International

The German government has contracted with Rheinmetall Defence to manufacture a preproduction version of the company’s Future Soldier- Expanded System, or IdZ-ES. The order represents a major milestone on the […]

Austal USA has received authorization from the Navy to commence construction on the first of up to 10 103-meter Joint High Speed Vessels (JHSV), the company reported. After Austal successfully […]

There will be no extension to a looming deadline when all cargo must be screened for explosives before it is loaded onto passenger planes in the United States yet not […]

By Calvin Biesecker Canada’s Transport Ministry on Monday said it will purchase and deploy 44 body scanners from L-3 Communications [LLL] for approximately $10.7 million, with delivery and installations to […]

By Calvin Biesecker In the immediate wake of the failed Christmas Day bombing attempt of a passenger plane nearing its destination in the United States, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) […]

By Geoff Fein Raytheon [RTN] has received Foreign Military Sales (FMS) contract awards totaling $1.1 billion to fund new production of the Patriot Air and Missile Defense System for Taiwan, […]

Curtiss-Wright [CW] earlier this week it has acquired United Kingdom-based Skyquest Systems Ltd., a supplier of aircraft video displays, recorders and video/radar converters, for $16 million. The acquisition builds on […]

Northrop Grumman [NOC] is a principal member of the BT team selected by the U. K Technology Strategy Board to develop a cyber test range for the research and testing […]

The U.S. Army Tank and Automotive Command has awarded General Dynamics [GD] Land Systems a contract worth $14 million to purchase long-lead materials for the production of 140 M1A1 SA […]

The first Airbus Military A400M military airlifter landed back in Seville, Spain recently after completing a successful maiden flight lasting just under four hours, Airbus said. The crew confirmed that […]