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.
Third X-51 ready to fly this year
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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U.S. Army could cancel A160 Hummingbird
Wired is reporting that the U.S. Army is likely to terminate its work on the Boeing A160 Hummingbird UAV program due to continued problems.
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Iron Dome developers to receive Israel Security Award
The 2012 Israel Defense Prize will be awarded to the developers of the Iron Dome counter rocket defense system.
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U.S. Navy buys Advanced Threat Warning Sensors
Northrop Grumman has been given an early operational production contract to deliver Advanced Threat Warning (ATW) sensors to the U.S. Navy.
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