International
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Business/FinancialLightweight Oxygen Generator Takes Top U.K. Award
A lightweight oxygen generator developed to save lives on the battlefield has won first prize at the U.K. Engineering Technology and Innovation Awards 2011. The award for best collaboration in […]
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Air ForceU.K.’s First Joint Forces Commander Takes Post
The first commander of the U.K. Joint Forces Command has taken up the job: Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart Peach took over Dec. 1. Peach will be responsible for commanding […]
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InternationalSouth Korea Opens F-16 Radar Competition; U.S. Firms Bidding
South Korea has opened a competition to supply Airborne Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radars to its fleet of 134 F-16s, and Raytheon [RTN] and Northrop Grumman [NOC] are lined up […]
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InternationalSweden Receiving Initial Urgent Need U.S. UH-60M Black Hawk Helicopters
Sikorsky Aircraft [UTX] has delivered to the U.S. Army the fourth of 15 UH-60M Black Hawk aircraft in response to an urgent need from the Swedish armed forces. Patrik Dovskog, […]
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InternationalU.S. To Transfer F-16s To Indonesia
The United States plans to transfer two dozen refurbished and upgraded F-16 Fighting Falcons to the Indonesian Air Force as part of efforts to strengthen military to-military ties between the […]
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InternationalLockheed Martin Demonstrates Airborne ISR For E.U.
Lockheed Martin [LMT] recently demonstrated an airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) system on an optionally piloted plane for E.U. border security, the company said recently. Lockheed Martin is the […]
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InternationalNATO C3 Agency Signs First Multi-Year Agreement With Finland
Senior officials from Finland recently visited the NATO C3 Agency to discuss details of a multi-year program for cooperation on advanced technology. The five-year program of work will address C4ISR […]
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InternationalGeneral Dynamics Receives $395 Million For Egyptian Tank Work
General Dynamics [GD] Land Systems has received a $395 million contract for work under the Egyptian tank co-production program. The contract, issued by the Army TACOM Lifecycle Management Command, has […]
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InternationalSaab’s Gripen Wins Swiss Fighter Competition
Saab’s Gripen fighter jet has won the Swiss competition to replace its fleet of F-5s, beating out the Eurofighter and Dassault Rafale, the Swiss government said recently. The government plans […]
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InternationalSwiss Award Armored Vehicles Contract To General Dynamics
The Swiss government has awarded General Dynamics [GD] European Land Systems a contract to deliver 70 additional DURO Armored Personnel Carriers for the country’s Mobility Task Force (GMTF), General Dynamics […]