International

Arianespace launched the Herschel-Planck satellites atop an Ariane 5 heavy lifter rocket, rising from the European spaceport in French Guiana, South America. That liftoff came after two postponements. The two […]

Boeing [BA] and Finmeccanica’s AgustaWestland May 13 announced signed a $1.2 billion contract for the manufacture and support of 16 ICH-47F Chinook helicopters for the Italian army. The contract makes […]

The Finnish Ministry of Defense has selected the NASAMS air defense system provided by Kongsberg of Norway and Raytheon [RTN] to fulfill Finland’s future Medium Range Air Defense Missile System […]

The U.K. Ministry of Defense May 12 announced the first group of an upgraded fleet of versatile, protected vehicles have been delivered to the troops. BAE Systems is assembling more […]

Australian Minister for Defence Joel Fitzgibbon this week announced more details of the Defence Strategic Reform Program. The program is a key element of the Government’s financial plan to fund […]

By Geoff Fein Now that Raytheon [RTN] and HAVELSAN have partnered to market the GENESIS (Gemi Entegre Savas Idare Sistemi) integrated combat management systems for surface ships, the team is […]

Israel’s Elbit Systems [ESLT] said its Elisra Electronic Systems subsidiary was awarded a contract by Lockheed Martin [LMT] Canada worth about $55 million to supply Electronic Warfare (EW) equipment for […]

By Geoff Fein The U.S. Navy is beginning an effort this week to bring together the international frigate community to explore areas where the service and its allies might have […]

By Geoff Fein Now that Raytheon [RTN] and HAVELSAN have partnered to market the GENESIS (Gemi Entegre Savas Idare Sistemi) integrated combat management systems for surface ships, the team is […]

By Ann Roosevelt NATO Allied Command Transformation (ACT) Friday released the final report on its Multiple Futures Project (MFP) of what the world would look like in 2030 and its […]