Under the Adaptive Radar Countermeasures (ARC), BAE Systems will develop technology for a next-generation EW algorithm suite for DARPA.
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Category: Industry
Boeing to end C-17 production in 2015
Boeing will close the production line of the C-17 in Long Beach, California in 2015. Nan Bouchard, Boeing vice president and C-17 program manager, said the company will complete 22 final aircraft: seven for the Indian Air Force, two for an international customer that she declined to name, and 13 that have not yet been sold.
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LRASM launch from MK 41
Lockheed Martin has successfully launched the first Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) Boosted Test Vehicle (BTV) from a MK 41 Vertical Launch System (VLS) canister at White Sands Missile Range.
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U.S. lawmakers ask AG to probe Mi-17 deal
Nine senators and 23 members of the House of Representatives have wrote to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder on Tuesday to support the Pentagon’s investigation into the purchase of maintenance deals of Mi-17 helicopters by an Army unit.
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F-35B’s tires are wearing out too fast
Dunlop tires on the F-35B is wearing out too soon and a new tire will be introduced next year to fix the problem.
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