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The Federal Aviation Administration has approved Lockheed Martin‘s plan to certify the company’s hybrid airship project. That project specific certification plan describes how Lockheed will carry out the hybrid criteria approved by the FAA in April 2013, Lockheed said Tuesday. “The approval of the certification plan represents an important risk reduction milestone for our customers,” said […] More

Rockwell Collins has been awarded a contract to support the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration‘s aerial surveys of navigational aids and flight procedures in domestic airspace. The company said Monday it will provide a suite of ARINCDirect planning, scheduling and tracking, safety data management, aircraft datalink and international trip services in support of the agency’s flight inspection activities. David Poltorak, […] More

Lockheed Martin has received a potential one-year, $36.7 million contract modification to provide engineering support and upgrade the Aegis Ballistis Missile Defense system aboard the U.S. Navy’s DDG-51-class guided missile destroyers and CG57-class cruisers. The company will perform work in New Jersey, Massachusetts and Virginia through September 2016 under the service branch’s Aegis Modernization Advanced Capability […] More

Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Army have completed a flight test on an integrated air and missile defense system built to help soldiers identify and destroy targets. A Patriot Advanced Capability 3 interceptor engaged a cruise missile target through the command-and-control input provided by the IAMD battle command system during the demonstration, Northrop said Monday. “The IBCS gives […] More

Radisys, Octasic and Quortus have introduced a multiradio system designed for use in military and public safety operations. Radisys said Monday the ruggedized radio system is designed as a combination of its small cell software systems with Octasic’s platforms and Quortus’ virtualized evolved packet core service into a complete, network-in-a-box tool. The system is built for military and public safety professionals […] More