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The U.S. Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman a $44.3 million contract to integrate high-speed, secure communications and networking systems on an E-6B Mercury aircraft.
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Russian Navy chief Vice Adm. Viktor Chirkov said the Bulava SLBM has de facto entered service.
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Boeing and Embraer has announced a collaboration to share technical knowledge and assess market conditions for the KC-390.
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Northrop Grumman’s AN/AAQ-37 distributed aperture system (DAS) and AN/APG-81 radar recently demonstrated the ability to detect, track and target ballistic missiles.
Joe Vogel, Boeing’s hypersonics director, says a third X-51 hypersonic test vehicle will fly this year and a fourth vehicle is available to fly if needed.
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