Defense Industry

NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER, Md., March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- A supersonic Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) F-35B Lightning II stealth fighter rode more than 41,000 pounds of thrust to a vertical landing today for the first time, confirming its required ability to land in confined areas both ashore and afloat. To

PHOENIX, March 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Honeywell (NYSE: HON) announced today that it has been awarded an $8.4 million five-year U.S. Army contract for the operation and maintenance of the Detrick Earth Station, home to the Direct Communication Link, known as the Washington-Moscow Presidential Hotline. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080425/LAF040LOGO) "Honeywell's expertise ensures this vital

LENEXA, KS -- (Marketwire) -- 03/18/10 -- ICOP Digital, Inc. (NASDAQ: ICOP), an industry-leading company engaged in advanced mobile video technology solutions, today announced financial and operational results for the three and 12 months ended December 31, 2009. Key Operational Highlights ICOP experienced three consecutive quarters of increased revenues in the last three quarters of

Admits Conducting Surveillance for Lashkar e Tayyiba in Planning 2008 Mumbai Attacks CHICAGO, March 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- David Coleman Headley, a U.S. citizen of partial Pakistani descent, pleaded guilty today to a dozen federal terrorism charges, admitting that he participated in planning the November 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India, as

POWAY, Calif., March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Vet-Stem, Inc. is pleased to announce that the U.S. Navy, Office of Naval Research, has awarded a contract to Vet-Stem to engage in a collaborative study of stem cell biology in marine mammals. The contract was awarded on August 3, 2009. The company will

NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER, Md., March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- A supersonic Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) F-35B Lightning II stealth fighter rode more than 41,000 pounds of thrust to a vertical landing today for the first time, confirming its required ability to land in confined areas both ashore and afloat. "Today's

WASHINGTON, March 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA's Operation IceBridge mission, the largest airborne survey ever flown of Earth's polar ice, kicks off its second year of study when NASA aircraft arrive in Greenland March 22. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20081007/38461LOGO) The IceBridge mission allows scientists to track changes in the extent and thickness of

DDC-I, a leading supplier of software and professional services for mission- and safety-critical applications, announced today that its safety-critical, DO-178B Level A certifiable, HeartOS real-time

OREM, Utah, March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- FreeLinc, the world leader in NFC secure wireless capabilities, is excited to announce the issuance of Patent No. 7,254,366. FreeLinc's Patent Portfolio now stands at 16 issued U.S. Patents. FreeLinc's patent provides a system to communicate via Near Field Communication (NFC) while allowing the

NEW YORK, March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: The Armoured Vehicles Market 2010-2020 http://www.reportlinker.com/p0183375/The-Armoured-Vehicles-Market-2010-2020.html This new defence report examines current programmes and future prospects for the armoured vehicles market. The current threat of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) in operations in Afghanistan

HARRISBURG, Pa., March 18 /PRNewswire-USNewsire/ -- A Pennsylvania National Guard soldier was killed Wednesday in an off-duty accident near his home in Bernville, Berks County. Sgt. 1(st) Class Mark A. Eberly, 39, was running along Route 183 when he was struck from behind by a car. He was pronounced dead at

GE Intelligent Platforms today extended its family of rugged GPGPU (general purpose computing on a graphics processing unit) solutions with the announcement of the 6U OpenVPX NPN240 multi-processor.

HAMPTON, Va., March 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The NASA engineer who worked behind the scenes to ensure a successful test of an astronaut escape system has been named the 2010 Engineer of the Year by the American Institute of Astronautics and Aeronautics (AIAA). (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20081007/38461LOGO) Michael G. Gilbert led the technical