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Navy Seeks COTS Handheld Explosive Detection Systems for Testing The Naval Sea Systems, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology Division, is seeking commercial-off-the-shelf handheld explosive detection systems to conduct comparative testing in […]

The administration of President Barack Obama is prioritizing the completion of rewriting the U.S. Munitions List (USML) in 2014 as part of its export control reform initiative. The administration’s export […]

Lockheed Martin [LMT] on Feb. 6 said it received a $60 million sustainment and support contract from Finmeccanica’s AgustaWestland for the Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (M-TADS/PNVS) system on […]

Cyber attacks against civilian nuclear assets could have grave consequences and nations should formally agree to forego such attacks, according to a new report from the EastWest Institute (EWI).  “Until […]

The United States’ protected military communications satellites do not have the throughput to sustain the data requirements necessary for success in conventional operations, according to an expert on Asian strategic […]

New agreements to jointly invest in defense equipment, joint training and development of an Anglo-French Combined Joint Expeditionary Force were signed Jan. 31 by U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron and […]

In an Australian first, infrastructure firm Global Road Technology (GRT) said Feb. 3 it has been commissioned by the Indonesian military to build and develop roads across more than 900 miles (1,500 […]

The United Kingdom brought together government officials and companies in the critical infrastructure industry in the “first summit of this kind” this week, according to a statement form the Cabinet […]

The Army is considering the next step for the CH-47F Chinook helicopter, produced by Boeing [BA], to provide more capability and lift and keep the heavy lifter relevant in coming years, officials […]

Contending with violence at home, Iraq is working to modernize its military with U.S. help as the Pentagon on Jan. 27 officially notified Congress of two potential foreign military sales […]