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The Pentagon recently issued a contract for Lockheed Martin [LMT] for the fifth low-rate initial-production (LRIP 5) contract for the construction of 30 F-35 Joint Strike Fighters. The Pentagon announced […]

Opportunities for growth in the U.K. aerospace sector was the agenda for an Aerospace Business Leaders meeting this week hosted by Business Secretary Vince Cable. Attending were top executives from […]

MDBA Inc., the wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary of missile maker MBDA, yesterday said it has purchased Northrop Grumman’s [NOC[ Viper Strike munitions business, located in Huntsville, Ala. Terms of the agreement […]

Sikorsky Aerospace Services (SAS) [UTX]  said it signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with AIROD Sdn. Bhd. (AIROD) of Malaysia and Aviation Design Centre Sdn. Bhd. (ADC) to explore aircraft […]

The North Atlantic Council will undertake the permanent withdrawal of the NATO Training Mission-Iraq personnel from Iraq by Dec. 31, when the current mandate of the mission expires, NATO’s Secretary […]

The U.K. Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee sees armored vehicle capability gaps out to at least 2025 because the defense department failed to acquire the vehicles it required despite spending approximately […]

Boeing [BA] said recently the V-22 Osprey drew “significant interest” at the Dubai Airshow held last month, potentially raising the prospects of selling the tiltrotor aircraft internationally. “The V-22 Osprey […]

In his first major speech since becoming U.K. Secretary of State for Defense, Philip Hammond addressed hot policy issues, including moving the budget toward ambitious programs to renew the forces […]

The U.S. Air Force has awarded a contract to Lockheed Martin [LMT] for the construction of 18 F-16s that will be turned over to the Iraqi government under the Foreign […]

The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said the U.S. foreign military sales (FMS) it oversees reached $34.8 billion in Fiscal Year 2011, surpassing the $30 billion mark for the fourth […]