International

European Rocket To Rise From Spaceport In South America An Ariane 5 heavy lifter rocket will dispense two satellites, Planck and Herschel, into orbit in a liftoff set for May […]

International Launch Services (ILS) will launch a satellite payload IndoStar II/ProtoStar II on May 14 from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, ILS reported. The launch at 6:58 a.m. Baikonur time translates […]

The Navy gave Raytheon Co. [RTN] an $83.6 million firm fixed-price contract for radars needed by the Navy and by allied military forces on their F/A-18E/F Super Hornet strike fighter […]

Alcatel-Lucent [ALU] signed two framework agreements worth $1.7 billion with China Mobile and China Telecom, Alcatel-Lucent announced. The deal will provide network upgrades, integration and maintenance services this year. As […]

Raytheon Co. [RTN] named a Turkish missile manufacturer as an international supplier of a key component of the Patriot Guidance Enhanced Missile- Tactical (GEM-T). Under the agreement, Roket Sanayii ve […]

Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT], the largest defense contractor receiving $34.2 billion in contracts in fiscal 2007, also led the pack in instances of misconduct, according to the Project on Government […]

The GIOVE-B navigation satellite completed its first year in orbit. That 500 kg (1,102 pound) satellite, built by an industrial team led by Astrium under contract to the European Space […]

Lockheed Martin [LMT] said last Thursday that its United Kingdom subsidiary has acquired a small business that supports that country’s Trident ballistic missile submarine program. Imes Strategic Support Limited (ISSL), […]

After more than six years, British Forces began leaving southern Iraq. April 30, forces stationed at the Contingency Operating Base (COB) outside Basra were joined by Defence Secretary John Hutton […]

Sikorsky [UTX] and Alp Aviation April 38 announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) initiating the process to establish Alp as a qualified supplier of International Black Hawk […]