International
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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 […]
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Business/FinancialATK’s Bid For MDA’s Space And Information Assets Edges Forward
Shareholders for Canada’s MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) yesterday overwhelmingly approved the sale of the company’s Information Systems and Geospatial Services business to Alliant Techsystems [ATK], keeping the deal […]
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Homeland Security
L-1 Awarded Passport Card Work After State Withdraws It From GD
By Calvin Biesecker L-1 Identity Solutions [ID] yesterday said the State Department has awarded it a potential five-year, $107 million contract to produce a new border crossing credential that had […]
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InternationalYet Another Report Verifies Gigantic Chinese Military Buildup, Threat
Another new report has confirmed the gigantic military buildup in China and the threat that it poses, drawing concern from members of Congress. Following reports from the Defense Intelligence Agency […]
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Business/FinancialQinetiQ Enters Test And Evaluation Partnership With U.K. MoD
QinetiQ March 3 announced it signed with the U.K. MoD a five-year, approximately $1.8 billion firm price agreement confirming price, volume and availability for the Long Term Partnering Agreement (LTPA) […]
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InternationalRaytheon To Provide Patriot Services For South Korean FMS
Raytheon [TRN] announced it has received an initial contract to provide engineering services related to a U.S. government Foreign Military Sale of the Patriot air and missile defense system to […]
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InternationalAir Force Chief Open To Discussion of Selling F-22s Abroad
The Air Force chief of staff recently indicated he would welcome discussions with the defense secretary about opening the F-22 Raptor to foreign military sales. The sale of the stealth […]
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InternationalAustralia Launches Initiatives To Aid Defense Industry
The Australian Industry Capability (AIC) program, initiatives to assist the Australian defense industry, were launched Feb. 26 by the Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Procurement, Greg Combet, during his keynote address […]