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The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress Sept. 30 of a potential $1.7 billion Foreign Military Sale to Saudi Arabia for a Patriot Air Defense System with PAC-3 enhancement […]

The British Army said its next generation unmanned air system (UAS) Watchkeeper, built by Thales UK, is fully operational in Afghanistan providing force protection for British troops as they prepare […]

Raytheon [RTN] Sept. 30 said it received a $149.3 million contract award from Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. to provide products for the Tamir interceptor used in the defensive […]

President Barack Obama and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi agreed to establish a task force to explore ways the two countries can move quickly to identify defense trade opportunities and […]

Esterline Corp. [ESL] on Sept. 29 said it has agreed to acquire the aerospace and defense display business of Belgium’s Barco N.V. for about $200 million, expanding its global business […]

Lockheed Martin [LMT] is “imminently” close to a deal to produce Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) interceptors for Qatar, according to a company executive. Richard McDaniel, company vice president for Terminal […]

The Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) program has completed a six-week performance test of its 360-degree Multifunction Fire Control Radar (MFCR) at Pratica di Mare Air Force Base near […]

Sierra Nevada Corp. (SNC) on Sept. 26 protested NASA’s Commercial Crew Program (CCP) award to Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) and Boeing [BA] with the Government Accountability Office (GAO), sister […]

NASA released Sept. 25 a request for proposals (RFP) for its next round of contracts for private sector companies to deliver experiments and supplies to the International Space Station (ISS). […]

The Air Force has withheld nearly $26 million from Lockheed Martin [LMT] since May 2011 over delays of the first Global Positioning System (GPS) III satellite due to issues with […]