International
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Homeland Security
Medvedev Sees European Missile Defense Plan Souring U.S.-Russian Relations; Moscow Leader Writes In Washington Post
Relations between the United States and Russia soured in part because the Americans wanted to build the European Missile Defense system, Russian President Demitry A. Medvedev wrote in a letter […]
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Business/FinancialMissile Defense Indispensable Because Some Nuclear Powers Cannot Be Deterred By Threat Of Mutual Assured Destruction
Northrop Grumman White Paper Says New Situation Has Evolved, Cold War Strategy No Longer Viable Rogue states now acquiring nuclear weapons capability and missile delivery systems can’t be deterred from […]
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InternationalCBP Awards Boeing $20 Million To Begin SBInet Deployment On Northern Border
Boeing [BA] this week received a $20 million contract from Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to erect legacy video surveillance equipment on the United States’ Northern Border with Canada under […]
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InternationalMoD Research Consortium Led By GDUK Demonstrates Future Defence Technology
Future defense technology was discussed and demonstrated by academics, scientists, experts and business leaders this week the final annual conference of the Defence Technology Centre in Data and Information Fusion […]
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InternationalSub-Contract Awards Continue For Royal Navy’s Aircraft Carriers
Britain’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) this week said the construction of the Royal Navy’s two future Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers continues to gain momentum with the announcement of about $117 […]
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InternationalHellenic Navy Orders Systems For New Fast Attack Craft
BVT Surface Fleet International and Thales Nederland have signed a contract for the delivery of systems to be installed on two Roussen-class Fast Attack Craft that will be built by […]
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InternationalGE Marine to Provide LM500s For Korean Patrol Boats
GE Marine [GE] this week said that it will supply South Korea’s Samsung Techwin, with LM500 gas turbines to power PK(X) patrol boats to be built as part of phase […]
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ArmyRaytheon’s ASTOR Showing Benefits For U.K. Troops In Afghanistan
By Geoff Fein Raytheon [RTN] is exploring a variant of its Airborne Stand-Off Radar (ASTOR), currently in use by British forces in Afghanistan, as a potential platform for the Army’s […]
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InternationalEcuador Orders Super Tucano Aircraft For Training And Border Missions
Brazil’s Embraer this week confirmed signing the Ecuadorian Air Force (FAE) for the sale of 24 Super Tucano turboprop aircraft that will be used on border patrol missions and for […]
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InternationalAlenia Aeronautica’s Sky-Y Completes First Tests In Italy
Finmeccanica‘s Alenia Aeronautica recently announced its unmanned technology demonstrator, Sky-Y, has completed in March its first series of tests in Italy after five missions. ENAC, Ente Nazionale per l’Aviazione Civile […]