International

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 […]

The South Korean navy took the first steps toward fielding one of the U.S. Navy’s premiere fleet defense systems on board their warships, taking delivery of the first Phalanx Close-In […]

The seven European nations participating in the Airbus A400M program have signed a contract amendment allowing production of the military airlifter to begin, prime contractor Airbus announced yesterday. The deal […]

The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress of a possible $299 million Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Iraq of six AN/TPQ-36(V)10 Firefinder Radar Systems, 18 AN/TPQ-48 Light Weight Counter-Mortar […]

Goodrich Corp. [GR] recently said it has agreed to acquire Italy’s Microtecnica from the United Kingdom-based private equity firm SSCP Aero Holdings for $462 million in cash, adding to its […]

The first M-346 aircraft produced for the Italian Air Force (ITAF) had a successful first flight on March 31, according to prime contractor Alenia Aeronautica. The ITAF has designated the […]

The Army has Stryker vehicles redesigned with double-V-shaped hulls ready in South Carolina to be shipped to troops in Afghanistan, service officials told a Senate panel yesterday. Army Vice Chief […]

Curtiss-Wright Corp. [CW] this week said it has acquired Britain-based Douglas Equipment Ltd., a supplier of ground support vehicles to defense and commercial aviation markets, for $20 million in cash. […]

FLIR Systems, Inc. [FLI]R) this week said it is partnering with AeroBRAS Industria Aeronautica Brasileira LTDA., to expand their presence in the Latin American region through the opening of a […]

EADS and Airbus this week said they welcomed the conclusion of contract amendment negotiations with OCCAR and the seven A400M launch customer nations. The contract amendment was signed today in […]