International
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InternationalNew Israeli Missile Warning System Soon Operational
TEL NOF AIR BASE, Israel–The Israel Air Force (IAF) unveiled a new application capable of showing precise impact zones from incoming rockets and missiles and officers here said the system […]
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Business/FinancialRAFAEL Changes Name, Business Structure
TEL AVIV, Israel—Rafael Advanced Defense Systems is the new name for the Israeli company formerly known as RAFAEL Armament Development Authority, which has been undergoing an extensive assessment and overhaul […]
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InternationalU.S. Joint Forces Command, NATO, Prepare For Hybrid Threat, Smith Says
Supporting the current fight is the top priority but must be balanced with a consideration of the future threat, according to the retiring commander of U.S. Joint Forces Command (JFCOM) […]
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InternationalAustralian Defence Funds Eight Emerging Technologies
Australia’s Chief Defence Scientist Roger Lough announced Oct. 18 that eight proposals have been selected under the latest funding round for the Defence Capability and Technology Demonstrator (CTD) Program. The […]
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InternationalFirst Lockheed Martin Arrowhead Sensors Installed On Netherlands Apaches
Lockheed Martin [LMT] installed the first two Arrowhead systems on Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) AH-64D Apaches at Gilze Rijen Airbase, Netherlands, the company announced Oct. 10. These installations mark […]
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InternationalNetherlands Receive First Lockheed Martin PAC-3 Missiles
Lockheed Martin [LMT] Oct. 9 announced the delivery of the first PAC-3 Missiles to government and military representatives of the Netherlands recently in a ceremony held at its manufacturing facility […]
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InternationalLawmakers Threaten Opposition To Sale of JDAMs To Saudi Arabia
Members of Congress are threatening to oppose the proposed sale of precision-guided missiles to Saudi Arabia unless the Bush administration can guarantee that those weapons will not be turned on […]
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InternationalMarco Pistoni Named Business Management Director For MEADS
Marco Pistoni has been named Business Management Director for MEADS International (MI) and the Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) program. The multinational joint venture MI made the announcement Oct. […]
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ArmyBoeing, Thales Take Key Role In Future U.K. Army Program
The United Kingdom Ministry of Defence (MoD) Oct. 5 announced that Thales UK in partnership with Boeing [BA] were selected as the preferred bidder for the role of System of […]
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InternationalAdministration Forwards U.S.-U.K. Military Trade Treaty To Senate
The administration on Sept. 20 submitted to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee an agreement to loosen trade restrictions on military equipment between the U.S. and the U.K. The agreement would […]