International
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InternationalLockheed’s PAC-3 MSE Baseline Interceptor For MEADS Program
Under a $66 million contract, MEADS International will incorporate the Lockheed Martin [LMT] PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) Missile as the basic interceptor for the U.S., German and Italian Medium […]
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InternationalRising China Threat Unmet If U.S. Navy Doesn’t Seek Funds To Counter It, Analysts Say
Perhaps the most daunting obstacle to the Navy getting the funds it needs is…the Navy. That is the view of Ronald O’Rourke, a preeminent defense analyst with the nonpartisan Congressional […]
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Air ForceRockwell Collins Proceeds To Second Phase Upgrade For Thai Air Force C-130 Fleet
Thai Aviation Industries has awarded Rockwell Collins [COL] the second phase of a contract to upgrade the Royal Thai Air Force’s (RTAF) fleet of C-130 aircraft with integrated Communications, Navigation, […]
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InternationalIn Two Years Demand Grows Strong For NECC’s Capabiltiies, Official Says
In just its second year of operation, the Naval Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC) has seen a high demand for its capabilities as the organization is finding itself employed from Iraq […]
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InternationalAustralia Accepts First MRH-90 Helicopters
The first two Australian Defence Force MRH-90 Multi Role helicopters (MRH) last month were accepted into service, Hon. Greg Combet MP, Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Procurement, said. Acquired under Project […]
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InternationalLockheed Martin Gains $40.4 Million Contract Change For Aegis Work On Japanese Ship
The Missile Defense Agency gave Lockheed Martin [LMT] a $40.4 million contract change to provide ballistic missile defense (BMD) capability to a Japanese Aegis-equipped destroyer, the JS Myoko, the company […]
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InternationalCobham To Further Expand U.S. Business With SPARTA Acquisition
Britain’s Cobham plc this week said it has agreed to acquire SPARTA, Inc., for a net price of $416 million in cash, expanding its business base in the United States, […]
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CongressWebb Calls For Growth In Maritime Forces
By Jen DiMascio The United States needs to start a national debate about how the military should be shaped, especially as the nation begins to reduce its presence in Iraq, […]
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CongressLawmaker Moves To Block Sale of JDAMs To Saudi Arabia
By Jen DiMascio Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y. ) said yesterday he is moving to block the president’s proposed sale of precision-guided missiles to Saudi Arabia. The president on Jan. 14 […]
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Business/FinancialAirbus Vows To Boost Business In Alabama If It Can Make Tankers There
By Jen DiMascio Airbus executives and Alabama politicians yesterday said that the company would produce commercial freighters in Mobile, as long as its parent, the European Aeronautic Defence and Space […]