International
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Air ForceTextron Launches New Tactical Air Training Business; Sees Huge Growth Potential
Building on an acquisition it made in late winter, Textron [TXT] earlier this month launched a new operating business focused on providing tactical airborne training services to the Navy and […]
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Air ForcePower To Turkish Air Base Cut, U.S. Air Operations On Backup Generators, In Wake Of Failed Coup
Incirlik Air Base in Turkey, from which a portion of U.S. air strikes against Islamic State militants (ISIL) in Iraq and Syria are launched, is without power following the coup […]
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Business/FinancialRheinmetall And GD Sign License Agreement To Provide Omnitrap Decoy Ammunition To Canadian Navy
The Canadian government signed a license agreement with Rheinmetall and General Dynamics [GD] to produce Omnitrap decoy ammunition for the Canadian Navy for 30 years, Rheinmetall said Thursday. The agreement […]
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ArmyLockheed Enters Patriot Radar Replacement Fray
Lockheed Martin [LMT] on Friday tossed its hat into the still-unofficial program to develop an upgrade to Patriot missile defense radars. The Army on July 6 issued a request for […]
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CyberChinese National Sentenced To Prison For Conspiracy To Hack Defense Contractor Systems
A Chinese national who conspired with Chinese military officers to hack into U.S. defense contractor computer networks and stole military technical data was sentenced on Wednesday to 46 months in […]
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Business/FinancialGlobal Aerospace And Defense Sector Sees Growth In 2015, Deloitte Say
The global aerospace and defense sector grew nearly 4 percent in 2015 led by the commercial subsector and to a lesser extent the defense subsector, according to a new study […]
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InternationalIsrael Developing Sea-Based Iron Dome
Israel is developing a naval version of its land-based Iron Dome system to defend its offshore gas fields against short-range rockets. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced in late May […]
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CyberFinland Defense Head Says Country Needs More Cyber Cooperation In NATO Visit
Finland’s Chief of Finnish Defense Command said his country needs more cyber defense experts with more international cooperation while visiting a NATO cyber center on Thursday. “Finland is building up […]
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InternationalDoD Welcomes Defense Spending Hike By NATO Allies
The U.S. Department of Defense is encouraged that NATO members are starting to reverse years of shrinking defense budgets, but more work is needed to ensure the recovery continues, a […]
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CongressHouse Members Introduce Bills To Strengthen Cyber R&D With Israel
House Homeland Security Committee members Jim Langevin (D-R.I.) and John Ratcliffe (R-Texas) on Thursday introduced two bills designed to bolster collaboration between the United States and Israel on cyber security […]