International
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Business/FinancialBoeing Says Narus Acquisition Provides International Cyber Presence
By Calvin Biesecker Boeing‘s [BA] pending acquisition of cybersecurity software firm Narus, which is based in California but has regional offices around the world, will give it a global presence […]
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InternationalBoeing Australia Completes High Frequency Modernization Project
Boeing Defence Australia [BA] said it’s completion of Joint Project 2043’s High Frequency Modernisation (HFMod) Project. The formal letter of completion for the project was delivered on behalf of the […]
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InternationalBoeing Sees Foreign Arms Sales Balancing Pentagon Spending Slowdown
Boeing [BA] executives said they hope to grow their international military sales as Pentagon spending is set to slow dramatically in the coming years. “We see a definite counterbalance in […]
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InternationalEgypt Requests Continued Frigate Technical Support
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress July 1 of a possible $210 million Foreign Military Sale to Egypt for the continuation of technical services in support of four Oliver […]
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InternationalEgypt Requests $77 Million To Support Skyguard-Sparrow Upgrades
Egypt would spend an estimated $77 million on a potential foreign military sale of 40 Skyguard AMOUN Solid-State Transmitters to support the upgrade of the Skyguard-SPARROW Launcher/Illuminator System and associated […]
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InternationalEuropean Defence Agency-EC To Consider Joint UAV Funding
The European Defence Agency (EDA) and the European Commission (EC) conference on unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) plans to consider closer cooperation in a common European way forward. “The tasking given […]
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InternationalOman Could Spend $54 Million On C-130J-30 Logistics Support
Oman would like to spend $54 million on a possible Foreign Military Sale for logistics support and training for two C-130J-30 aircraft, including associated equipment and parts for an estimated […]
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InternationalU.K. Requests Continued Participation In C-17 Sustainment Partnership
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress July 1 of a possible $390 million Foreign Military Sale to the United Kingdom for continued participation in the U.S. Air Force/Boeing Globemaster […]
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Air ForceTransatlantic Rivals Submit Air Force Tanker Bids
By Marina Malenic Airbus parent company EADS yesterday filed an 8,800-page proposal to build a new fleet of 179 aerial refueling tankers for the Air Force, a day ahead of […]
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Homeland Security
Gaps Persist In Nuclear Detection Architecture, Lieberman, GAO Warn
By Calvin Biesecker Gaps remain in the nation’s nuclear detection system in large part because the Homeland Security agency charged with developing and purchasing detection technology has over emphasized a […]