International

An Orbital Sciences Corp. [ORB] satellite will launch Thursday on an Ariane 5 heavy lifter from Kourou, French Guiana, South America, Orbital announced. Arianespace provides the Ariane 5 heavy lifter […]

The Missile Defense Agency gave The Boeing Co. [BA] a $250 million contract for continued work on the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system, the company announced. That one-year pact covers […]

The Army gave Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] a $31.3 million contract extension for more M299 launchers for the Hellfire missile. Lockheed will provide the launchers and related equipment to the […]

International Space Station Not Damaged But Some Of Its ‘Fatigue’ Life Consumed In Rough Vibrations During Reboost NASA Postpones Three Space Maneuvers As Gremlins Run Rampant, But One Problem Already […]

Iranian Satellite Launch Uses Rocket Technology Similar To Intercontinental Ballistic Missile White House Expresses ‘Acute Concern’ Toward Iranian Missile Feat; Clinton Critical By Dave Ahearn Two rogue nations are moving […]

If Iran Gets Nuclear Weapons And ICBM, It Will ‘Go Nuts’ With Aggressive Acts, Not Fearing Any U.S. Or Israeli Response If the United States abandons plans to erect a […]

Editorials in The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal said Iran and North Korea are presenting a test of character and will for President Obama, giving him no time […]

China likely will continue its explosive 12 to 18 percent increase in military spending, an analyst said. The Asian giant can well afford such outlays, with a national debt equivalent […]

The German government asked MEADS International (MI) to integrate a European air defense missile into the Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS). Scope of work provides for incorporation of IRIS-T […]

AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, announced this week it has recently been awarded a contract by the European Defence Agency (EDA) to conduct a six month Helicopter Tactics Programme (HTP) Implementation […]