On July 16, 2014, the manufacturing company, Raytheon Company, was awarded a contract by the United States Army Aviation and Missile Command to upgrade the Patriot Air and Missile Defense System. Valued at $235.5 Million, the contract requires Raytheon Company to produce Radar Digital Processor (RDP) kits for the Patriot System. The Patriot system is currently the world’s most up to date air and missile defense system. It provides defense against threats such as aircraft, tactical ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and unmanned aerial vehicles. Read more >>

In March, 2014, the American information technology company, Hewlett-Packard, was awarded a defense contract by the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) of the United States Department of Defense. Valued at $548 Million, the contract calls for Hewlett-Packard’s Enterprise services to manage and enhance DMDC’s mission critical hardware and software services on a global scale. Hewlett-Packard will deliver commercial hardware services to upkeep complex DMDC information technology systems. In addition, to increase the DMDC’s Personnel Security and Assurance systems, Hewlett-Packard will provide software services including Defense Biometric Identification Systems, Real-Time Automated Personnel Identification Systems, and Noncombatant Tracking/Emergency Tracking Accountability Systems. Read more >>

Oshkosh is an American manufacture of specialty trucks, military vehicles, and access equipment. They were founded in 1917 to build the first sever-duty four-wheel-drive truck. The first four-wheel-drive truck named Old Betsy is still owned by Oshkosh Corporation. Based in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, the company employs around 12,300 people and earned about $8.18 billion in revenue for the 2012 fiscal year.The Oshkosh Access Equipment division produces a variety of boom lifts including: Articulating boom lifts, electric boom lifts, mast-style boom lifts, towable boom lifts, telescopic boom lifts, scissor lifts, vertical personnel lifts, and L trailers. Read more >>

Based in New Hope, Minnesota and founded in 1957, AbelConn Electronics, LLC is a privately held company specializing in manufacturing electronics for the defense, space, and aerospace industries. With 51-200 employees, the company’s markets include defense (communications, missiles and munitions, ship and ground systems for air, space, land and sea applications), aerospace (helicopters, air transports, aircrafts, and satellites), simulation, and high reliability (high vibration or corrosive environments).In 2013, the company was presented with Honeywell’s Supplier of the Year Award due to its consistent quality, 99% On-Time-to-Request (OTTR) delivery, and Vendor Managed Inventory performance. Abelconn offers products in the following categories: Read more >>

On October 23, 2014, the American global aerospace and defense technology company Northrop Grumman was awarded a defense contract worth over $207 Million. The Marine Corps Systems Command, located in Quantico, Virginia, granted the award which is actually an adjustment to an earlier contract that was made in 2009. The previous contract in 2009, worth $40 Million, called for Northrop Grumman Corp to procure four Ground/Air-Task-Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) low-rate initial production systems.This new system will provide a three-dimensional, multi-role radar system which is designed to identify rockets, artillery, cruise missiles, mortars, unmanned aircraft systems, and any other low observable targets. Read more >>