International

Israel’s Elbit Systems March 20 said it was awarded a three-year, potential $290 million contract by a customer in the Asia-Pacific region to upgrade its tanks. The customer was not […]

Kongsberg March 20 celebrated its 200th anniversary and said it can boast the longest industrial history in Norway with continuous operations since the foundation of the Kongsberg weapons factory in […]

Lockheed Martin [LMT] said it received a $255 million contract in late 2013 from the Army for Lot 9 production of the Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) Unitary rocket. […]

The NATO Communications and Information (NCI) Agency March 14 signed an agreement on working arrangements and a multi-year program of work with the 1 German Netherlands Corps (1GNC) in the […]

Lockheed Martin [LMT] on Tuesday said it has acquired Germany’s BEONTRA AG, an information technology services company serving airports worldwide, in a deal that expands its non-defense customer base and […]

Team Spartan, comprised of Finmeccanica’s Alenia Aermacchi, General Dynamics Canada [GD] and Finmeccanica’s DRS Technologies Canada, said it has added Kelowna Flightcraft, a Canadian aircraft in-service support (ISS) provider to […]

The Australian government announced plans on Thursday to buy an unspecified number of Northrop Grumman’s [NOC] Triton long-range unmanned aerial vehicles for maritime patrol, the same aircraft the company is […]

The decision by the former European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. (EADS) to rebrand itself in favor of its marquis aircraft brand, Airbus, will make it easier for the company […]

Raytheon [RTN] March 3 said it received a $655 million contract for new-production fire units of the Patriot air and missile defense System for Kuwait. These units will be in […]

Defense and security company Saab Monday said it signed an approximately $12.4 million contract for deliveries of the RBS 70Very Short Range Air Defense system (VSHORAD) to the Brazilian Army. The […]