The Canadian Minister of National Defence today announced an investment in defence infrastructure in the province of Quebec at Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) Valcartier. Over the next 10 years, a new research and development complex, comprised of offices, laboratories and support spaces, will be built on DRDC Valcartier grounds. This investment also calls [...]

The U.S. Army and the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) activated the second Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Battery today in a ceremony at Fort Bliss, Texas. The A-2 Battery consists of approximately 100 Soldiers in the 11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, of the 32nd Army Air and Missile Defense Command. Lockheed Martin is the [...]

Northrop Grumman Corporation has received a full-rate production contract from the U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command for its AN/SPQ-9B shipboard radar systems, which will enhance detection and tracking of high-speed threats such as sea-skimming anti-ship missiles. Under the fixed-price $26.2 million contract, Northrop Grumman’s Naval and Marine Systems Division facility in Melville, N.Y., will supply [...]