MARION, Mass., July 30, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has manufactured and delivered the 1,000th payload for the Nulka decoy program, a joint effort between the U.S. and Royal Australian navies that uses a hovering decoy to lead an incoming missile away from a ship.
ROCKVILLE, Maryland – The U.S. Army has approved a new BAE Systems explosive as the first safer and effective alternative to replace TNT in artillery. The decision is a major step toward the production and use of a new family of high-performance insensitive munitions that are designed not to detonate under conditions other than the intended mission.
ST. LOUIS, July 26, 2010 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] on July 20 delivered to the U.S. Navy the first F/A-18 Super Hornet featuring a gun bay door manufactured by India-based Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).
HAL manufactures the doors at its facility in Bangalore, India.
The gun bay door contract is the first military contract between Boeing and HAL. It is a direct result of Boeing’s industrial participation commitment to India, which includes creating jobs with indigenous companies. The two companies also work together on projects for the P-8I multi-mission maritime aircraft and for the commercial Boeing 777 airplane.
The Boeing F/A-18IN Super Hornet is a competitor in India’s Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft Competition.
Polaris A1 Missile Underwater Test Launch Proved U.S. Navy Strategic Defense Capabilities
SUNNYVALE, Calif., July 20, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Today marks the 50th anniversary of the U.S. Navy Strategic Systems Programs’ first underwater launch of a Fleet Ballistic Missile, which was designed and built by Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT). The Polaris A1 missile successfully launched from the submerged USS George Washington (SSBN-598), the first ballistic missile submarine, July 20, 1960, off the coast of Cape Canaveral, Fla. This successful Navy test proved the capability of launching missiles from the natural protection of the deep sea, securing a strategic advantage to the nation.
ST. LOUIS, July 20, 2010 — The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] successfully launched a missile from the F-15 Silent Eagle’s newly designed Conformal Weapons Bay (CWB) on July 14. Demonstration aircraft F-15E1 departed from Point Mugu Naval Air Weapon Station, Calif., at 5:59 p.m Pacific time, launched an inert AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air to Air Missile (AMRAAM) from its left-side CWB, and returned to base at 6:52 p.m.
Headborne Energy Analysis and Diagnostic Systems Generation II
Farnborough, UK – International defence analysts and allied militaries will get their first look at BAE Systems next generation Headborne Energy Analysis and Diagnostic System (HEADS) helmet sensor when the company unveils its Generation II HEADS device during a media briefing on July 21 at the Farnborough International Air Show.
Farnborough, UK – A counterintuitive liquid which hardens when struck has been developed by BAE Systems as part of a project to create future body armour offering soldiers greater ballistics protection and ease of movement in combat situations.
Panther armoured vehicle with stealthy covering
Farnborough, UK – A revolutionary “stealth overcoat” developed by BAE Systems scientists and engineers makes military vehicles and equipment in the field much harder to spot.
Ultra light armour (left) and standard issue kit (right)
Farnborough, UK – In today’s military conflicts, science and technology often play a vital role in transforming an innovative idea into a practical advantage for the soldier. BAE Systems is seeking to do just that with its new Ultra Lightweight Warrior (ULW) system of innovative body armour, which offers dramatic weight savings and mission-critical options to international militaries.
Farnborough, UK – BAE Systems has received an order for 93 additional M777 howitzers, taking the order book to 955 systems and taking sales for the programme to over £1bn.
The US is buying 58 guns for the US Army and U.S. Marine Corps while Australia is acquiring 35 through the US Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program. The order makes Australia the third customer for the M777 system after the U.S. and Canada.
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