International

MD Helicopters Inc. (MDHI) Sept. 22 announced that it has formed a rotor blade repair station agreement with Composite Technology, Inc (CTI). CTI is well positioned to serve MDHI’s global […]

NATO Secretary General, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, began his visit to the United Nations with a bilateral meeting with U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, focusing primarily on Afghanistan. The two Secretaries General […]

Australia’s Minister for Defence Personnel, Materiel and Science Greg Combet recently announced the government agreed to a Defence recommendation to reduce the scope for approved project AIR 5416 Phase 2–electronic […]

Minister for Defence Personnel, Materiel and Science, Greg Combet recently welcomed the establishment of Raytheon Australia’s Industry Development Unit (IDU). “Raytheon’s IDU will implement the Australian Industry Capability (AIC) Deed […]

By Geoff Fein Raytheon [RTN] is preparing to deliver the first of 241 new Mk 54 lightweight torpedoes this month to the U.S. Navy, a company official said. The first […]

By Geoff Fein Earlier this month, Raytheon [RTN] unveiled its latest naval self-defense radar technology–the AN/SPY-5, phased-array system, which can track more targets compared to dish arrays and simultaneous threat […]

The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) Sept. 9 notified Congress of a possible $7.8 billion Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Turkey of Patriot missile system equipment, a first. The principal […]

The United States in 2008 led overwhelmingly in global arms trade agreements, making deals worth $37.8 billion, and while overall agreements dropped to their lowest level since 2005, Italy more […]

Australia’s Minister for Defence Personnel, Materiel and Science, Greg Combet, recently announced the awarding of an approximately $82 million defense contract that will lead to improved global communications for our […]

Australia recently announced that the Royal Australian Air Force has acquired Heron Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in close collaboration with Canadian Defence forces. “This high resolution intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance […]