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Goodrich [GR] Thursday said it was selected by Lockheed Martin [LMT] Maritime Systems & Sensors (MS2) to produce lightweight, composite structures for the Spanish navy’s new diesel-electric S-80 submarines. “This […]

Finmeccanica‘s AgustaWestland Tuesday said that the Government of Estonia recently gave approval for the purchase of a third AW139 helicopter for the Border Guard to perform search and rescue, medical […]

CHC Group‘s Heli-One this week said it was awarded a new contract by the Swedish Defence Material Administration, FMV, to complete avionic upgrades on two Eurocopter AS332M1 Super Puma helicopters. […]

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) yesterday said it will begin collecting biometric data under the US-VISIT program from more categories of foreigners seeking entry into the United States. The […]

Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd (ST Engineering) Dec. 18 announced its land systems arm, Singapore Technologies Kinetics Ltd (ST Kinetics), has been awarded a contract of about $226 million by the […]

Leesburg, Va.-based Blue Ridge Simulation recently said it was selected by Israel’s Elbit Systems [ESLT] to provide embedded radar simulators for the T-45 Virtual Mission Training System (VMTS). “BRS is […]

In what Thales Australia dubbed as a “world first for a combat helicopter simulator,” its Tiger ARH (Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter) Crew Procedural Trainer (CPT) has been accredited at the Army […]

Israel’s Elbit Systems [ESLT] Wednesday said it was recently awarded several airborne upgrade contracts in Europe totaling about $80 million. While the customers could not be disclosed, the contracts “were […]

By Geoff Fein ABOARD THE USS FREEDOM–Pentagon acquisition chief John Young believes the Navy could purchase more than the current buy of 55 Littoral Combat Ships (LCS). "[I] would not […]

By Calvin Biesecker The ongoing roll-out of hardware and related software for capturing 10 fingerprints from international visitors entering the United States is nearly complete and upgrades to the database […]