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Lockheed Martin to cut 1,200 US jobsWashington (AFP) Jan 6, 2010 US global security giant Lockheed Martin said Wednesday it will cut approximately 1,200 US jobs as part of a restructuring within its electronics systems business. Lockheed Martin announced the job reductions as it unveiled the name and senior-level organizational structure for a new business created in a realignment of two prior stand-alone businesses. Mission Systems & Sensors, abbrevi ... read more |
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Jakarta (UPI) Dec 17, 2009 The Defense Ministry has placed an order worth around $80 million for three twin-turbo-prop maritime patrol CN-235-220 aircraft from state-owned Dirgantara Indonesian Aerospace. The planes, destined for the navy, will share duties with three others that are planned as part of six units called for in the government's 2010-2014 Strategic Planning Review. The aircraft will be part of the r ... more  
Canberra, Australia (UPI) Dec 24, 2009 The HMAS Melbourne has demonstrated the navy's updated naval air defense capability with the firing of a Standard Missile (SM-2) off Jervis Bay. Minister for Defense Personnel, Materiel and Science Greg Combet said in a written statement that the SM-2 would be further enhanced throughout 2010. "This missile firing was the first time an SM-2 has been fired from an Adelaide-class frigate, ... more  
Rio De Janeiro (UPI) Dec 21, 2009 Brazil is expanding its defense manufacturing program and has set a target to make its own armored vehicles -- more than 2,000 in the first phase -- with Italian help. Last year President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva announced a government-led revival of the armaments industry, which peaked during dictatorship years in the 1970s and 1980s but slumped at the end of the Iran-Iraq war in 1988 ... more |
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Bethesda MD (SPX) Dec 22, 2009Lockheed Martin missile defense systems achieved several key milestones in 2009, including five successful intercepts and numerous other major accomplishments, further solidifying Lockheed Martin as a world leader in air and missile defense. With 20 successful Aegis BMD intercepts, six successful Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) intercepts and 26 successful Patriot Advanced ... more  
Palo Alto CA (SPX) Dec 21, 2009The Lockheed Martin team, awarded a contract by NASA in 2007 to design and build the agency's Solar Ultraviolet Imager (SUVI) for the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES)-R Series, has met the requirements of a Critical Design Review. The review was conducted last week at the Lockheed Martin Space Systems Advanced Technology Center (ATC) in Palo Alto by a group of ... more 
Tel Aviv, Israel (UPI) Dec 18, 2009 Israel's new long-range unmanned aerial vehicle, unveiled by Elbit Industries this week, adds a new dimension to the military's capabilities against Iran -- not just boosting its surveillance reach but perhaps even attacking air defenses with remote-controlled Hellfire missiles. Elbit announced on Tuesday that its Hermes 900 had successfully completed its maiden flight and would enter production following additional flight tests. The UAV is based on the Hermes 450, which is the main UAV used by the Israel, with 20 deployed during the 34-day war with Lebanon's Hezbollah in July-August 2006. ... more |
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