International

By Ann Roosevelt Boeing [BA]’s AH-6i light attack/reconnaissance helicopter successfully completed its first flight Sept. 16, after international interest in such an aircraft spurred development, company officials said. For the […]

By Geoff Fein The Marine Corps is in the midst of conducting qualification testing of ATK‘s [ATK] programmable air bursting round, designed to defeat targets hidden behind barriers, according to […]

Egypt has requested the possible Foreign Military Sale of 24 F-16C/D Block 50/52 aircraft, parts, weapons and equipment with a potential value of $3.2 billion, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency […]

The tri-national Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) program has received approval to use a European cryptographic device to implement Identification Friend or Foe (IFF), a critical capability that protects […]

Northrop Grumman[NOC]has awarded a second source supplier contract to Turkish Aerospace Industries Inc., Ankara, Turkey to produce composite air inlet ducts for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. The ducts are […]

Ausralia’s Minister for Defence Personnel, Materiel and Science this week finalized discussions with U.S. industry on Australia’s Future Submarine project that will replace the Collins class submarines. “The United States […]

Northrop Grumman [NOC]was awarded a contract by the German Federal Office of Defense Technology and Procurement (BWB) to deliver the first 257 inertial navigation units for the German Bundeswehr’s new […]

FLIR Systems Inc. (FLIR) a leader in thermal imaging, infrared (IR) cameras and night vision systems and France’s Sofradir, a leader in advanced IR detectors for military, aerospace and commercial […]

Five senior members and the Secretary General of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly travelled to Afghanistan Sept. 29-Oct. 2 for meetings with senior Afghan and international officials. The delegation, led by […]

Armor specialist AML UK Limited uses this year’s Association of the U.S. Army exhibition Oct. 5-7 as part of its effort to target overseas markets. “We see the United States […]