International
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Business/FinancialSwiftships Shipbuilders To Be Awarded Iraqi Patrol Boat Contract
By Geoff Fein The Navy intends to award a sole source contract later this summer to Louisiana-based Swiftships Shipbuilders to construct up to 15 coastal patrol boats for the Iraqi […]
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Air ForceImproving ISR For The Tactical Edge Is Key To JFCOM’s Empire Challenge 09
By Ann Roosevelt Empire Challenge 09, the sixth annual live joint and coalition intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) interoperability demonstration, is under way focusing on providing ISR support to warfighters […]
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Business/Financial
Elbit Systems To Acquire BVR Systems For $34 Million
Israel’s Elbit Systems Ltd. [ESLT] yesterday said it has agreed to acquire another Israeli firm, BVR Systems [BVRSF], a developer of military training, simulation and debriefing systems, for $34 million […]
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InternationalST Kinetics Wins Army Paving Equipment Contract
ST Engineering this week announced that its land systems arm, ST Kinetics, has won a contract worth over $11m from the U.S. Army Contracting Command (TACOM) for asphalt paving equipment. […]
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International
Australia Opens International Competition For Fully Autonomous Ground Robots
A million dollar international competition challenging research organizations to build fully autonomous ground robots that could operate effectively in military operations was announced yesterday by Australia’s Minister for Defence Personnel, […]
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International
First EADS Airbus A330 For UK FSTA Arrives In Spain
The first Airbus A330 aircraft platform slated for the United Kingdom’s Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft (FSTA) program arrived ahead of schedule to begin its conversion into a Multi-Role Tanker Transport […]
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International
Boeing Delivers Strategic Airlifter Capability To Final Assembly Point
Boeing Company [BA] this week delivered the first Strategic Airlift Capability (SAC) C-17 Globemaster III during a ceremony at its final assembly facility in Long Beach, paving the way for […]
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International
Boeing And IFAD TS A/S Sign MoU On Potential F/A 18E/F Support
Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] and IFAD TS A/S, a Danish leader in aviation simulation and networked training products, today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore opportunities to support […]
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International
ITT Corp. To Supply Canada With Night Vision Devices
ITT Corp. [ITT] has been awarded a $6.9 million contract from the Public Works and Government Services Canada to supply the Canadian Forces with AN/PVS-14 monocular night vision devices. This […]
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ArmyAustralia Opens International Competition For Fully Autonomous Ground Robots
A million dollar international competition challenging research organizations to build fully autonomous ground robots that could operate effectively in military operations was announced yesterday by Australia’s Minister for Defence Personnel, […]