International

Deputy Defense Secretary William Lynn recently told British officials that the United States is committed to reforming its Cold War-era export control system to work more effectively with its allies. […]

The first Australian-leased Heron Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) has begun initial operations supporting Australian, Afghan and International Security Assistance Forces (ISAF) in Afghanistan, officials said. Under Project Nankeen, the Defence […]

By Calvin Biesecker Raytheon [RTN] yesterday posted double-digit increases to its top and bottom lines in its fourth quarter, which was marked by improved performance and broad strength across most […]

Israel’s Elbit Systems [ELST] this week said it would acquire another Israeli firm, Azimuth Technologies, which makes GPS systems, electro- optics and data communications for defense and civil applications, for […]

DynCorp International [DCP] yesterday said it has acquired international development firm Casals & Associates, which helps achieve U.S. foreign policy and international development priorities, bolstering its service offerings and customer […]

The Dutch Air Task Force recently announced that their Boeing[BA]-produced Apache helicopters reached the 6,000th hour flown for the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan. The helicopters, from 301 Squadron […]

The U.S. Army recently awarded Northrop Grumman [NOC] a potential $550 million contract to continue the modernization and training of the Saudi Arabia National Guard (SANG). The five-year, cost-plus-award-fee hybrid […]

Earlier this month, the Australian Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Support the Hon. Mike Kelly announced that Defence is inviting the information and communication technologies (ICT) industry to assist in providing […]

Britain’s Chemring Group recently said it has agreed to acquire Virginia-based The Allied Defense Group [ADG] for $59 million in cash, expanding its ammunition products and related services. T The […]

Northrop Grumman [NOC] was awarded a contract over General Dynamics [GD] by the Ministry of Defense of Brunei Darussalam to provide a Joint Operations Centre command and control capability for […]