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 | Harris Corporation Completes Acquisition of CapRock Communications |
 MELBOURNE, Fla. and HOUSTON, July 30-- Harris Corporation (NYSE: HRS), an international communications and information technology company, has completed its previously announced acquisition of CapRock Communications. Privately held CapRock was purchased for $525 million in cash, subject to post-closing adjustments. Private equity firm ABRY Partners was the majority owner of CapRock.
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Posted by Editors on Saturday, July 31 @ 04:31:53 CDT
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| New Era In Personnel Recovery Begins |
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MARIETTA, Ga., July 30th, 2010 -- The new Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] HC-130J personnel recovery aircraft took to the air for the first time ever July 29 at the company's facility in Marietta, Ga. Due for delivery to the U.S. Air Force's Air Combat Command in September 2010, the HC-130J is scheduled to reach initial operational capability in 2012. An Air Force Special Operations Command MC-130J variant of this aircraft will fly in early 2011.
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Posted by Editors on Friday, July 30 @ 09:48:15 CDT
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| Lockheed Martin to Develop Modeling Tool for U.S. Department of Homeland Securit |
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PALO ALTO, Calif., July 29, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) Space Systems Company's (LMSSC) Advanced Technology Center (ATC) has won a 5-year $7 million contract with the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Science & Technology Directorate for the Complex Event Modeling Simulation and Analysis (CEMSA) project. Under the CEMSA contract, SSC will develop a new modeling, simulation and analysis infrastructure that can be integrated with existing DHS systems to provide advanced capabilities to assess, within a short decision window, the interdependencies and cascading effects on Critical Infrastructures and Key Resources (CIKR) when dealing with multiple, concurrent disruptions.
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Posted by Editors on Friday, July 30 @ 02:38:36 CDT
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| Lockheed Martin Delivers First AN/AAQ-39 Targeting System Production Unit to the |
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ORLANDO, FL, July 29, 2010 -- Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] recently delivered the first AN/AAQ-39 targeting system full production unit to the U.S. Air Force. Q-39 is the electro-optical/infrared fire control system for the U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command AC-130U Gunship.
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Posted by Editors on Friday, July 30 @ 02:37:20 CDT
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| Harris Corporation Successfully Demonstrates End-to-End Functionality for Data C |
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WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Harris Corporation (NYSE: HRS) today successfully demonstrated how existing, proven communications technology can launch the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA's) transition from analog voice communications to digital data communications between pilots and air traffic controllers. The use of data communications is expected to significantly increase the efficiency and safety of the Air Traffic Control (ATC) system.
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Posted by Editors on Friday, July 30 @ 02:24:58 CDT
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| General Dynamics to Supply 27 RG-31 MRAP Vehicles to the U.S. Defense Department |
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LONDON, Ontario, July 29, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --U.S. Marine Corps
Systems Command (MCSC) has awarded General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada a
$33.2 million delivery order to produce 21 RG-31 Mk5EM and 6 RG-31 Mk5E
vehicles for its Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle program.
General Dynamics Land Systems, the Canadian company's parent corporation,
is a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD).
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Posted by Editors on Friday, July 30 @ 02:06:45 CDT
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| General Dynamics Delivers Submarine Missouri to U.S. Navy in Record Time |
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GROTON, Conn., July 29, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --General Dynamics
Electric Boat today delivered the nuclear-powered attack submarine Missouri
(SSN-780) to the U.S. Navy in a record 65 months and eight percent under
target cost. Electric Boat is a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics
(NYSE: GD).
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Posted by Editors on Friday, July 30 @ 02:00:36 CDT
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| Alloy Surfaces Company, Inc. announces $38.3M U.S. Navy Special Material Decoys |
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Chester Township, PA--Alloy Surfaces Company, Inc. (ASC) of Chester Township, Pennsylvania, announces a three year $38.3M indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract to manufacture MJU-49/B decoy devices for United States Navy (USN) aircraft. ASC was immediately awarded the first order of this contract for $10.3M. All work will be performed at Alloy Surfaces’ plant in Chester Township, Pa., (100 percent) and is to be completed by December 2013.
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Posted by Editors on Friday, July 30 @ 01:54:18 CDT
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| Boeing-built RTCASS High-Power Test Stations Declared Ready for US Marines |
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ST. LOUIS, July 29, 2010 -- A product line of automated test stations that Boeing [NYSE: BA] upgraded with the ability to test high-power radar systems was recently declared ready for fleet introduction by the U.S. Navy. The Reconfigurable Transportable Consolidated Automated Support System (RTCASS) stations, built and designed by Boeing, are used by U.S. Marine Corps maintainers to diagnose problems with aircraft electronic systems. The upgrade, designated RTCASS-High Power (RTCASS-HP), achieved Initial Operational Capability on June 2.
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Posted by Editors on Friday, July 30 @ 01:37:52 CDT
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| Boeing Completes Acquisition of Narus |
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ST. LOUIS, July 29, 2010 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced it has completed its acquisition of Narus, a leading provider of real-time network traffic and analytics software used to protect against cyber attacks and persistent threats aimed at large Internet Protocol networks.
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Posted by Editors on Friday, July 30 @ 01:31:40 CDT
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