International

ST. LOUIS–Officials from Boeing‘s [BA] military aircraft division have begun providing information on the company’s new international variant of its F/A-18 fighter to Joint Strike Fighter partner nations, which may […]

Sikorsky [UTX] has topped Finmeccanica‘s AgustaWestland in the potential $3.5 billion Turkish competition for 109 helicopters, Turkish Defense Minister Vecdi Gonul April 21 announced the Turkish Defense Industry Executive Committee […]

Swedish aerospace giant Saab said yesterday that its Gripen fighter aircraft is no longer in the running for India’s medium multi-role combat aircraft contract. “Saab has received information from the […]

By Calvin Biesecker Britain’s Chemring Group PLC last week said it has conditionally agreed to acquire the North Carolina-based Chemical, Biological and Explosives (CBE) operation from General Dynamics‘ [GD] Armament […]

Goodrich Corp.’s [GR] Sensors and Integrated Systems business in Plymouth, U.K. has won a 2011 Queen’s Award for Enterprise, the highest official U.K. honor for British businesses. The award, in […]

ATK [ATK] this week said it has received a total of $33.5 million in new medium caliber cannon orders. The contracts, from a mix of European and Middle East/North Africa […]

With the successful shootdown of a ballistic missile target over the Pacific by the Navy’s premiere ship-based ballistic missile defense system, the Missile Defense Agency cleared a major milestone in […]

The Pentagon is considering buying U.S. weapon systems in advance that it anticipates partner nations will request in the future, a senior official said. Richard Genaille, deputy director of the […]

By Calvin Biesecker Morpho Detection yesterday said it has agreed to acquire Syagen Technology, Inc., a company with expertise in developing mass spectrometry-based technologies for security applications. Terms of the […]

Missile manufacturer Raytheon [RTN] has ramped up production and deliveries of a key missile system to the U.S. Navy and various American allies in the past year, according to a […]