International

Raytheon [RTN] said it was awarded a $685.7 million Foreign Military Sales contract for additional new fire units for Taiwan’s Patriot Air and Missile Defense System. “Our partnership with Taiwan […]

EADS Deutschland GmbH Cassidian and Finmeccanica‘s Alenia Aeronautica S.p.A. said they signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly investigate the potential cooperation in medium altitude long endurance (MALE) Unmanned […]

The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a contract to build 12 F-16s for the government of Oman, the Pentagon said this week. The $600 million noncompetitive contract […]

Opportunities for growth in the U.K. aerospace sector was the agenda for an Aerospace Business Leaders meeting this week hosted by Business Secretary Vince Cable. Attending were top executives from […]

The Pentagon’s Defense and Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress this week of the possible sale of 18 F-16s to the Iraqi government. The package would involve the F-16IQs and a […]

Sikorsky Aerospace Services (SAS) [UTX] said it signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with AIROD Sdn. Bhd. (AIROD) of Malaysia and Aviation Design Centre Sdn. Bhd. (ADC) to explore aircraft […]

Raytheon [RTN] will supply mobile missile launchers to the Norwegian government under a multi-million dollar contract. The High Mobility Launchers (HMLs) are designed to be mounted on military vehicles and […]

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 […]

Japan has selected Lockheed Martin [LMT]’s F-35 as its next generation fighter, giving the beleaguered Joint Strike Fighter program a major boost and an opening to additional foreign sales. The […]

Northrop Grumman [NOC] said recently it has been recognized by the U.K. Ministry of Defence (MoD) for its role, through the Sentry Whole Life Support Program at Royal Air Force […]