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A Materion Corp. subsidiary is collaborating with Lockheed Martin to become a qualified supplier of aluminum-beryllium casting technology for the F-35 fighter jet’s electro-optical targeting system. Materion Brush Beryllium & Composites produces aluminum-beryllium composites used in the F-35 EOTS and also seeks to offer its investment casting products to the Lockheed-led program, Materion said Thursday. […] More

General Dynamics NASSCO has handed to the U.S. Navy a second mobile landing platform-class vessel that is designed for amphibious staging and vehicle transfer operations. The General Dynamics subsidiary began construction work on the USNS John Glenn in April 2012 and plans to undock the third MLP ship in November, NASSCO said Wednesday. Fred Harris, NASSCO […] More

Saab has opened a marketing office in Gaborone, Botswana in a move to further its presence in the sub-Saharan Africa region and add on to company’s offices in South Africa and Kenya. “With the growing economies in many countries in Africa there is a growing demand for defense and security products,” Jerker Ahlqvist, head of the Botswana office, said Wednesday. […] More

DynCorp International will provide aircraft, pilots and a maintenance team to Touchdown Helicopters in support of an aerial fighting program run by the state of New South Wales’ rural fire service under a potential three-year subcontract. Chris Bernhardt, DynCorp president, said Wednesday the deal is part of the company’s strategy to provide commercial and international customers the similar […] More