Lockheed Delivers 22 JLTV Development Vehicles to U.S. Army and Marines

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Lockheed Martin celebrated the delivery of twenty-two Joint Light Tactical Vehicles to the U.S. Army and Marine Corps under the JLTV program’s Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) contract. JLTV team members marked the milestone during a ceremony on the Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control facility in Dallas. The vehicles would be transferred to the Army’s Yuma Test Center in Arizona and to Aberdeen Test Center in Maryland, where Lockheed Martin will support a 14-month period of presidency evaluation and testing. “Our team has produced a highly capable, reliable and affordable JLTV for our customers,” said Scott Greene, vp of... Read More »

GA-ASI Successfully Demonstrates Electronic Attack In USMC Exercise

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General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI) today announced its successful demonstration of Predator B’s Electronic Attack capability on the U.S. Marine Corp’s (USMC’s) Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course held at Marine Corp Air Station (MCAS) Yuma on April 12. “With this powerful display of Predator B as a viable and capable EW platform, we’re poised to offer even greater value as a multi-mission RPA solution for the Marines to deal with their EW requirements,” said Frank W. Pace, president, Aircraft Systems Group, GA-ASI. The purpose of the demonstration was to judge the viability of a RPA to conduct electronic... Read More »

AVX Aircraft Corporation: Taking Down the Defense Establishment

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The bid of startup company, AVX Aircraft Corporation, took many all at once when it announced plans to take part within the Joint Multi-Role (JMR) predecessor to the long run Vertical Lift (FVL) program. The newly formed company has sky-high hopes of being selected to construct technology demonstrators and finally win the JMR/FVL program. AVX is against the heavyweights of the U.S. defense industry like Boeing, Bell, and Sikorsky. If successful, AVX could pull-off one of the most biggest upsets in defense military history. Founded by former Bell employees, AVX is a brand new competitor within the fierce JMR/FVL program... Read More »