International
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Business/FinancialL-3 Acquires Australian Marine Firm
L-3 Communications [LLL] said on Sunday it has acquired HSA Systems Pty Ltd of Australia, a $10 million a year provider of geospatial, marine and electronic systems for maritime and […]
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InternationalLockheed Martin To Provide Radars For Romania
Lockheed Martin [LMT] and the Romania Ministry of Defense (MoD) March 11 announced the signing of a contract for the co-production of 17 TPS-79(R) Multi-Mission Surveillance Radar systems for Romania’s […]
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CongressUnited States, Poland Outline Missile Defense Pact, But No Final Deal Set
The United States and Poland this week reached an outline of an agreement to have a U.S. ballistic missile defense system installed in Europe, and for Washington in return to […]
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InternationalL-1 Awarded Passport Card Work After State Withdraws It From GD
L-1 Identity Solutions [ID] this week said the State Department has awarded it a potential five-year, $107 million contract to produce a new border crossing credential that had originally been […]
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InternationalBAE To Sell Flight Systems Unit To Calspan
Britain’s BAE Systems this week said it has agreed to sell its California-based Flight Systems business unit to Calspan Corp. for $62.5 million in cash as it focuses its on […]
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InternationalBoeing To Protest Air Force Tanker Award To Northrop Grumman-EADS Team
Boeing [BA] announced recently it will protest the Air Force’s award to a rival Northrop Grumman [NOC]-European Aeronautic Defense and Space Co. (EADS) team for contract worth at least $35 […]
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InternationalAustralia To Cancel Kaman Seasprite Helicopters
Australia announced March 5 it will cancel the U.S. Kaman Corp. [KAMN] -produced Seasprite helicopter project, two aircraft short of completing an order for 11. The Rudd Labor government initiated […]
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InternationalIndependent Review Finds New Radiation Monitors Could Improve Container Screening
Deploying a next-generation radiation portal monitors for secondary screening of cargo containers at ports of entry in the United States could result in better performance versus current technologies, thereby increasing […]
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ArmyArmy, State Department, To Work Together On Stability Operations
By Ann Roosevelt Stability operations appear to be an idea whose time has come, as a future failing state crisis could see State Department-led civilian groups moving and working alongside […]
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Air ForceBoeing Details Tanker Protest Decision As Lawmakers Demand New Competition
By Emelie Rutherford Boeing [BA] officially protested the Air Force’s decision to give a $35 billion-plus deal for aerial-refueling tankers to a rival last night, after angry lawmakers alleged Boeing […]