immediately. This Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contract enables the Air Force to purchase advanced IT products needed […]

Airbus and VSMPO-AVISMA Corporation signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the development of an end-to-end strategic collaboration, which covers development, processing and recycling of titanium material utilised for all Airbus aircraft programmes. The contract was signed at the International Aviation and Space Salon MAKS-2013 by Olivier Cauquil, Airbus Senior VP Materials and Parts Procurement and […]

Russian airlines Aeroflot and UTair and aircraft leasing firm Aviation Capital Services (ACS) have ordered a total of 126 avionics suites from Honeywell Aerospace (NYSE: HON) for installation on their latest fleets. Honeywell’s avionics suites feature the latest systems to maximize safety, increase passenger comfort and reduce pilot workload. Deliveries start in 2013 and include: […]

Chief Executive Officer of the Defence Materiel Organisation, Warren King, today formally accepted the delivery of the first of two MRH90 helicopter simulators at the Army Aviation Training Centre in Oakey, Queensland. The simulator allows Army and Navy pilots to practice their skills in all flight regimes, day or night, and accurately reproduces the feel […]

Πριν από λίγες ώρες, η Συριακή Κρατική Τηλεόραση ανακοίνωσε ότι οι κυβερνητικές δυνάμεις εισήλθαν στο προάστιο Τζομπάρ της Δαμασκού, το οποίο κατείχαν οι αντάρτες. Σε τούνελ της περιοχής βρέθηκαν χημικοί παράγοντες, με αποτέλεσμα αρκετοί στρατιώτες να παρουσιάσουν προβλήματα στην αναπνοή τους, αφήνοντας να εννοηθεί ότι τα χημικά δεν είναι με την απαραίτητη συσκευασία τους. Ασθενοφόρα […]