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July 28, 2016

Raytheon gets $130 million missile defense contract modification
Washington (UPI) Jul 27, 2016
Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems has been awarded a $132 million contract modification for work on the Ballistic Missile Defense System's X-band radar. The modification takes the total ceiling value of the deal to $1 billion. The modification covers software maintenance, models and simulations, engineering support and test planning, execution and analysis for the X-band radar. It also covers software development. Work will be performed in Massachusetts. The U.S. Missile ... read more

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U.S. Army delivers Q-36 Firefinder radar to Ukrainian military The U.S. Army delivered AN-TPQ-36 Firefinder radar systems to the Ukrainian military, the service's Security Assistance Command said Wednesday. ... more		Lockheed Martin's INFIRNO sensor makes first Black Hawk flight Lockheed Martin's INFIRNO sensor system recently completed its maiden flight on an H-60 Black Hawk helicopter, the company announced. ... more		Better understanding post-earthquake fault movement Preparation and good timing enabled Gareth Funning and a team of researchers to collect a unique data set following the 2014 South Napa earthquake that showed different parts of the fault, sometimes ... more
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Raytheon to help develop new Army radar Raytheon has received a $1.1 million grant from the Army Research Laboratory to develop technology for the Army's next-generation radar program, the company announced Monday. ... more		Raytheon's air and missile defense radar to be tested Raytheon has delivered the first AN/SPY-6(V) air and missile defense radar early to the U.S. Navy's Pacific Missile Range Facility in Hawaii, the company announced Thursday. ... more		GUARDIAN Tsunami Detection Tech Catches Wave in Real Time Galileo daughter mission named Celeste to strengthen navigation resilience How quantum computers can be validated when solving unsolvable problems		State Dept. approves $300 million parts sale to Israel The U.S. State Department has approved a proposed $300 million sale of excess SH-60F Sea Hawk helicopter equipment and support to Israel. ... more
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