International

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. […]

Britain’s BAE Systems yesterday said it has completed its acquisition of California-based Fairchild Imaging, a developer and manufacturer of solid state electronic imaging components, cameras and systems, for $86 million […]

Goodrich Corp. [GR] on Friday 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 […]

iRobot [IRBT] and QinetiQ North America have sent some of their robots–similar to those used by U.S. forces in Iraq and Afghanistan–to Japan to aid in its natural disaster recovery […]

Lockheed Martin [LMT] this week said it was awarded a five-year, approximately $22.8 million contract to provide support services for its live-fire, battle field training systems that prepare soldiers for […]

The Right Honourable Cheryl Gillan MP, Secretary of State for Wales, invited Lord Stephen Green, the new Minister of State for Trade and Investment, to visit Wales-based defence and security […]

Israel’s Elbit Systems [ESLT] said it has completed the purchase of the balance of shares of Elisra Electronic Systems held by Elta Systems, which is a subsidiary of Israel Aerospace […]

Finland’s defense, security and aerospace group Patria and Croatia’s Duro Dakovic Holding d.d. (DDH) said they signed a Memorandum of Understanding to agree on common efforts in sales of Patria […]