International
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InternationalNetherlands Signs Agreement With Sectra
The Ministry of Defense of the Netherlands has signed a new three-year framework agreement with Sectra to deliver Tiger products that are used to protect voice and data communications from […]
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InternationalNorthrop Grumman Appoints Helen Pickup As GM For NGI
Northrop Grumman [NOC] recently said it appointed Helen Pickup as general manager of Northrop Grumman Italia (NGI), the company’s navigation systems subsidiary based in Pomezia, Italy. In her new position, […]
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InternationalGeneral Dynamics Signs $52 Million In New UK Bowman Contracts
General Dynamics UK [GD] Jan. 31 said it signed three contracts with the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for a total value of about $52.7 million to strengthen Bowman communications capability […]
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InternationalBAE Systems To Upgrade RG31 MRAPS
Through its teaming agreement with General Dynamics Land Systems Canada [GD] (GDLS-C), BAE Systems, Land Systems South Africa won a contract worth more than $130 million for survivability and mobility […]
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InternationalU.S. Aviation Subcontractor Eyeing Future Opportunities With Afghan Security Forces
American-based AAR Corp. is considering possible options to partner with Afghan National Security Forces to provide military airlift support to their indigenous operations, a senior company official said. Jeff Schloesser, […]
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InternationalEADS Backers: WTO Ruling Means Trade Rift Should Stay Out of KC-X Contest
Congressional supporters of European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co.‘s (EADS) bid for the Air Force tanker contract are hailing a final World Trade Organization (WTO) ruling recently released finding fault […]
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Business/FinancialCurtiss-Wright To Acquire BASF’s Surface Technologies Business
Curtiss-Wright Corp. [CW] this week said it has agreed to the surface technologies business from the German chemical firm BASF, expanding its current capabilities in coatings technology. Terms of the […]
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InternationalNew Somali Pirate ‘Mothership’ Strategy Concerns NAVCENT
A new tactic adopted by Somali pirates based off the coast of Africa, designed to extend the range and mobility of their operations is causing concern among U.S. naval forces […]
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InternationalNATO Achieves First Step In TBMD Capability
On Jan. 27, NATO’s first ever theatre ballistic missile defense (TBMD) capability was been handed over to NATO’s military commanders, officials said. The handover took place at the NATO Combined […]
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InternationalBoeing Flight Testing of UK Chinook Mk4 Begins
Boeing [BA] and its UK subsidiary said flight testing began Dec. 9 for the first Chinook Mk4 helicopter for the Royal Air Force. “Project JULIUS, as the Mk4 program is […]