Thales announces significant Sonar 2076 upgrade
Thales UK today announces that it has been awarded a contract by BAE Systems to upgrade three Trafalgar-class and three Astute-class submarines with the Sonar 2076 Stage 5 system. These submarines are currently fitted with the 2076 Stage 4 system. Once all the work is completed, 2076 Stage 5 will be fully deployed across the Royal Navy's (RN's) nuclear-powered attack (SSN) submarine fleet.
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Boeing Airborne Laser Testbed Team Destroys Boosting Ballistic Missile
EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- The Boeing Company [ NYSE: BA ], industry teammates and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency on Feb
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Global aerospace & defense industry expects steady growth in 2010
Paris — There are positive signs for the global aerospace and defense (A&D) industry in 2010 according to a new report by the Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu (DTT) global Manufacturing industry, Compass 2010 — Global aerospace & defense sector outlook. Orders for new commercial aircraft are projected to rebound in 2010 to over 800 units, reversing the steep decline experienced in 2009. Likewise, orders for business jets are showing signs of improvement, and new requirements for innovative technologies in cybersecurity, intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, remotely piloted vehicles, and data fusion are expected to drive demand for defense companies.
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Boeing’s 4th WGS Satellite Passes Key Integration Milestone
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- Boeing [ NYSE: BA ] in late December successfully integrated the satellite bus and payload module for the fourth of six Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellites the company is building for the U.S. Air Force
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Boeing Awarded Contract for Major Upgrade to French AWACS Fleet
SEATTLE -- The Boeing Company [ NYSE: BA ] today announced that it has been awarded a $324 million Foreign Military Sales contract from the Electronics Systems Center at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., to upgrade France's fleet of four E-3F Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft, as well as the fleet's ground system. "This upgrade -- the largest ever for French AWACS -- will provide the fleet with more actionable information and better situational awareness," said Steve Swanz, French AWACS program manager for Boeing
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Boeing NC3S Project Vigilare Completes 1st Data Transmission With Wedgetail
SINGAPORE -- Boeing Defence Australia, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company [ NYSE: BA ], today announced that Project Vigilare, a Network Centric Command and Control System (NC3S) solution for Australia, recently completed its first data transmission with a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Wedgetail Airborne Early Warning & Control (AEW&C) aircraft using Link 16. "This achievement demonstrates the significant interoperability NC3S provides between key assets using tactical data links," Rod Drury, Boeing Defence Australia vice president of Strategy and Business Development, said today at the Singapore Airshow, where Boeing is presenting an NC3S display until Feb.
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Honeywell Reports 2009 Full-Year Sales of $30.9 Billion; Earnings Per Share of $2.85
• Fourth Quarter Sales of $8.1 Billion and EPS of $0.91 • Record Cash Flow from Operations of $3.9 Billion and Free Cash Flow of $3.3 Billion in 2009 • Company Reaffirms 2010 Full-Year Financial Guidance MORRIS TOWNSHIP, N.J. -- Honeywell ( NYSE: HON ) today announced full-year 2009 sales of $30.9 billion vs. $36.6 billion in 2008.
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Thales Alenia Space meets objectives for 2009
Thales Alenia Space won contracts for seven communications satellites and three satcom payloads in 2009, along with two observation satellites, nine pressurised modules for the International Space Station, and two experimental atmospheric reentry vehicles. Communications: new customers and successful partnerships in a sustained commercial market * New customers won: Gazprom in Russia, and OverHorizon, a new operator based in the United States, Sweden and Cyprus. * Solid results, including seven contracts for geostationary satellites: Yamal 401 and 402 for Gazprom, Arabsat 5A and 6B (as co-prime with Astrium), W3C for Eutelsat, Apstar 7 for APT Satellite Company, and OverHorizon (as co-prime with Orbital)
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TenCate receives significant defence orders
TenCate has been granted significant orders concerning antiballistic composite materials.
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City of Columbus to Modernize Public Safety Systems with Intergraph® Emergency Incident Response Management Solutions
Integrated public safety solutions selected for reliability, scalability and ease-of-use HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- The city of Columbus, Ohio has selected Intergraph® public safety emergency incident response management solutions to streamline police, fire and EMS response in the state's largest and most populous city. Emergency responders will utilize Intergraph's fully integrated computer-aided dispatch (CAD) and mobile dispatch technologies to share multi-agency information in order to better serve the capital city's more than 700,000 residents.
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