CACI International Inc (NYSE:CACI) announced today that it has been awarded a prime contract in the first quarter of its FY14, which ended September 30, 2013, to support the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Enterprise Acquisition Gateway for Leading Edge Solutions II (EAGLE II) program. The seven-year (five-year base period and a two-year option period), […]

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) today announced that FireEye (NASDAQ: FEYE),  Red Hat  (NYSE: RHT) and Splunk Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLK) have joined its Cyber Security Alliance and have agreed to collaborate on solutions that can enhance an intelligence driven defense approach to solve customers’ hardest problems. The Lockheed Martin Cyber Security Alliance combines the strengths of […]

The U.S. Air Force awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) a $43 million contract to retrofit the E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS) aircraft, trainers and laboratories. The contract has options for an additional three years to complete retrofit of the entire fleet. The contract replaces computers in both the operator work stations […]

BAE Systems received a contract worth up to $688 million from the U.S. Army to begin Low-Rate Initial Production (LRIP) of the Paladin Integrated Management (PIM) program. The PIM is a significant upgrade of the M109A6 Paladin Self-Propelled Howitzer, restoring space, weight, and power-cooling, while providing growth potential for emerging technologies. “The award is a […]

A Czech Republic delegation headed by the Deputy Minister of Defence Mr. Libor Karásek has confirmed the acceptance of four Airbus Military C295 transport aircraft. The Czech Republic delegation visited different Airbus Military facilities in Spain, including the C295 final assembly line (FAL). The photograph shows the Czech Deputy Minister of Defence Mr. Libor Karásek, […]

Oct. 30, 2013 This illustration compares Earth with the newly confirmed scorched world of Kepler-78b. Kepler-78b is about 20 percent larger than Earth and is 70% more massive. Kepler-78b whizzes around its host star every 8.5 hours, making it a blazing inferno. Credit: David A. Aguilar (CfA)   Astronomers have discovered the first Earth-sized planet […]

Boeing [NYSE: BA] delivered the 12th production P-8A Poseidon on schedule on Oct. 25, enhancing the long-range maritime patrol capabilities of the U.S. Navy. The P-8A departed Boeing Field in Seattle for Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Fla., where it joined the other Poseidon aircraft being used to train Navy crews. The aircraft is the sixth […]

LONGBOW LLC, a joint venture between Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] and Northrop Grumman [NYSE: NOC], received a $92.8 million contract from the U. S. Army to provide Life Cycle Contractor Support (LCCS) for LONGBOW programs on the AH-64D and AH-64E helicopters. The LCCS contract provides integrated logistics support for LONGBOW Fire Control Radar (FCR) systems […]

Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) and its Japanese partner, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, have completed the Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IIA guided missile Critical Design Review (CDR). The CDR verified that the missile’s design will meet the stringent, specific operational performance requirements necessary to defeat the projected threats. The SM-3 Block IIA will defeat incoming ballistic missile […]

General Dynamics Canada’s PE8000 embedded computers and SD8000 smart displays allow armed forces to equip vehicles with fully compatible computing solutions regardless of display requirements, saving space, weight and power over conventional architectures. “Differing vehicle requirements and user functions often translate into mismatched and incompatible computers and displays aboard fleets of combat vehicles on the […]

Μια τεράστια έκρηξη σε συριακή αεροπορική βάση δημιούργησε υποψίες ότι πρόκειται για “νέα” ισραηλινή αεροπορική επιδρομή. Σύμφωνα με δημοσίευμα της Jerusalem Post, που επικαλείται πηγές των ανταρτών, εχθές το βράδυ σημειώθηκε μεγάλη έκρηξη σε βάση αντιαεροπορικών συστημάτων S-125, στην παραλιακή πόλη Τζάμπλε, 30 χλμ νότια της Λατάκιας. Η επιδρομή φέρεται να έγινε από την πλευρά […]

Μία ακόμα άσκηση ολοκλήρωσε το ναυτικό Τακτικό Συγκρότημα Δύναμης Αντίδρασης (RFTG) του Βρετανικού Ναυτικού. Κάθε χρόνο το RFTG αναπτύσσεται για τέσσερις μήνες σε άλλες περιοχές του κόσμου εκτελώντας προβολή σημαίας και κοινές ασκήσεις με τις χώρες από τις οποίες περνάει. Σήμερα ολοκλήρωσε την κοινή άσκηση Omani Cougar με τις Ένοπλες Δυνάμεις του Ομάν. Όπως παρουσιάσαμε […]