U.S. District Court Judge Orders Defective Zylon ‘Bulletproof’ Vest Case to Proceed
Washington D.C. Today, Judge Richard W. Roberts of the U.S
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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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Thales signs first contract with Dassault Aviation for through-life support of Rafale avionics
Neuilly-sur-Seine – Thales today announced that it has signed a contract with Dassault Aviation to provide maintenance support for avionics equipment on Rafale combat aircraft in service with the French armed forces. This ten-year fixed-price contract includes a range of extended services. The avionics support agreement with Thales flows from the comprehensive Rafale throughlife support contract awarded to Dassault Aviation by SIMMAD(1) in late 2008 under a similar arrangement, with an initial five-year tranche followed by five further optional tranches of one year each
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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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Revolutionary Disaster Preparedness Company Lends Support to the People of Haiti
In support of the people of Haiti following this week's devastation, 1800PREPARE.COM has committed 10% of its 2010 first quarter revenue to help rebuild the country. 'It's not something we planned for,' said Gregg Hamerschlag, Co-founder of 1800Prepare.com, 'Disasters are never planned; we feel it's our responsibility to respond in a meaningful way.' Recognizing the needs of the fast growing, disaster preparedness market, 1800Prepare.com was conceived and developed by two emergency responders, Hamerschlag and Paul Faust.
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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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Gemalto’s corporate ID products enhance internal security for the Queensland Police Service in Australia
Amsterdam, Netherlands and Queensland Australia - Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, announces it is selected to provide new electronic ID Cards with Australia's Queensland Police Service. The deployment benefits from the use of Gemalto's Protiva* family of solutions to provide, in concert with other software products, a complete end-to-end digital security solution.
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TenCate receives significant defence orders
TenCate has been granted significant orders concerning antiballistic composite materials.
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Boeing Receives $22M B-52 Engineering Sustainment Option From US Air Force
WICHITA, Kan. -- Boeing [ NYSE: BA ] today announced that it has received a $22 million option to continue supporting the B-52 bomber under the Engineering Sustainment Program (ESP) contract the company received from the U.S. Air Force in June 2009
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Rockwell Collins dual MultiScan, HGS and avionics selected for EgyptAir’s 737 fleet
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - EgyptAir has selected Rockwell Collins' suite of avionics for eight Boeing 737 NG aircraft. Deliveries are scheduled from September 2010 through August 2012. The agreement includes dual Rockwell Collins Multiscan™ Hazard Detection System configuration and Head-up Guidance System™ (HGS), as well as a comprehensive communications, navigation and surveillance suite including the Rockwell Collins Traffic Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) and Multi-Mode Receiver
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