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LONDON, July 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- FARNBOROUGH AIR SHOW -- Pratt & Whitney has awarded Broens Industries a follow on purchase order to manufacture complex support equipment for the sustainment solution of the F135 propulsion system powering the F-35 Lightning II. This new order valued at approximately $300,000 is for units which will be utilized at the first operational and training bases in the U.S. Pratt & Whitney is a United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) company....

FARNBOROUGH, England, July 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The initial ground shelter for a vigilant "Dragon Shield" has been delivered to the Finnish Air Force by Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT]. The ground system will support a CASA C-295 aircraft that Lockheed Martin is modifying to accommodate an advanced surveillance system for the Finnish Air Command. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110419/PH85737LOGO-b ) "Lockheed Martin is honored to work with the Finnish Air Force,"...

SAN JOSE, Calif., July 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Vision Systems International (VSI), LLC, the leading developer of Helmet Mounted Display (HMD) technologies for tactical aircraft, will showcase at the Farnborough Air Show three of world's most advanced HMD systems, including the company's F-35 GEN II HMD, Targo(TM) HMD and its Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System (JHMCS). Visitors to Farnborough Show, July 9-13, will have an opportunity to learn about all three HMD systems and other...

FORT WORTH, Texas, June 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has reached a new labor agreement with District Lodge 776 of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), the largest union at its Fort Worth, Tex., aircraft manufacturing facility. Union members voted to accept the proposal in a meeting today, ending a work stoppage that began April 23. The four-year contract will allow the union members to report to work beginning Monday, July...

ORLANDO, Fla., June 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Air Force recently awarded Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] a $241.6 million contract for Lot 10 production of the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) and Extended Range (ER) variant. The JASSM Lot 10 contract is for 191 baseline missiles, 30 ER missiles, Test Instrumentation Kits and systems engineering support. Produced at the company's award-winning manufacturing facility in Troy, Ala., Lockheed Martin has assembled...

BETHESDA, Md., June 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] today announced its media briefing schedule for the 2012 Farnborough International Airshow. At the show, Lockheed Martin is celebrating its centennial and the innovations and achievements that helped its customers rise to some of the world's most vital challenges. It also looks toward the future by highlighting the global security capabilities and international partnerships that underscore its ongoing commitment...

BANKSTOWN, Australia, June 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE: NOC) largest F-35 Australian supplier--Quickstep Technologies Pty Ltd.--opened a new facility in Bankstown, Australia. Quickstep supplies composite skins and subassemblies for the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter center fuselage that is produced by Northrop Grumman. Today's facility opening proves Quickstep's ability to serve as a supplier of aerospace-grade composite parts, and as a...

DiSTI's Virtual Maintenance Technology Enables Effective Training Before F-35 Aircraft Are Fielded Orlando, FL (PRWEB) June 14, 2012 The DiSTI Corporation, a leading developer of interactive 3D software and customized training solutions, enabled early training for the Academic Training Center (ATC) at Eglin Air Force Base through advanced virtual maintenance training technology. DiSTI was selected by AAI Services Corporation for development of the F‐35 Lightning II Aircraft Systems...

SAN JOSE, Calif., June 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Sanmina-SCI Corporation (NASDAQ: SANM), a leading manufacturing and engineering company making some of the world's most complex and innovative optical, electronic and mechanical products, today announced that its Defense and Aerospace Division and Adacel Systems, Inc. (ASX:ADA) have entered into an exclusive marketing agreement for a Linux-based version of Adacel's embedded Speech Recognition System (eSRS). This system will be at the...

EAST HARTFORD, Conn., June 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Paul Adams, Pratt & Whitney's senior vice president of Operations & Engineering, was recently inducted into the distinguished Connecticut Academy of Science & Engineering (CASE) for his outstanding contributions to jet propulsion technology. Pratt & Whitney is a United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) company. Adams was recognized for his technical leadership in the engineering development and production of...