International
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InternationalNavy Deals $8 Million To Ultra To Equip Canadian CF-18s With HiPPAGs
Ultra Electronics Precision Air Systems recently won a U.S. Navy contract worth over $8 million to supply its High Pressure Pure Air Generators (HiPPAG) airborne compressors for Canadian CF-18 aircraft. […]
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Homeland Security
DHS Announces New Aviation Security Measures For Flights To U.S.
By Calvin Biesecker Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano last Friday announced new security measures for air carriers with international flights to the United States that include a combination of measures, […]
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ArmyIraq And Afghanistan Present DoD With Unique Logistics Challenges
By Geoff Fein The drawdown in Iraq and the ramp up in Afghanistan are two of the biggest logistics challenges the Department of Defense has ever taken on in recent […]
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InternationalNATO Secretary General: ‘One Security Roof’
NATO is hammering out a new strategic concept, and Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said a new missile defense system should be an opportunity to bring NATO and Russia together: […]
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InternationalBAE Systems To Provide Thermal Weapon Sights To Canada
BAE Systems will provide second-generation thermal weapon sights to the Canadian Army under a $14 million multi-year contract for the widely used infrared sensors, already in service with the U.S. […]
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InternationalU.K. MoD, MBDA, Set Long Term Deal On Complex Weapons
MBDA recently announced a long term partnership with the U.K. Ministry of Defence for the development and supply of complex weapons (CW) to counter current and future threats to the […]
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InternationalBAE Systems To Produce Archer Artillery For Sweden, Norway
BAE Systems has been awarded a $200 million contract to begin production of 48 Archer 155mm self-propelled artillery gun systems and their associated ammunition handling systems for the Swedish and […]
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Air ForceDoD Offers To Extend Tanker Deadline, Frustrating Boeing Backers
By Emelie Rutherford The Pentagon announced late yesterday it would extend the deadline for proposals for the Air Force tanker so European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. (EADS) potentially can […]
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InternationalAustralia Signs Contract For U.S. Helicopters
Australian Minister for Defence Personnel, Materiel and Science Greg Combet, recently announced the Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) has signed an approximately $467 million contract with the U.S. Army Security Assistance […]
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InternationalMBDA Prepares For MPCV Production
MBDA recently announced it is in the process of freezing the final definition of the MPCV (Multi Purpose Combat Vehicle) in readiness for its series production. MBDA is jointly held […]