International
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InternationalCongressional Committee Approves Defense Trade Agreements
The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Sept. 21 approved by voice vote ice vote resolutions of ratification for Defense Trade Cooperation Treaties between the United States and the United Kingdom […]
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InternationalU.K. Gives Force Protection Europe The Nod For New Patrol Vehicle
The U.K. plans to provide its troops in Afghanistan with a new-generation of Light Protected Patrol Vehicle (LPPV) move forward with the announcement of Force Protection Europe as preferred bidder. […]
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CyberIndia Certifies Cross Match Products For UID Project
Cross Match Technologies said that two of its biometric capture devices are the first certified by the Indian government for the country’s unique identification numbers (UID) project. The two items […]
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Air ForceDoD, Lockheed Martin Finally Agree On F-35 LRIP IV Contract
By Calvin Biesecker Months later than expected, the Defense Department and prime contractor Lockheed Martin [LMT] yesterday said they have agreed to terms for the fourth low-rate initial production (LRIP) […]
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Business/FinancialL-1 Selling Identity Solutions Portfolio To Safran, Intel Business To BAE
By Calvin Biesecker France’s Safran Group and Britain’s BAE Systems yesterday announced plans to acquire the identity solutions and intelligence services businesses respectively of L-1 Identity Solutions [ID], in two […]
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InternationalWhile Boeing Awaits Approval For F/A-18 Multi Year, Eyes Foreign Sales
Boeing [BA] is confident that Congress will pass a bill this month making two technical changes so that the Department of Defense (DoD) and the aerospace firm can sign the […]
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InternationalNorthrop Grumman Launches New C2 Software For U.K. Program
Northrop Grumman [NOC] has launched a new and enhanced version of its industry-leading command and control software application Command and Control for the PC (C2PC) that it is providing for […]
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InternationalTerrorist Threat Less Severe Today But More Complex, Report Says
Al-Qaeda and its allies have fewer capabilities now to launch a large-scale attack like it did nine years ago although the threat it presents is more diverse and complex, consisting […]
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InternationalBoeing Completes Harpoon Work With Danish Navy
Boeing [BA] said it has successfully completed an industrial cooperation program associated with follow-on support of the Harpoon weapon system for the Royal Danish Navy. Boeing met ahead of schedule […]
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InternationalNew Start Treaty Calls For More Intensive Inspection, Official Says
The new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) pending in the Senate calls for tougher, “eyes on” verification, a senior State Department official said. “This treaty…has a more intensive verification regime […]