Defense Industry News

PARIS AIR SHOW -- Pratt & Whitney, a United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX) company, recently reached a milestone in the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Environmentally Responsible Aviation (ERA) Project by demonstrating unprecedented performance and efficiency of a Geared TurboFan(TM) ultra-high bypass system, successfully completing 275 hours of fan rig testing in the NASA Low Speed Wind Tunnel. This ultra-high bypass technology will be used to create the next generation of Pratt & Whitney's PurePower® Geared Turbofan engines. The funding from ... read more

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has announced the delivery of its Scalable Node Architecture (SNA) Software Development Kit (SDK) to second- and third-party defense product and services firms to foster broader use of open architecture throughout the company's defense program teaming efforts. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121024/LA98563LOGO) Earlier this year, Northrop Grumman's Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR) Industry Day brought together a wide range of technology businesses interested in providing hardware and software components for Northrop Grumman's AMDR offering. While the focal point was ... read more

PARIS AIR SHOW - Pratt & Whitney and Norwegian Air Shuttle signed a definitive agreement to power 50 firm Airbus A320neo family aircraft with PurePower PW1100G-JM engines. First delivery is scheduled for 2016. Pratt & Whitney is a United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX) company. "We chose the PurePower engine because everyone should be able to afford to fly and the benefits this engine delivers will allow us to offer the most affordable prices at the highest quality," said Asgeir Nyseth, COO, ... read more

The Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) has successfully demonstrated network interoperability with NATO systems during Joint Project Optic Windmill (JPOW) exercises held in May and June. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130619/FL34393 ) In these JPOW exercises, MEADS tactical battle management command, control, communications, computers and intelligence (BMC4I) software connected to a NATO test site in the Netherlands using a transportable air defense test bed at the German Air Force Air Defense Center at Fort Bliss, Texas. MEADS demonstrated its battle management capability ... read more

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration's satellite-based Air Navigation System, developed by Raytheon (NYSE: RTN), marks 10 years of continuous operation in the United States this year. The Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) was officially commissioned by the FAA for public aviation use in July 2003, and since then has continuously transmitted an enhanced and 100 percent reliable Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite signal that meets air navigation performance requirements for en route, terminal, non-precision approach and precision approach phases of ... read more

Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) latest air traffic management automation systems have successfully gone into continuous operation at two of the world's busiest airport hubs: Dallas Fort Worth in the U.S. and Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. Dallas Fort Worth is the first of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) high volume hubs to transition to Raytheon's Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System (STARS) automation platform as the FAA modernizes the terminal approach control facilities (TRACONs) in the National Airspace System and ... read more

Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has completed deliveries of its miniature military-grade Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) transponders to Korean Air Lines as the Republic of Korea's top air carrier develops unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The small transponders are designed to fly on UAVs and smaller helicopters and deliver all of the military and civilian airspace performance capabilities of Raytheon's industry-leading IFF transponder product line, found on most larger military aircraft and many civilian aircraft. "IFF transponders in this form factor, which meet ... read more

Paris Air Show - Marvin Test Solutions (formerly known as Geotest-Marvin Test Systems), a leading provider of innovative test solutions for military and commercial aerospace industries, is demonstrating its solutions this week at the Paris Air Show in booth 3-C82. With growing challenges including increasingly complex armament systems with longer lifecycles, industry leaders are demanding efficient, feature-rich, specialized aerospace test solutions that address legacy system obsolescence. Marvin Test Solutions has the expertise to meet those demands, and will be showcasing ... read more

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has delivered the first of four AQS-24A airborne mine-hunting vehicles to the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) for deployment on Japan's new MCH-101 helicopter platform. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121024/LA98563LOGO) "This first delivery is a major milestone in the development of Japan's airborne mine-hunting capability," said Tom Jones, vice president of Northrop Grumman's Undersea Systems business unit. "The effort marks the first complete build of an AQS-24A since eight were delivered to the U.S. Navy in 1995. It ... read more

Unison Industries announced the newly designed CF34-8C/E extended life Igniter. The design is certified for use on CF34-8C1/-8C5/-8E1 platforms. It creates lower operating costs with a longer life extension resulting in reduced maintenance, an upgrade that mitigates side wall erosion, and higher temperature endurance to improve ... read more

