International
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Business/Financial
Under Way On Electrical Power: Ion Engines To Power Spacecraft
The European GOCE spacecraft will use electric engines to provide critical thrust needed to keep it from toppling out of orbit and plunging to Earth. Those T5 ion thrusters are […]
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Business/Financial
Stolarik Takes Major Post At QinetiQ North America
Mike Stolarik is the new president and CEO of QinetiQ North America, a subsidiary of the British firm that provides IT and engineering. He succeeds Rob Topping who is moving […]
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Business/Financial
Chinese Firm Indicted For Allegedly Aiding Iranian Drive To Advance Nuke, Missile Programs
A Chinese firm stands indicted for allegedly aiding Iran in its drive to advance its nuclear and ballistic missiles development programs, according to Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau. Li Fanwei […]
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International
Cobham To Acquire U.S. Information Security Firm
United Kingdom-based Cobham recently said it has agreed to acquired Argotek, Inc. for $36.3 million in cash in a deal aimed at bolstering the company’s capabilities and presence in the […]
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International
Lockheed Martin To Upgrade Kuwaiti Long Range Radar
Lockheed Martin [LMT] has been awarded a contract by the Kuwait Ministry of Defense to significantly upgrade the Kuwait Air Force AN/FPS-117 long-range radar originally delivered in 1993. The radar […]
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International
Boeing and Denmark’s Systematic Sign MoUs On Future Business Cooperation
Boeing [ BA] and Danish systems integration and software development company Systematic have signed three Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) that outline areas for future business cooperation between the two companies. […]
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International
Air Force Welcomes Lockheed Martin C-130J Aircraft To Boost Lift
The U.S. Air Force welcomed the first of 14 new Lockheed Martin [LMT] C-130J Super Hercules aircraft that will be permanently based at Ramstein Air Base. Commanding Gen. Roger Brady […]
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International
MEADS International Taps Steven Barnoske As New President
The MEADS International Board of Directors announced Steven Barnoske April 1 succeeded Jim Cravens as president of the international joint venture developing the next generation of ground-mobile air and missile […]
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International
Force Protection Inc. And NP Aerospace To Build More U.K. Wolfhounds
Force Protection Inc. (FRPT) and NP Aerospace Limited, a subsidiary of The Morgan Crucible Company plc, recently jointly announced an approximately $122.6 million award for 97 Wolfhound heavy tactical support […]
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International
‘Improved Arrow’ Test Successful, Israel Says
With recent events and speeches nudging missile defense back toward center stage, Israel made a statement of its own Tuesday with a successful test of an “improved” Arrow Weapon System […]