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In a boost to U.S. weapons makers looking for ways to offset lower domestic military spending, India is expected to choose Sikorsky Aircraft's S-70B Sea Hawk helicopters at a 16-aircraft tender worth over $1 billion.

NASA will partner with Boeing and SpaceX to build commercially owned and operated "space taxis" to fly astronauts to the International Space Station, ending U.S. dependence on Russia for rides, officials said on Tuesday.

Lockheed Martin Corp on Monday said it has delivered the next version of the computer-based logistics system used to support the F-35 fighter jet to the U.S. military for flight testing.

Canada is likely to choose between two major U.S. firms when it buys a new fleet of jet fighters, excluding two European competitors, according to a source with direct knowledge of the matter.

The F-35 fighter jet dropped its first bomb to hit a ground target in its first delivery test.

Boeing Co and Lockheed Martin Corp said they had formed an alliance to bid for the US Air Force long-range bomber program.

Contractors of the US government would most likely wait for assurances from Congress before reversing furloughs, a Bloomberg report said.

Sources told Reuters that Lockheed Martin Corp anticipated orders for its F-35 fighter jets in the next few months.

Lockheed Martin announced that it is developing a plan to make the upgrades of equipment that will be used by next-generation helicopters of the US Army more convenient and less expensive.