Archive for July, 2015

Lockheed to buy United Tech’s Sikorsky for over $8 billion

Posted on July 19th, 2015 · Posted in Aviation News

By Andrea Shalal and Lewis Krauskopf WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Lockheed Martin Corp (LMT.N) has agreed to buy United Technologies Corp’s (UTX.N) Sikorsky Aircraft for over $8 billion (5 billion pounds), two sources said on Sunday, cementing a deal that would confirm Lockheed’s dominance in weapons making and giving the Black..
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Northrop Grumman and US Navy Celebrate Legacy of EA-6B Prowler

Posted on July 7th, 2015 · Posted in Aviation News

The U.S. Navy’s venerable EA-6B Prowler tactical jamming aircraft, designed and built by Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC), has been a fixture at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island and in the nation’s carrier-based strike forces since 1971. On Saturday, June 27, the longest serving carrier-based aircraft in history passed that electronic..
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