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Lockheed Martin [LMT] U.K.-led Team Athena has signed a $198 million contract with the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for the Land Environment Air Picture Provision (LEAPP) situation awareness program. LEAPP […]

Test Vehicle 3 (TV-3), the third VH-71 helicopter built for the presidential helicopter program, is undergoing final assembly and mission systems integration to enable the helicopter to be used as […]

By Calvin Biesecker Initial lessons from a nearly six-month old pilot program at several overseas seaports to test the feasibility of scanning 100 percent of all cargo bound for the […]

BAE Systems has received a $176 million order from the Defense Department for 87 additional M777A2 155mm towed howitzers. The order adds to the 589 M777A2 howitzers already on order […]

The Departments of Homeland Security (DHS) and State last week issued the final rule for travel by land and sea under the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI), mandating June 1, […]

Iraq potentially wants to buy approximately $1.389 billion in Foreign Military Sales of various vehicles, small arms and ammunition, communication equipment, medical equipment, clothing and individual equipment as well as […]

The defense budget in 2008/2009 will be around $68.3 billion, the Minister for Defence Equipment & Support, Baroness Taylor, said March 27. Commenting on a House of Commons Defence Select […]

By Dave Ahearn Three recent reports confirm that multiple missile threats facing the United States are worsening, threats that years ago prompted Washington to institute a $100 billion, multi-year, multi-layered […]

The Navy and the NATO Seasparrow Project Office recently awarded Raytheon [RTN] a $17.8 million contract for the MK57, MK29 and MK73 NATO Seasparrow missile systems, the company reported. Under […]

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) yesterday reported a steep decline in fourth quarter profits despite strong growth in sales. Net income in the quarter fell 66 percent to $19 million from […]