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BAE Systems computer powers NASA missions to the moon, Mars
MANASSAS, Va., 23 June 2009. A BAE Systems computer is at the core of a strategic NASA mission for space exploration, says a company representative. The company's RAD750 microprocessor powers NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter and the Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite as the spacecraft surveys the moon's environment.
Communications & Power Industries wins $1.7 million to equip multinational organization with high-power amplifiers
PALO ALTO, Calif., 23 June 2009. Communications & Power Industries Inc. (CPI) won a roughly $1.7 million initial contract from Globecomm Systems Inc. to support a multinational defense organization. Under the contract, CPI will supply high-power, X-band communications amplifiers for new and upgraded satellite ground terminals.
Aerojet provides solutions in support of NASA's lunar exploration missions
SACRAMENTO, Calif., 21 June 2009. Aerojet, a GenCorp company, announced the launch of an Atlas V rocket carrying NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft and the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Spacecraft. Aerojet engineers delivered 12 small monopropellant hydrazine thrusters, used aboard the Atlas Centaur upper stage; eight retro rockets for the Atlas Centaur separation from the launch vehicle; and an additional eight monopropellant thrusters aboard the LRO spacecraft.
Puma miniature UAV lands on water and ground for Special Forces applications
PARIS, 20 June 2009. Officials from AeroVironment were showcasing their Puma AE (all environment) miniature unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) at the Paris Air Show this week. The hand-launched uses custom electro-optics to track targets.
ATK engineering services, products aid in LRO Mission
MINNEAPOLIS, 20 June 2009. Alliant Techsystems assisted in the launch of the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO)/Lunar CRater Observation Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) mission from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. The company not only provided engineering services and various systems and structures for the LRO spacecraft, but also will support the mission team post-launch.
Barco avionics displays selected for helicopter contract
PARIS, 19 June 2009 Highland Integrated Surveillance Systems Inc. (HISS) in Toronto, Canada, selected MDU-268 avionics-grade mission display units from Barco to be installed aboard thirty helicopters for a customer in the Middle East.
Mercury Computer Systems delivers on Aegis Weapon System upgrade for Lockheed Martin
CHELMSFORD, Mass., 19 June 2009. Mercury Computer Systems Inc., a provider of embedded, high-performance computing systems and software for image, sensor, and signal processing applications, has delivered on an initial order and received a follow-on order from Lockheed Martin for the Aegis Weapon System upgrade.
Harris Corp. wins potential $27 million contract supporting DISA's Multinational Information Sharing program
WASHINGTON, 19 June 2009. Harris Corp. won a potential five-year, $27 million contract to provide network and systems engineering, and other support services, for the Defense Information Systems Agency's Multinational Information Sharing (MNIS) Program Management Office. MNIS is a consolidated approach to ensuring seamless information sharing among U.S. forces and allied and coalition partners, says a representative.
Eurocopter to retrofit 26 CH53 Bundeswehr helicopters for personnel recovery missions
PARIS, 18 June 2009 Eurocopter Deutschland GmbH and the German Federal Agency for Defense Technology and Procurement signed a contract at the Paris Air Show to retrofit one prototype followed by a further 25 of the German army's CH53 GS/GE transport helicopters with the capability to perform personnel recovery missions. The first retrofitted helicopter is scheduled for delivery in early 2010.
DRS Technologies wins $43.9 million in orders for P5 combat training systems
PARSIPPANY, N.J., 18 June 2009. DRS Technologies Inc. has gained follow-on orders of $43.9 million for the P5 Combat Training System/Tactical Combat Training System (P5 CTS/TCTS.) DRS will be responsible for the production, testing, and fielding of the pods which are flown on a variety of aircraft, including the F-15, F-16, FA-18, and AV-8B.
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