International

A Pentagon leader emphasized yesterday the administration’s desire to shield from budget cuts weapon systems the military will use as it shifts focus to the Asia-Pacific region–including undersea, unmanned, and […]

The Defense Department awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a contract worth up to $1.85 billion last week to upgrade 145 of Taiwan’s Block 20 F-16A/B fighter jets, according to a company […]

Halfway through 2012, the global defense industry is reporting fewer revenues than it did a year ago with European-based firms feeling the worst of defense spending cutbacks while companies based […]

French Air Force Gen. Stephane Abrial today relinquishes his position as Supreme Allied Commander Transformation (SACT) leading one of two NATO strategic commands and the first non-American to hold the […]

A British parliamentary panel on Wednesday said it will review the possible merger between the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. (EADS) and Britain’s BAE Systems for the impact the […]

The European Union (EU) asked the World Trade Organization (WTO) yesterday for permission to slap the United States with $12 billion in annual trade sanctions because the organization found this […]

Sweden’s defense and security company Saab has signed a new $31 million contract with the U.S. Army for the company’s Carl-Gustaf man-portable weapon system. This is the second time the […]

Norway’s Kongsberg Gruppen yesterday said it received an approximately $34 million purchase order for the CROWS II program from the U.S. Army.  The CROWS II order is for spare parts […]

Northrop Grumman [NOC] yesterday said it has completed its purchase of Australia’s M5 Network Security, expanding its ability to provide cyber security and communications solutions to customers in Australia. M5’s […]

The Senate confirmed Heidi Shyu to be the Army’s top weapons buyer after a senator stopped stalling a vote on her nomination because of concerns about a Russian arms firm. Shyu, […]