International

Finmeccanica‘s subsidiary DRS Technologies yesterday said it has completed its acquisition of Florida-based Soneticom, Inc., which provides geolocaton systems, wireless communications and digital signal processing systems and capabilities. Terms of […]

By Calvin Biesecker Britain’s Chemring Group PLC yesterday said it has greed to acquire Los Angeles-based Hi-Shear Technology Corp. [HSR] for $132 million in cash, a deal which complements its […]

By Calvin Biesecker The Coast Guard this month is scheduled to seek a commitment from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for approval to buy up to nine HC-144A Maritime […]

HMAS Darwin, a Royal Australian Navy Adelaide Class Frigate this week kicked off Austhai 09, a combined maritime exercise with the Royal Thai Navy in the Gulf of Thailand. The […]

ITT Corp. [ITT] Sept. 9 announced it has been awarded a $16.6 million follow-on order from the United Kingdom Ministry of Defense (MoD) for the Head Mounted Night Vision System […]

Boeing [BA] and Danish logistics company Damco, part of the A.P. Moller – Maersk Group, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to pursue the development of industrial and technological […]

The U.K. Ministry of Defence has placed the first order for a new generation of helmet-mounted displays developed by BAE Systems. The Royal Navy will purchase 12 remote sighting systems […]

Northrop Grumman [NOC] this week announced it’s Sperry Marine business unit has been selected by the Brazil navy to supply state-of-the-art navigation systems for four new NAPA 500-ton patrol vessels, […]

French Air Force Gen. Stephane Abrial Sept. 9 became Supreme Allied Commander Transformation (SACT), leading one of two NATO strategic commands and previously led by U.S. commanders. Abrial takes over […]

Thales recently announced several changes to its organization in the United States, including renaming the operations and creating a new subsidiary to better focus its offerings in the defense and […]