Defense & Aerospace Business Report [March 6, 2017]
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US Navy Launches First ‘First-Class’ Battleship, the USS Indiana
On February 28, 1893, the US Navy launched its first-ever “first-class” battleship, the USS Indiana…
Washington Monument Dedicated
On February 21, 1885, President Chester Arthur dedicated The Washington Monument, an towering obelisk in…
‘The Fighting Doctor’ Unwittingly Earns the First-Ever Congressional Medal of Honor
In February 1861, U.S. Army Assistant Surgeon Bernard J.D. Irwin defied long distance and a snow storm to ensure that soldiers wounded in the nation’s first major battle with the Apaches at Apache Pass, Arizona, could get medical care. He then joined the fight and helped to break the siege, unwittingly carving his own path to the first-ever Congressional Medal of Honor in doing so.
Treaty on the European Union Paves the Way for the Creation of the EU
On Feb. 7, 1992, the Treaty on European Union (also known as the Maastricht Treaty) was signed in Maastricht, the Netherlands, laying the groundwork for the formation of the European Union on Nov. 1, 1993.
President Truman Directs US to Develop Hydrogen Bomb
On Jan. 31, 1950, President Harry Truman gave the Atomic Energy Commission permission to begin developing…
Graham on US-Canada Relations and His New Memoir
Bill Graham, Canada’s former defense and foreign minister who is now chancellor of Trinity College at the University of Toronto, discusses US-Canada relations and his new memoir, “Call of the World: A Political Memoir” with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted late last year at the Halifax International Security Forum in Nova Scotia.
The Defense & Aerospace Report’s coverage of the Halifax International Security Forum is sponsored by Raytheon.
L3 KEO’s Fungaroli on the Company’s New MK20 Electro-Optical Sensor System
Joseph Fungaroli, vice president of business development at L3 KEO, discusses the new MK20 electro-optical sensor system that the company debuted at the Surface Navy Association’s 29th Surface Navy Symposium in Arlington, Virginia. The Defense & Aerospace Report’s #SNA2017 coverage is sponsored by Raytheon.
Boeing’s Rutherford on the Harpoon Weapon System and the Quest to Expand Range
Troy Rutherford, director of cruise missile systems at Boeing Defense, Space & Security, discusses the company’s efforts to expand the range of the US Navy’s Harpoon Weapon System. The interview was conducted at the Surface Navy Association’s 2017 symposium and trade show Jan 10-12, 2017, in Arlington, Va. The Defense & Aerospace Report’s coverage of SNA is sponsored by Raytheon.