TEMECULA, CA -- (Marketwired) -- 06/18/13 -- Cassidian Communications, an EADS North America company, announces the selection and deployment of the new VESTA®/Sentinel® 4 Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG9-1-1) call taking system by the Ridgecrest (Calif.) Police Department. A Cassidian Communications customer since 2000, the Ridgecrest Police Department averages 36,000 9-1-1 calls annually and serves a population of 28,000 people. Department officials point to system reliability, flexibility and ease of use as key factors in the decision to upgrade to the ... read more

NASA's Cassini spacecraft, now exploring Saturn, will take a picture of our home planet from a distance of hundreds of millions of miles on July 19. NASA is inviting the public to help acknowledge the historic interplanetary portrait as it is being taken. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081007/38461LOGO) Earth will appear as a small, pale blue dot between the rings of Saturn in the image, which will be part of a mosaic, or multi-image portrait, of the Saturn system Cassini is composing. "While Earth will be ... read more

On Tuesday evening, the Oakland City Council will consider granting a 30-month lease to Oakland Maritime Support Services (OMSS), a company that currently provides truck parking for the city on a month-to-month lease at the former Oakland Army Base. Bill Aboudi owns OMSS. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100127/IBTLOGO) Earlier this month, the Alameda County Superior Court issued a $964,000 judgment in a class action lawsuit against AB Trucking, a trucking company owned by Aboudi. The court determined that AB Trucking violated California ... read more

TECT announced today the appointment of Anthony Ratica as president of TECT Power, effective June 14, 2013. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130618/CG34202) (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130108/MM39006-c) Ratica succeeds Robert Cohen, former president TECT Power, who became chief executive officer of TECT in January 2013. Cohen began his career at TECT Power delivering operational leadership across multiple sites. He was responsible for assembling a strong management team, formulating company strategy and building value for the customer. Prior to joining TECT in 2005, he held operational and executive leadership positions ... read more

On Friday, June 14, the American Small Business League (ASBL) filed suit against the United States Department of the Army in the U.S. District Court, Northern District of California. The agency is being sued over their refusal to release small business ... read more

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has appointed Nimish Doshi, vice president, business management and chief financial officer for the company's Technical Services sector, effective July 29. He will report to James F. Palmer, corporate vice president and chief financial officer. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121024/LA98563LOGO) A photo accompanying this release is available at http://media.globenewswire.com/noc/mediagallery.html?pkgid=19365 Doshi replaces Dave Harvey, who has announced his intention to retire after 33 years of service in the company's finance and business management organizations. In this role, Doshi will lead business ... read more

Ken Glass, chairman and founder of the TECT family of businesses and Stony Point Group, announced today the launch of a new investment and management company, Cold Mountain Capital, LLC. The company will be headquartered in Asheville, N.C., and led by aerospace and private equity veteran David Nolletti. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130618/CG34180) "The formal launch of Cold Mountain Capital marks the beginning of a new phase of investments for our companies," said Glass. "Over the past 18 years we have been extraordinarily successful ... read more

NASA announced Tuesday a Grand Challenge focused on finding all asteroid threats to human populations and knowing what to do about them. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081007/38461LOGO) The challenge, which was announced at an asteroid initiative industry and partner day at NASA Headquarters in Washington, is a large-scale effort that will use multi-disciplinary collaborations and a variety of partnerships with other government agencies, international partners, industry, academia, and citizen scientists. It complements NASA's recently announced mission to redirect an asteroid and send humans ... read more

5D Robotics, Inc., a robotics software company that integrates human behaviors with leading robotics hardware, is collaborating with DRS Technologies, Segway Inc. and the U.S. Army, to develop robots that lighten the soldier's workload and save lives. 5D's proprietary Behavior Engine (BE(TM)) software will be integrated into robot platforms created by Segway and DRS. BE has been shown to lower human workload, reduce training time and make it easier for humans to interact with robots in a variety of ... read more

LOUISVILLE, KY -- (Marketwired) -- 06/18/13 -- AlliedBarton Security Services, the industry's premier provider of highly trained security personnel, and HR Plus, a leading provider of comprehensive solutions for employment and background screening, will host a free workplace violence prevention seminar on Wednesday, July 24, at 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The seminar will take place at the Kentucky Derby Museum, 704 Central Ave., Louisville, KY, in the Carl F. Pollard Gallery. Guests will receive complimentary breakfast and ... read more