International
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InternationalAirbus Completes First NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance Mobile General Ground Station
Airbus completed the first of six mobile general ground stations (MGGS) developed for NATO’s Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) aerial reconnaissance capability, the company said Monday. AGS is a NATO program […]
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Business/FinancialGermany Buys 131 Additional Boxer Armored Fighting Vehicles For $520 Million
Germany’s armed forces (Bundeswehr) contracted Rheinmetall and Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) to supply 131 additional Boxer armored fighting vehicles for about $520 million, Rheinmetall said Monday OCCAR, an international European procurement […]
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InternationalAirbus Delivers First of 18 NH90 Anti-Submarine Warfare Helicopters To Sweden
Airbus delivered the first of 18 NH90 helicopter in an Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) configuration ordered by the Swedish Defence Material Administration (Försvarets Materielverk, FMV), the company said Thursday. The ASW […]
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InternationalLockheed Martin Wins $108 Million Sale To Provide India With Apache Targeting and Pilotage Sensor
The Army awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a $108 million foreign military sale (FMS) contract to provide the Indian Army with the Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (M-TADS/PNVS) […]
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InternationalU.S. Approves $1.7 Billion in Military Sales To Taiwan
The State Department approved eight possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) requests to Taiwan totaling $1.718 billion for various major defense systems. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress of […]
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InternationalFirst Japanese F-35 Components Mate
The first Japanese-built F-35 started the mating process early Tuesday when its wings, fuselage and tails joined together for the first time to form the aircraft’s structure, according to a […]
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Business/FinancialTwo European Military Manufacturers Complete Association
Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) and Nexter Systems, European manufacturers of military land systems based in Germany and France, respectively, will now operate jointly under an umbrella holding company, the companies said […]
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CyberState Department Inspector General Report Finds Cyber Deficiencies
A State Department Office of Inspector General (OIG) report released Dec. 9 revealed information security and management deficiencies at 11 overseas missions and one domestic bureau as well as other […]
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InternationalUnited Kingdom to Invest $1.5 Billion in Innovative Defense Technologies
The United Kingdom plans to step up its investment in cutting-edge new technologies like robotics and automation, and will create a new technology hub inspired by the Pentagon’s Defense Innovation […]
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Business/FinancialU.K. Firm Digital Barriers Agrees To Acquire Brimtek
The United Kingdom’s Digital Barriers plc on Friday said it has agreed to acquire Virginia-based intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance firm Brimtek for $25 million in cash in a deal that […]