International

Canada gave Lockheed Martin [LMT] a $1.4 billion order for 17 of the C-130J Super Hercules airlifters and other items, according to the company. The new C-130J generates much greater […]

Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y. ) said recently he is moving to block the president’s proposed sale of precision-guided missiles to Saudi Arabia. The president on Jan. 14 formally notified Congress […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

By Jen DiMascio The president is expected to notify Congress Jan. 14 about the sale of the GPS-guided Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) to Saudi Arabia one day before the […]

Alliant Techsystems [ATK] recently said it has agreed to acquire the space and related information systems business of Canada’s MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) in a $1.3 billion cash deal […]

The Navy last month awarded Austal USA a firm-fixed-price contract for $33.7 million, the last of six contracts for infrastructure improvements to Gulf Coast shipyards in the aftermath of Hurricane […]

The Coalition for Security and Competitiveness, a consortium of business groups lobbying the administration on export issues, recently hailed a recent government report taking the nation’s arms export process to […]