International

The U.K. Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee sees armored vehicle capability gaps out to at least 2025 because the defense department failed to acquire the vehicles it required despite spending approximately […]

Boeing [BA] said recently the V-22 Osprey drew “significant interest” at the Dubai Airshow held last month, potentially raising the prospects of selling the tiltrotor aircraft internationally. “The V-22 Osprey […]

In his first major speech since becoming U.K. Secretary of State for Defense, Philip Hammond addressed hot policy issues, including moving the budget toward ambitious programs to renew the forces […]

The U.S. Air Force has awarded a contract to Lockheed Martin [LMT] for the construction of 18 F-16s that will be turned over to the Iraqi government under the Foreign […]

The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said the U.S. foreign military sales (FMS) it oversees reached $34.8 billion in Fiscal Year 2011, surpassing the $30 billion mark for the fourth […]

France’s Thales recently said it has agreed to acquire Florida-based Tampa Microwave, which specializes in tactical satellite communications (SATCOM) terminals and related products, expanding its capabilities in the wideband SATCOM […]

The first commander of the U.K. Joint Forces Command has taken up the job: Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart Peach took over Dec. 1. Peach will be responsible for commanding […]

A lightweight oxygen generator developed to save lives on the battlefield has won first prize at the U.K. Engineering Technology and Innovation Awards 2011. The award for best collaboration in […]

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) warned recently if the Pentagon does not force Lockheed Martin [LMT] to pay for a greater portion of cost overruns with the next F-35 Joint Strike […]

The General Electric [GE]-Rolls-Royce partnership developing the second F-35 Joint Strike Fighter engine said recently they will abandon the project at the end of the year. “The GE Rolls-Royce Fighter […]