International

Dytecna Ltd. and Hobson Industries Ltd. July 1 signed a strategic alliance to target certain future business opportunities. The agreement was signed by managing directors John Fulford of Dytecna and […]

General Dynamics [GD] Land Systems-Canada (GDLS-C) was awarded a $34.4 million contract for the Light Armored Vehicle (LAV) III Upgrade project. The work entails engineering and design work for the […]

The U.K. Ministry of Defence recently officially took the wraps off a prototype unmanned combat aircraft of the future. Called Taranis, after the Celtic god of thunder, the concept demonstrator […]

Australia would spend approximately $2.1 billion to buy MH-60R Seahawk helicopters and associated equipment, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress July 7. The prime contractors would be Sikorsky […]

Vortex Systems LLC, the principal supplier of unattended ground sensors (UGS) to the U.S. Border Patrol, has signed an international distribution and equity acquisition agreement with Monument Capital Group LLC […]

By Geoff Fein Even with the concern over dwindling defense budgets and the high cost of putting satellites into orbit, the director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) sees the […]

BAE Systems yesterday said it has completed its acquisition of four shipyards of Atlantic Marine from the private equity firm J.F. Lehman & Co. for $352 million in cash. The […]

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and Canada’s Public Safety Minister Vic Toews reached several agreements yesterday, including a first-ever plan to establish a comprehensive cross-border approach to critical infrastructure resilience. […]

By Calvin Biesecker Boeing‘s [BA] pending acquisition of cybersecurity software firm Narus, which is based in California but has regional offices around the world, will give it a global presence […]

Boeing [BA] executives said they hope to grow their international military sales as Pentagon spending is set to slow dramatically in the coming years. “We see a definite counterbalance in […]