International
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Air Force
DoD, Lockheed Martin Finally Agree On F-35 LRIP IV Contract
By Calvin Biesecker Months later than expected, the Defense Department and prime contractor Lockheed Martin [LMT] yesterday said they have agreed to terms for the fourth low-rate initial production (LRIP) […]
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Business/Financial
L-1 Selling Identity Solutions Portfolio To Safran, Intel Business To BAE
By Calvin Biesecker France’s Safran Group and Britain’s BAE Systems yesterday announced plans to acquire the identity solutions and intelligence services businesses respectively of L-1 Identity Solutions [ID], in two […]
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International
While Boeing Awaits Approval For F/A-18 Multi Year, Eyes Foreign Sales
Boeing [BA] is confident that Congress will pass a bill this month making two technical changes so that the Department of Defense (DoD) and the aerospace firm can sign the […]
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International
Northrop Grumman Launches New C2 Software For U.K. Program
Northrop Grumman [NOC] has launched a new and enhanced version of its industry-leading command and control software application Command and Control for the PC (C2PC) that it is providing for […]
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International
Terrorist Threat Less Severe Today But More Complex, Report Says
Al-Qaeda and its allies have fewer capabilities now to launch a large-scale attack like it did nine years ago although the threat it presents is more diverse and complex, consisting […]
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International
Boeing Completes Harpoon Work With Danish Navy
Boeing [BA] said it has successfully completed an industrial cooperation program associated with follow-on support of the Harpoon weapon system for the Royal Danish Navy. Boeing met ahead of schedule […]
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International
New Start Treaty Calls For More Intensive Inspection, Official Says
The new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) pending in the Senate calls for tougher, “eyes on” verification, a senior State Department official said. “This treaty…has a more intensive verification regime […]
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International
EADS Could Lower Tanker Price In Air Force Competition
Executives of the European Aeronautic Defense and Space Company (EADS) said the company could still alter its bid for a contract to build aerial refueling tankers during the Pentagon’s evaluation […]
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International
Elbit Systems, Sagem, Sign MoA On Tactical UAVs
Elbit Systems Ltd. (ESLT) and Sagem Defense Securite S.A. (Safran group) announced the signature of a Memorandum of Agreement on the intended establishment, by early 2011, of an equally owned […]
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International
BAE Systems Confirms Commitment To Brazil
On the heels of a Defense Cooperation Agreement announced by the United Kingdom and Brazilian, BAE Systems confirmed its commitment to Brazil and its naval re-equipment program in a move […]