International
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InternationalSikorsky Tops AgustaWestland For Turkish Utility Helicopter Program
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 […]
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InternationalLibya Ops Displays Need For Better Coordination, Communication
ST. LOUIS –Recent U.S. and NATO operations to enforce a no-fly zone over Libya, while fairly successful, also exemplified the need for improved communication and coordination between American military forces […]
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InternationalLockheed Martin To Provide Israel Third C130J
Lockheed Martin [LMT] said it has received an Undefinitized Contract Action from the U.S. Government for the Foreign Military Sale of an additional C130J to Israel, with funding for advanced […]
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InternationalBoeing Pitching International F/A-18 Variant To JSF Partner Nations
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 […]
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InternationalSikorsky Tops AgustaWestland For Turkish Utility Helicopter Program
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 […]
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InternationalGripen Eliminated From India Fighter Contest
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 […]
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Business/FinancialChemring To Acquire GD’s Armament And Technical Products Unit
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 […]
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InternationalGoodrich Corp.’s U.K. Business Wins Highest Official Honor
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 […]
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InternationalATK Expands International Growth With Cannon Orders
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 […]
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InternationalSuccessful Missile Strike Validates First Phase Of BMD Strategy
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 […]