General Dynamics Awarded $52 Million Engineering and Support Contract for TRIDENT Ballistic Missile Systems.
FAIRFAX, Va., Dec. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The U.S. Navy has awarded General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems a $52 million contract modification to provide operational support; field engineering, repair and return services; training; and system development for the U.S. and U.K. TRIDENT II (D5) Fire Control System (FCS). The contract...

NLOS-LS Team Completes First Guided Test Flight of Precision Attack Missile Fired From Container Launch Unit.
WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M., Nov. 25, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- NetFires LLC, a joint venture between Raytheon Missile Systems and Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control, completed the first guided test flight of the Non Line-of-Sight-Launch System's Precision Attack Missile. "The PAM missile, launched from a Container...

Aerojet Successfully Delivers TOW Bunker Buster Production Units.
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Nov. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Aerojet, a GenCorp company, announced today that it has completed production and delivery of 3,178 TOW Bunker Buster Warhead Assemblies to Raytheon Missile Systems. Raytheon's Tube-launched, Optically-tracked, Wireless (TOW) missile family is the world's premier long-range precision weapon system for use...

ATK and Goodrich Win Contract to Provide First Operational ORS Satellite.
Satellite Will Provide Information Supporting Deployed Troops BELTSVILLE, Md., Dec. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alliant Techsystems , in partnership with Goodrich ISR Systems Division, was awarded a contract to produce the first operational Air Force ORS satellite, designated ORS Sat-1. The contract was awarded by the Air Force...

Lockheed Martin-Built System Successfully Directs Laser Beam for Missile Defense Agency's Airborne Laser.
EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif., Dec. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed Martin announced today that the U.S. Missile Defense Agency's Airborne Laser (ABL) team has successfully fired the High Energy Laser through the Lockheed Martin-developed Beam Control/Fire Control system. In a series of tests conducted in the aircraft...

Elbit Systems' Subsidiary, Elisra, Awarded a Contract Valued at $60 Million.
HAIFA, Israel, December 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Elbit Systems Ltd. announced today that that its 70%-owned subsidiary, Elisra Electronic Systems Ltd. (Elisra), was awarded a $60 million contract to supply an Airborne Surveillance System to a European country. Deliveries under the contract will be made over a two - year...

Lockheed Martin Team Conducts Free-Flight Hover Test of MDA's Multiple Kill Vehicle-L.
EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif., Dec. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed Martin announced today that its team successfully conducted a free-flight hover test of the U.S. Missile Defense Agency's Multiple Kill Vehicle-L. Conducted Dec. 2 at the National Hover Test Facility at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., the test met...

Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Completes Purchase of ARDE.
TRAVEL AND LEISURE CLOSE-UP-1 December 2008-Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Completes Purchase of ARDE(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne has completed the acquisition of ARDE, a manufacturer of high performance spacecraft and missile propulsion components. Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne is a United Technologies...

Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Completes Acquisition of ARDE, Inc.
CANOGA PARK, Calif., Nov. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne has completed the acquisition of ARDE, Inc., an industry-leading manufacturer of high performance spacecraft and missile propulsion components. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne is a United Technologies Corp. company. ...

Raytheon Awarded $54 Million to Develop Multiple Kill Vehicle for Ballistic Missile Defense.
TUCSON, Ariz., Nov. 11, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company was awarded a $54 million Missile Defense Agency contract to continue design and development of a Multiple Kill Vehicle. MKV-R, as it is known, will counter complex ballistic missile threats during the midcourse phase of flight with multiple kill vehicles...