International
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InternationalSwiss DDPS Taps Elbit Hermes 900 HFE Over IAI Super Heron For New UAS Model
The Swiss Federal Department of Defense, Civil Protection and Sports (DDPS) has chosen the Israeli Elbit Systems Hermes 900 HFE over the Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) Super Heron as its […]
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InternationalLockheed Martin Continues Search For F-35 Second Source Parts
F-35 prime contractor Lockheed Martin [LMT] will continue to look for second sources for parts to help lower risk of any one supplier having challenges, according to a key executive. […]
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ArmyNATO Land Forces Losing Combat Capacity, New Essay Finds
NATO has no equal in terms of gross domestic product and has the world’s largest aggregate defense sector, but declining defense budgets and dwindling public support for complex foreign deployments […]
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CongressChina Wants More Carriers, Unclear How Many, U.S. Official Says
China continues to pursue the notion of building its own aircraft carriers and could have any number of them over the next decade or so, but it remains unclear just […]
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InternationalExercise Tradewinds 2014 Is Under Way in the Caribbean
Building and expanding partnerships, the United States, Canada and 11 Caribbean nations are conducting maritime security and disaster response training as part of Exercise Tradewinds 2014 this month. “Tradewinds is […]
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Business/FinancialURS Part of Team To Manage U.K. MoD Defense Estate Portfolio
URS Corp. [URS] June 4 said the company is part of a partnership with Capita plc, which has entered into 10-year, potential $670 million contract with the U.K. Ministry of […]
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InternationalNew General Dynamics Piranha Vehicle Will Be Displayed At Eurosatory
General Dynamics [GD] for the first time will display the newest member of the Piranha family, the Piranha 3+ at Eurosatory in Paris, June 16-20. The wheeled Piranha family-of-vehicles has […]
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InternationalU.S. Faces Uphill Battle In Gaining Additional European Missile Defense Investment
The United States faces an uphill battle in its quest for increased European investment in missile defense capabilities, according to a missile defense expert. “If the U.S. basically asked Europe […]
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InternationalVice Chief Says Missile Defense In Asia-Pacific Could Expand
The vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Adm. James Winnefeld, said Wednesday persistent North Korean provocations could lead to an expansion of missile defenses in the Asia-Pacific region […]
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InternationalBAE and Rheinmetall Team to Offer Go-Anywhere Vehicles to Canada
Rheinmetall Canada Inc and BAE Systems teamed to offer BAE’s BvS10 all-terrain vehicle for the Canadian Marginal Terrain Vehicle program. Rheinmetall has a BcS10 vehicle on its outdoor stand at the […]