Satellite News

Lockheed Martin delivered the U.S. Navy’s first Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on 15 December, where it will be prepared for a 16 February 2012 lift-off aboard an Atlas V launch vehicle.

Moog Inc. announced that it has acquired Bradford Engineering B.V., The Netherlands. The purchase price is approximately EUR10 million in cash.

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