Northrop Grumman Corporation has trained, certified and deployed more than 120 civilian contractors to operate and support the Counter-Rocket, Artillery and Mortar (C-RAM) sense-and-warn system at forward operating bases (FOBs) in Afghanistan.
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Month: January 2011
LM completes demo of 3D Expeditionary Long-Range Radar
Lockheed Martin has successfully completed a capability demonstration of the Three-Dimensional Expeditionary Long-Range Radar (3DELRR) for the U.S. Air Force.
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CC-130J Hercules arrives in Afghanistan
The first Canadian CC-130J Hercules has arrived in Afghanistan for operational service at Kandahar Airfield on Jan. 1 .
USFF Relieves USS Enterprise Commanding Officer
Adm. John C. Harvey Jr., Commander, United States Fleet Forces Command (USFFC), has permanently relieved Capt. Owen Honors of his duties as commanding officer of USS Enterprise (CVN 65) for demonstrating poor judgment while serving as executive officer of that ship.
Funding for MEADS withheld
U.S. lawmakers have directed the Pentagon not to spend $350.2 million of a requested $467 million for the Medium Extended Air Defense System until it decides whether to terminate the program.